Nothing special about it. Papadave was worried for me I guess. LOL. Because I was talking about cutting wood for next year. That is a short time for seasoning wood for many of the folks on the forum. But I have just not found the time to get further ahead on my stash yet. But the White Ash and White Pine that I burn seasons well for me in one year. Even 8-10 months seems to do it. I get it cut, split, and stacked up on pallets in two rows with a space between them. They get some sun and wind. The moisture content of the wood seems to get down to 18-22 % in these conditions where I stack it. Works good for my gasification boiler. I often wonder if it may "backfire" on me if I was two or three years ahead. (Sorry ) Could my wood supply get too dry for my gasser?! My gasification boiler manual says that the boiler generally functions best with the wood supply between 20-30% moisture content. If I remember correctly. I like it closer to the 20% range though.
Unfortunately it looks like we are going to be burning a lot of ash over the next decade. I have a high wind high southern exposure site that lets me dry in piles. If that lets me get away with getting ash to 19% in a year it would significantly reduce the amount of wood I need to store which would make my wife, neighbors and town happy
I am really hoping the little buggers skip the mountains. Might be wishful thinking but it is really .... cold there in the winter. Almost 20% of our woods are Ash and I'd hate to lose them.
Solar, I do wish you luck but fear you will find the same thing we have found. Keep watch and once you see any damage, start cutting quickly. On the good side, the trees will stay standing for many years even after they die.
Could be property markers as well. The Nat'l forest boundaries are painted red here - but they scrape the bark back before painting. I've seen blue paint with arrows pointing up in CO-OP's with the wildlife turkey federation - Clemsonfor may be able to provide insight on which colors are used - or maybe paint was cheap?
Colors mean different things in different states. Red generally marks property lines but I have heard of purple meaning no trespassing, signed or unsigned.
I would still stack it. Drying in piles is not the same as stacking and letting the wind blow right through your stacks. Stack it!
I'm with Gas on that. I have a field with very good wind and sun, but still stack. It's how the Oak gets dry in a little more than 2 years.
