decayed wood

[catman]

ive recently taken down a beech that was dying back, there was a bracket fungus at the base, i have logged and split most of it now (10m3). some of the rings have wet rot in the heart and some have a dry rot, im splitting the decent wood into logs and burning the rotten stuff. but im worried that a little bit of rot will "infect " the rest of the wood pile?

 

Ed

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

as long as it dry the rot will be held in stasis.

[zeroluke]

I've found some decay like if the wood turns green or blue wether it is dry or wet seams to go like fury through a log and then move onto those next to it. I've lost a 3rd of my firewood collection to it it got worse after the snow hit for some reason. I find it strange as it was under cover. My entire lot is only a few m sqare at most, but if its 300 quid its worth doing.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

dampness is your enemy, as long as there is moisture rot will occur in your stack