My parents have a HUGE wood pile about 5 years old. They had some land excavated a while back and my father asked them to leave the trees since he planned on getting a wood stove (he never did). The oaks are de-branched (is that a word?) and are about 10-20ft long trunk sections that are about a foot in diameter. The wood that is in contact with the soil is obviously punky, but the way the logs were piled randomly and there has been plenty of room for airflow.
In your experience, are 5yr old logs that have been sitting in a pile, open to the environment worth persuing? Think they would be seasoned by now? I don't live close enough to my parents to just drive down, cut one in half, and take a peak and I'm not about to ask my dad to climb up on top of the pile. If its worth looking at, there is at least 5 cords of wood.
What do you think???
In your experience, are 5yr old logs that have been sitting in a pile, open to the environment worth persuing? Think they would be seasoned by now? I don't live close enough to my parents to just drive down, cut one in half, and take a peak and I'm not about to ask my dad to climb up on top of the pile. If its worth looking at, there is at least 5 cords of wood.
What do you think???