Best setting for Hawthorn on Cem moisture meter?

[difflock]

See pic.

As in Hawthorn/Quickthorn/Whitethorn is not listed in the booklet.

So which other hardwood species would be the best match for Hawthorn.

Which had been lying in a tidy stack exposed to the Sun and wind since last Spring.

I was therefore considering cutting the arm-thick lengths direct into my firewood pile, probably for use the winter after next.

To save double handling.

P.S.

The meter was giving me 15% or lower for the stuff in the shed, when set for Birch or Sitka,  and middle single figures no like 5 or 6% for the exposed to the Sun and wind Ash butt ends yesterday, such has been the cold but bitterly dry and Sunny weather we have got this past 10 days.

I know this figure is not an indicator of actual moisture content, but I suspect it was accurate enough in respect of the surface moisture content.

 

[coppice cutter]

Probably something like plum or cherry.

 

They are related after all.

[difflock]

I need to see iffen Plum or Cherry are listed?

Bonus pics of my thorn stack.

Subjectively judging by the weight(or assessed denisty) in the hand, they are pretty dry.

Well except the one in contact with the soil(the rest were kinda up on bearers) 

Cut last spring and left a year in the stack, and trying to grow!

(I shall split it and leave it to dry outside over the summer.)

Ain't nature wonderful!

Edited April 26, 2023 by difflock

[scbk]

That stuff will be dry enough to burn tomorrow, never mind the winter after next!!

[Dan Maynard]

'cept the one that's growing obviously!

[difflock]

Well, derp European Cherry is "J" the same as European Bitch, which setting I had used yesterday(cos I was checking Birch anyway) and figured the two woods were each similarly  dense and fine grained to perhaps be a near enough match.

Anyway getting 25 to 35%, only cut a horse's cart load of arm to lower leg  thick stuff for now, while I ponder whether to proceed.  .  .

Since the  heavier stuff is remarkedly straight I might cut it to 1.0m lengths and split it to leave it outside to the end of the summer?

Cheers guys.

Mth