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I pulled a piece out of our pond this spring that had been sitting in the water for a year or two and the inside was still good.Keep hearing talk about red oak going bad quickly when laying on the ground any length of time,here's some rounds that have been sitting in 100% damp shade for about 18 months.They sunk in the mud an inch or two and have the white fungi things growing. But check out the inside.
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I rediscovered some that had been buried under wet leaves for at least two years. There was an inch or less of punk around the outside but the core was still solid as a rock. Love the stuff!Keep hearing talk about red oak going bad quickly when laying on the ground any length of time,here's some rounds that have been sitting in 100% damp shade for about 18 months.They sunk in the mud an inch or two and have the white fungi things growing. But check out the inside.
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Keep hearing talk about red oak going bad quickly when laying on the ground any length of time,here's some rounds that have been sitting in 100% damp shade for about 18 months.They sunk in the mud an inch or two and have the white fungi things growing. But check out the inside.
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In the process of splitting some Red Oak that's been on the ground for almost five years and the rounds look just about the same as above.
If the whole log is submerged in water is will be preserved, there are many logging companies that specifically does under water logging, mainly looking for old growth logs that saw mills from many, many years ago lost. Also a by product of a submerged logs is a silt stain that penetrates the wood, *talking top dollar folks.