Firewood

[Labfriend]

Hello all, this is my second year with my Boston Enviro insert. I have learned alot lurking here and putting the suggestions into practice.

I have a question about how long firewood will last split and unsplit. I have the opportunity to get a few of oak trees a neighbor is cutting down It will probably be enough to last me 4 or 5 years based on my current burn rate and i do not want to waste it if it will just rot. Thanks for the advice.

 

[bholler]

Hello all, this is my second year with my Boston Enviro insert. I have learned alot lurking here and putting the suggestions into practice.

I have a question about how long firewood will last split and unsplit. I have the opportunity to get a few of oak trees a neighbor is cutting down It will probably be enough to last me 4 or 5 years based on my current burn rate and i do not want to waste it if it will just rot. Thanks for the advice.

Get it cut split stacked and covered it will last many years

 

[Welderman85]

I am new to this also but I have some ash that was dead when I cut it and It has been stacked for 3 years with no sign of rot

 

[johneh]

Keep it off the ground and it will last for years

 

[Labfriend]

Thanks for the advice. It is mainly white oak i think. I have been looking at some previous posts and it looks like it will be a bear to split. I use an ax , sledge and wedges so it should be fun.

 

[redktmrider]

I have some hickory that was processed early 2016 that I am burning now, follow bholler's advice and it will last many years.

 

[Bad LP]

Like the others said. Keep it covered from the elements yet allow sun and wind to pass thru and it will store for years.
I prefer a shed but other methods work fine too.

 

[Woody Stover]

Get it cut split stacked and covered it will last many years

Are these live trees?
Get it split, stacked and covered ASAP. Oak especially needs to be top-covered to keep the sapwood from rotting..Red Oak more than White.

Thanks for the advice. It is mainly white oak i think. I have been looking at some previous posts and it looks like it will be a bear to split. I use an ax , sledge and wedges so it should be fun.

White isn't too bad to split if it's a live blow-down. But these sound like yard trees, and may have a lot of branching, which makes splitting tougher.
Post a pic if you can of the bark. If not, look up the tree a ways and if the bark gets shaggy, almost like Shagbark Hickory, it's White Oak.