A hard lesson learned

[WoodpileOCD]

Here are some pictures of a pile of willow oak that I cut into rounds about a year and a half ago. I made the mistake of not splitting them when I got them home. I have never had wood rot like this in such a short period of time. They weigh nothing split like paper and have a fungus that has completely penetrated to the core. Useless as firewood. I'll probably end up burning them in my open pit this spring / summer.

Here is a link to identification of the willow oak. I'm sure it would have been fine c/s/s so if you get any of this get it off the ground ASAP.

http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/trees/quph.html

Dumb ol' Boy..... :red:

 

[Lynch]

yeah i think if i was going to stack it , it would have to be split 1st

 

[Kenster]

yeah i think if i was going to stack it , it would have to be split 1st

Yep, and I 'spect letting it sit directly on the ground greatly accelerated the decay process. Too bad. That could have been some good BTUs.

 

[Lumber-Jack]

Judging by the fungi growing all over that wood I doubt splitting it wood have made much difference, I've seen split wood go bad like that too. I'm sure stacking it up off the ground and covering the top would have made a big difference though.

 

[RNLA]

Sucks seeing it go to waste. I am now on a mission to cut trees and process the wood as soon as possible. I am also cleaning all the splitter trash up as I go. I will have no mess nor would the neighborhood permit it. Anything that is remotely close to being punky or rotten gets thrown out...

 

[savageactor7]

Stuff happens...live and learn.

 

[quads]

Split it and whatever doesn't crumble, use it. It will still give off some heat. Could use it in the warmer weather when you don't need as much heat.

 

[RED FRONTIER]

I mix some maple like that in all the time. I scrounged a cord like that this year burns ok for what it is. I done have a back yard to dump it in.
And I hate to waste anything.

 

[WoodpileOCD]

I'll try burning some and see what I get. Thanks