I have a couple of Dead Standing Trees that I am thinking about cutting down for burning. Not sure of the species.. My question is, since they are already dead standing do I need to let them season? Some of the trees the bark is pealing off..
Very likely the wood is too wet to burn right away. But it can happen that standing dead wood can be dry enough.I have a couple of Dead Standing Trees that I am thinking about cutting down for burning. Not sure of the species.. My question is, since they are already dead standing do I need to let them season? Some of the trees the bark is pealing off..
We are purchasing an insert. I had some trees come down 4 years ago that was split and stacked. Gave a lot of it to a friend that heated with wood but I have a pretty good stack of that left. I just do not know what my burn rate will be so, this would be candidates to used toward the end of the winter if needed. Also, we are supplementing heat with the insert so I could burn less or stop at all if I do not have a sufficient supply.Very likely the wood is too wet to burn right away. But it can happen that standing dead wood can be dry enough.
The best way to tell would be to buy a moisture meter for wood. Any lowes/HD/Harbor freight will have them for 20 bucks or less. 20% or less is consider dry. Anything above that is not. If you go that route and get a reading of like 23 or 24 percent, you might be dry enough by this winter if you can stack the wood off the ground and cover only the top. Don’t stack it in a big pile on the ground, that does nothing.
Do you have an open fireplace or woodstove?