I’m in NC as well. Started splitting and hoarding in 2017 when I took out 23 trees in my yard. Great site to learn from the experts! Plus reading...
It just burns hotter when you’ve split it yourself
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This was split in April May 2018. And is willow oak. A type of red oak
I took some 2 year seasoned split oak that was reading between 15-18% split it again and took another reading. The “fresh” split wood routinely...
Will do!! I’ll take a split piece and re-split. Then I’ll grab a reading in the middle of the split. And see what it says. I have my “ready to...
Ahhhhhh. Now I understand! Thanks
2-2.5 years ago I took down multiple willow oaks on my property and kept 2-3 chords. Because I kept it covered too much, in a shaded area away...
Yes I’m inserting the probes into the splits from 2 years ago. I have some red oak that I’ve been splitting in the last month and those readings...
Fellow hoarders, I’m two years into splitting and the posts On here have really helped my learning curve. so thank you! so I bought a moisture...
I appreciate all the responses from you!! I’ve added a couple more split pics. Sitting right beside the beautiful Red Oak that I grabbed from a...
From my research the tree bark looks a lot like a tulip poplar. Guess that’s on the low end of BTU but will season in a year.
I didn’t unfortunately. Once I got It split it Already feels very light weight and hollow.
This beauty fell down a few weeks ago and I was able to get 9 rounds of this baby before the took it away. Curious of what type of wood. Easy to...
Nice score! What are your thoughts on willow oak? i have at least one chord of willow oak it’s been split for almost 2 years. I waited almost a...
What makes the American chestnut extra special?
Got a chance to grab some this tree when they take it down. Curious of what type of tree. Any help would be appreciated!
Thank you for all your replies and welcome wishes! I am in the central part of NC. Willow oaks are very popular in this area. On the golf course...
New to the forum. Looking for advice from some of you experts. I’ve got 2 chords of splitted and stacked willow oak. 12-20 months of seasoning....
