EODMSgt I have ash, maple, yellow birch, tulip poplar basically everything BUT oak. I find most of my lower parts of stack get most degraded, I assume it was from weeds that grow up and keep bottom row wet even with mowing etc.. my humidity is being 2 miles from lakes is always high
Humidity can be high here as well. Part of my property is naturally swampy due to a spring that runs through it (the state doesn't consider it wetlands however the deed does note that the lot is a 'green' area and is supposedly considered non-buildable). I'm also only a few minutes walk from the Saco River (not as much humidity from a fast mover compared to a lake but still adds to the relative area humidity).
I understand...we live 1/2 hour-ish from Ravenna Ohio...with has the Ravenna Arsenal, which supposedly was put there specifically (among other reasons) due to prevalent low clouds. Ravenna Arsenal - Clio
EODMSgt yes I have a swamp also, during drought I brush hog it; Bota is not a WeldrDave pavement princess, but I buried it so deep in swamp needed bucket to back out.. lots of natural springs in da swamp because no rain in months and in 5 foot of mud which then fills up with high nutrients black swamp water.. If no drought ya leave swamp alone until there is… a prolonged dry spell Also learned the hard way
For what it is worth, I'm a big fan of direct sun for drying firewood, but don't have the property to get all my stacks there. For quick drying standing dead oak which is what I burn a lot of, direct sun is the ticket, CSS in March, burn it in January, but agree with others,if you are on the 3 year plan, oak will dry well in the shade.
Here's an older stack that you might have seen but being unsure, I posted it now so you can see it. It is not the largest one I've ever had but decent. No problem drying it like this. This one even got sun.
Same, my property has a heavy canopy of tree cover, limiting sun exposure to maybe an hour or two a day late in the evening. Time and air are my only friends.
