Oak Wilt Oak

[Queequeg From Rokovoko]

I have some going on three years and it still pisses and sizzles out the end. I cut a white oak in July 2015 and when I cut it water literaly poured out of the notch cut. There were no leaves on the tree. Thought it dead. It was. Seems to never dry. Anyone else notice this?

 

[Simonkenton]

Queequeg I love the way you throw that harpoon. Be careful! That white whale has a bad attitude.

 

[Woody Stover]

That white whale has a bad attitude.

Not as bad an attitude as that White Oak! 😆

 

[Woody Stover]

I have some going on three years and it still pisses and sizzles out the end. I cut a white oak in July 2015 and when I cut it water literaly poured out of the notch cut. There were no leaves on the tree. Thought it dead. It was. Seems to never dry. Anyone else notice this?

How big are those sizzling splits? How dead was the tree when you cut it? I have my eye on a couple, but I'm not expecting water to pour out when I cut 'em. Not sure what killed them, wilt or something else? I bet all the branches of this one are fairly dry..

 

[Queequeg From Rokovoko]

Split was about 3-4 inches. It was not from the white oak. It was from a red oak from out back. Didn't really sizzle but could see it was turning wet on the end on one side.

 

[Woody Stover]

It was not from the white oak. It was from a red oak from out back. Didn't really sizzle but could see it was turning wet on the end on one side.

Oh, OK. Huge splits that were doing that?

 

[Queequeg From Rokovoko]

Prolly. I think I may have gotten my splits mixed up too. Too late to sort it out now. Burn it hot and take off your clothes.

 

[kennyp2339]

Oak is a closed cell wood, takes awhile to dry, but… you will occasionally get a sizzle on known dry stuff, I have white oak that will measure 16% on a fresh split face that will still sizzle (no visual bubbles) when 1st thrown in the stove.

 

[Stove Cricket]

In a quest for quick seasoning oak, I dropped a white oak wilt die off. It had been leafless for two years, and defoliated in one year - quicker than usual wilt die off. Sap wood was all punk, heartwood was solid. Moisture was high, but I suspect syrup was low, somehow displaced with excess water to the max capacity of the grain. Cut, split off all punk, rough split and put under cover. A small wrist sized experimental section of split dried out quicker than usual. Don’t know if the loss of amber reduces btu.

 

[Woodsplitter67]

All oaks season longer than other woods.. Oak really needs to be top covered or better yet in a shed.. I burn primarily oak, probably 80% of my 14 cords. Oak if in a shed will be ready in 18 months. My splits are not small either, like 5x5 inches all really dry non that sizzle

Things that help are... in the sun, prevailing winds going through the stacks, and rain never touching them