I'm 100% in for the cherry assessment. Only thing saying red oak is the color but the bark and sub-bark layer is cherry all the way.
What Species?
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I'd guess that the burnt orange stuff is mostly Black Cheerywood, but the splits with the brown centers could be Oak. Oak may have visible "rays," light-colored lines radiating out from the center.
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From the seller's pics, it looks to be a bit over a face cord, (rick, a third). Possibly close to a half cord.
If It's cherry it would be seasoned at a full year of cure. Red oak loves 3 yrs to get below 20% MC.
This year I burned through a face cord of R oak that sat stacked for 2 yrs. Single stack in a windy area, it seasoned okay. Burned nice and hot, coaled good, interior of furnace was a light gray after burning down, and the splits sound like bowling pins. I wish I could have left it stacked for an additional year. It got us through 2 of the deep freezes we had. Used it all mostly for night loads.
Hard for me to tell from the pics if it's cherry or oak. So darn rain soaked and I can't make out the bark that well to decide.
A complete negative on any hickory I've ever had pleasure of. Loves me hickory for all uses. Fuel and millings.
If It's cherry it would be seasoned at a full year of cure. Red oak loves 3 yrs to get below 20% MC.
This year I burned through a face cord of R oak that sat stacked for 2 yrs. Single stack in a windy area, it seasoned okay. Burned nice and hot, coaled good, interior of furnace was a light gray after burning down, and the splits sound like bowling pins. I wish I could have left it stacked for an additional year. It got us through 2 of the deep freezes we had. Used it all mostly for night loads.
Hard for me to tell from the pics if it's cherry or oak. So darn rain soaked and I can't make out the bark that well to decide.
A complete negative on any hickory I've ever had pleasure of. Loves me hickory for all uses. Fuel and millings.
