Cherry - seasoning time?

[Matt.H]

I was fortunate to get a drop off of cherry.

 

How long should I expect to be seasoning it for before burning? Thanks!

[Mick Dempsey]

Cherry seasons pretty fast.

Split it, stack it under cover, be good for winter 25/26.

[spandit]

Lovely firewood. With enough airflow it should be good for the coming winter

[Rob_the_Sparky]

Agreed with the above but generally when it comes to drying there is no fixed time it takes.  Longer unsplit rounds take longer (most of the drying occurs through the end grain if not split).  Shorter, split wood is quicker to dry.  Then you have the wood type on top of that.

 

I have a chunk of willow on the wood pile from last year ~3' long and 8" round that is still growing!!!  and yes I really need to get it split ASAP but thought it would have stopped long ago...

Edited June 6 by Rob_the_Sparky
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[Mark Bolam]

There isn’t a single wood that takes more than a year to season (maybe not oak, it’s a bastard), if it’s cut, split and stored correctly.

 

’Seasoned cord’ is a myth.

 

[Stubby]

On 09/05/2025 at 18:28, Matt.H said:

I was fortunate to get a drop off of cherry.

 

How long should I expect to be seasoning it for before burning? Thanks!

Can spit a bit if its a open fire . Not a problem in a stove obviously .