I put fresh green split wood in it. Yes I plan on 5 cords a year. It's hard to say if I were to fill out with say green oak, if that would be ready in time. With all oak, if it was freshly cut from green, I might leave it outside for a year. With all the Ash, box elder, elm, etc I have, a lot of it is already dry enough, or close to it to start with. The honey locust is about the longest dry time at 3 years, but even then it should be fine. I have red oak in chunks that I need to split, but it's hopefully a little further than as of it was green. I'll use the moisture meter to verify. If it's needing a year outside after fully split, I'll do that. While it's stacked tight and tall, it gets really good airflow, top, bottom, front, back, and both sides. The tiered roof setup surely helps too. The stacks shrunk over the summer and fall, so I know it's drying well.
That wood was stacked there fall 2020 after I loaded the basement with the wood that was in that spot. It was from the 1 cord log loads I have been getting. It’s been quite a while since I have gotten a grapple load. The wood from last summer is under this pile of snow.
My son bought a saw mill, cut trees and milled up the wood then built this wood shed. Man of many talents.
so far, not much this winter, but I say that with a whisper because there is always tomorrow and there is still a lot of winter left for us in Maine
