WHITE BIRCH seasoning time.

[Hiram Maxim]

So how long does it take WHITE BIRCH to season?

I have about 1 face cord of the stuff from an earlier storm and I was wondering if I should put in the "next year rack" or the late "This Years rack"?

The guy across the street says that all he burns is white birch at his cabin in Canada.

Thank you,Hiram

 

[sapratt]

Maybe 6 months

 

[Hogwildz]

Me personally, I'd put that on the this year rack. Should be damn close to ready. If not quite, mix it in with other seasoned stuff.

 

[Carl]

Cut, split, and stacked outside it should be good for the upcoming season. It will dry quickly and deteroriate quickly too if left uncovered for a couple of years.

 

[Hiram Maxim]

Cut, split, and stacked outside it should be good for the upcoming season. It will dry quickly and deteroriate quickly too if left uncovered for a couple of years.

I split and stack onto 8 ft wide X 7 ft high racks!

The racks are covered after September.

Thanks for the replies!

 

[derecskey]

Yeah I'd say most of my birch (black and yellow) seems relatively dry already compared with some woods. I'd try to set it aside for late this season as you've said.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Hiram, 3 months is about all it ever seems to take with white birch as long as it is split.

 

[Hiram Maxim]

Hiram, 3 months is about all it ever seems to take with white birch as long as it is split.

Thanks Dennis, Hope your having a great Michigan Summer!

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Thanks Hiram. Yes, the summer is going fine so far. Could use some rain though. Most just goes around us.

Raspberries are tasting great as are the fresh peas. Can hardly wait for sweet corn....and so can the coons, but that's another story.

Hope all is well with you and you are now healed!

 

[Hiram Maxim]

Dennis,

Well we must be getting all your rain down State?

I'm healing really well and have been slowly cutting, splitting and stacking big splits. Thanks for asking!

Hiram

 

[bartlett920]

We'll take some of that rain here in SE Kansas we started out wet this season and someone shut the faucet off!

 

[Hiram Maxim]

We'll take some of that rain here in SE Kansas we started out wet this season and someone shut the faucet off!

We are just making up for last year! We got about 2 1/2" last night.
My Dad is 72 and has lived in Metro Detroit his whole life and he said he could not recall a drought like we had in Summer 2007. It was dry!
Hope you guys get some rain your way soon.