firewood Thermal Content

[Carbon Trapper]

Does anyone know how dead wood compares to seasoned wood for energy output. We had some trees felled in May 2018 and most was logged and stacked under cover. I'm now clearing up the perimeters of the same field to re-instate the fence and want to know if I'm wasting my time in logging the timber that became hidden in undergrowth etc. Obviously now well seasoned but its lightness suggests it may have lost something through decay? Would I be better of moving it out of the way and letting nature have it back?

[Stubby]

Dead standing is good . Dead that's been on the ground taking up wet for sometime , not so .

[doobin]

Timber does indeed loose energy as it decays. What species was it? 

[Carbon Trapper]

Sycamore I think. We left any oak or ash standing. Thanks Stubby and Doobin.

[Silverhooker]

Wet syc on the ground rots BDQ, due to the high carb content, I would just leave it for habitat as you would need to log it, move it and dry it before burning, which is quite a bit of work for something that might just turn out to be papery rubbish once dried.