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. is this a good burning fire wood? have an opportunity to cut up and split more want to make sure It’s good for fireplace and fire pit burning.
Welcome to the forum, cassetta While willow oak isn't listed, here's a list of various wood types. Firewood BTU & Drying Chart That, and other info, can be found at the top of the page, under "resources"
Welcome cassetta Im not familiar with Willow oak, it is in the red oak family so it probably very good firewood but likely needs quite a long time to dry, 3+ years for some and can vary by drying conditions and split size. It is less critical for outdoor pit burning but burning dry wood in an indoor fireplace setting is more important so as to not get creosote buildup in your flue. You could get a moisture meter and check it, under 20% is best.
Welcome to the FHC cassetta great to have you. No willow oak around these parts in Connecticut that in aware of. Its in the red oak family so ideally 3 years ideally. FHC member T.Jeff Veal knows willow oak very well. Maybe he can chime in
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Welcome to the forum. I believe willow oak is strictly a southern tree but also believe it should be treated similar to white and red oak. It may dry a bit faster in the south yet with the constant high humidity it could still take quite some time for it to dry. This might be of some help to you. Primer on Woodburning by Backwoods Savage Also be sure to check out the resources tab at the top of the page. Good luck.
Welcome to the club......Lots of great folks here sharing knowledge and humor. What part of NC do you call home? Here is some info on the willow oak Willow oak - Google Search Yes, it will be some good wood, get what you can, cut, split, stack and top cover as soon as you can. It tends to have a good bit of sap wood that will get punky quick if left out in the weather. Stack it where the sun and wind can hit it, that will speed up the drying. Or if you put it in a shed, we run a fan on it. A dead willow we took down for a friend Thursday. 2 different willow oaks we got earlier this year This one was tall, main stem was over 60' tall, about 26-28"dia.
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 my house is very near they have had to take out quite a few willow oaks and a few ash trees. It’s good to hear that folks are having good success with this particular oak.
