Since the moisture has returned and we've gone from a desert back to a jungle, I guess all the micro-organisms have re-emerged. Most of this fungus, mold or whatever it is, is mainly on the sapwood. The White Oak was a blow-down that was only there a few months before I cut it up. Wouldn't have thought that the mold could get into the wood that fast. We've had a lot of rain recently, and the wood that got wet had the most mold on it. Some Red Oak that's been drying a couple years didn't have much of anything on it. It was covered pretty early on, though, a few months after it was stacked. It was also standing dead so it may not have had much mold in the sapwood...too dry. Heartwood grows little or none of the mold. I guess I'll be covering my freshly-split stuff ASAP.
White Oak which hasn't been covered yet.
Here's some Cherry that's been drying for two Summers. The end that's not covered and got wetter looks to have more of the mold on it.
White Oak which hasn't been covered yet.
Here's some Cherry that's been drying for two Summers. The end that's not covered and got wetter looks to have more of the mold on it.