Firewood for next year

[Chainsaw_Maniac]

Originally posted by Whistler
Years ago I used to drive by one particular farmers' place and his woodpile ,for sale, would be different looking than most others I would see, the ends of the wood would be very dark , almost black. This was red and white oak and according to what my Mom would say , his wood was most in demand . When was it cut ? Jon

When the ends are balck that means the wood has been cut up for probably 2 years.

You all know the color of a freashly cut oiece of wood. The longer it lies around, the darker it gets. Myself, I always sell the wood of the previous year, while cutting my wood for nest year. It's usually a golden brown/dark grey by then.

Wood that's been "drying" where air can't get at it, for example in between tall weeds or samplings gets balck faster. Also, the wood exposed to the outside and the sun the most gets dark the fastest.