Do you save any drying time by cutting already dead trees?
There's a lot of oak wilt in this area and thus the oaks are dying and decaying faster than we can burn 'em.
I got through the winter by selecting standing trees that had the bark off. I'd fell 'em and found that the top 2/3s was usually burnable right away (that's the part that's been sitting in the sun and wind). Now I'm collecting the lower 1/3 on all the trees cut. The inner parts are still wet.
Will this still take 2 years to dry? Or is that 2 year dry time figuring on cutting live trees?
I'm still cutting for next winter and would like to know how "picky" I should be when I'm gathering wood. Selecting out only the wood that will burn now is a pain. Although wet wood is heavier it's so much easier to scrounge.
There's a lot of oak wilt in this area and thus the oaks are dying and decaying faster than we can burn 'em.
I got through the winter by selecting standing trees that had the bark off. I'd fell 'em and found that the top 2/3s was usually burnable right away (that's the part that's been sitting in the sun and wind). Now I'm collecting the lower 1/3 on all the trees cut. The inner parts are still wet.
Will this still take 2 years to dry? Or is that 2 year dry time figuring on cutting live trees?
I'm still cutting for next winter and would like to know how "picky" I should be when I'm gathering wood. Selecting out only the wood that will burn now is a pain. Although wet wood is heavier it's so much easier to scrounge.