We have had a few March nor easters come through N.J. I have been scavenging logs and down limbs from the storm damage. Some of the wood I split this past weekend had insect damage and some of it was starting rot a bit. Should I have any concerns about adding these pieces to the pile for seasoning? When I come across a piece with the start of any serious decay I toss it aside for the fire pit but I didn't want to add anything to my seasoning pile that might do damage to the rest of the higher quality wood I have seasoning. For example that piece in the 2nd photo that looks like it has some decay I have been tossing those aside but I wasn't sure about the insect marks. It makes sense that the wood has some damage since these are the trees that couldn't survive the storms but I didn't want to stock pile anything that is going to cause problems down the road. The hound seems to think it is all good and will steal take any piece he can get ! Any advice/insights are greatly appreciated Any tips/insight are greatly appreciated
We understand your concerns Jerry but there should be nothing there that would do any harm. Just go ahead and stack it then let it dry good before burning. btw, we've put stuff in our stacks that is a whole lot worse than what your pictures show and it has never been a problem. Just thank the bugs for damaging the live tree so it weakened it and now you have the firewood from it!
Many of the bugs, if not all, will back their bags and evacuate as the wood become more dry. They tend to like moist places rather than dry places. No real worries.
These guys are out of their minds... You need to get rid of that wood as soon as possible before the insects eat your entire house... Make sure it is cut to 16-18” lengths, put it out on your curb and send me a PM of the address. I’ll be by shortly to help you dispose of this infested wood!!!!
Don't mind him Jerry . He's been doing this for years-and is very good at it-even went so far as to sell all of his wood processing equipment!
