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[mlappin]

The trick is guys, cut it off at the stump, don't even leave it sitting on the stump, cut it clean off when the leaves come out as buds, standing anything will draw moisture from the ground but oak has to be one of the worst, it will be standing dead for 5 years and the only dry part will be the outside and it's so darn dry that it gives off very little BTU's, the rest is waterlogged

Yeah your right on that..Oak takes forever to dry...

Cut and split is the best way to dry oak.

I've cut oak the outside was rotten, while the rest was still too wet to burn and get any heat from it. Red oak is pretty good for drying, burr oak is horrible to get dry.

[cantoo]

At $140 a cord, burn whatever looks dry. We pay more than that for logs here. Of course you ordered more for next year so it will actually be dry to buy?