I recently decided to utilize a 32ft x 6ft piece of my property for my wood stacks. I plan on running 4 long 32ft rows roughly 4-5ft high. Here is my question...On the backside of the stacks is a thick line of Privet hedges that are about 7-8ft high and about 5ft thick. The back stack will be touching the Hedge line...Should I trim the Hedge line a few feet down to make them even with my stacks? My concern is all of the rain and eventually snow will build up on the over hanging hedges and drip on the stacks. I have read a few times from Dennis (AKA:Backwoods Savage) that wood isn't a sponge/ With that said...Am I over thinking it and just leave the Hedge line alone?...
The lack of light behind the stack will kill the leaves anyway, so you might as well hack it back. I think the leaves touching the wood is a bad idea.
I think you would have better luck getting a good drying of the wood if you had some air getting to it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
This answer. I had a long row like you describe along my back property line. Two areas were close to a couple Pine trees & those areas took much longer to season. Lack of airflow as Midwinter described. Air movement is your friend when seasoning wood. Little snow/water dripping on it doesn't bother me at all.
As long as the wood is off the ground youre okay. IMO i would trim hedges back or keep stack shy of it and top cover. I have oak stacked behind my shed. Its on the North side and well shaded. The wood does dry, much slower than in an open airy spot. The end logs exposed to wind are noticeably drier when i unstack it. The spot works well for keeping the wood out of the way and out of sight. The stack of fresh splits from two weeks ago. It will be 3 rows and top covered when finished. 4'x5'x16' Stack is a couple inches off siding.
One thing I failed to mention about this area for my long wood runs is that these rows are for the 2023/24 Season......
If you’re in no rush then you should be okay. Cover the top when the rainy season comes. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
lately that's been all year. haha weatherman said about a weekish ago we have had only 33 days of no precipitation this year so far. I think it might be around 38 now.
One thing you did not mention that this Backwoods Savage guy mentions is that it is also a very good thing to cover the wood. So if the wood is covered, what would matter if some water dripped on it? I'm betting you've seen this picture a time or two: There was a lot of wood stacked with overhanging branches like the above. It didn't hurt the wood at all nor did it stop the drying of the wood. That wood is long gone now but we have another stack of wood right where this picture was taken. All is well. Stacking where wood gets no sunshine has never bothered me so long as there is good air circulation. I do remember one time I was called out on this by someone who used to be on the forum. I went to his place and it took me about 5 seconds to tell him he had to move his wood. It did not get sun but also did not get air circulation. The land went downhill from his garage right into a swamp. The wood was stacked down in the swamp. It had been there for 3 years and he could not get it to burn. So, the wood was then moved up onto the high ground and the following year he said it burned great. Lesson learned on that one. He now stacks all his wood out of the swamp.
