Mouldy sycamore

[oakland firewood]

Chaps I've got a rather large heap of sycamore and ash mixed all split and ready for this season.......but the sycamore is starting to grow mould and cover bits of the ash too! What is it? Why is it doing it? Does it matter? And how do I stop it? Thanks a lot for any help

[Ian C]

its down to air flow, sycie seems to do it a lot. i dont store logs in a pikle any more but use vented bags and have no problems.

[Mortimer Firewood]

I have tried every method there is for storing and drying sycamore and found it always goes a little bit moldy. I now leave it in rings or lengths on its own and it drys out nicely split and mix it in as you need it the logs are then burned before the mold appears.

[Stereo]

Yeah, you always seem to get blue or white mould on it. Doesn't seem to be any way to avoid it. They always say that Sycamore has antiseptic qualities which is why the Romans used it for food prep etc. Must be something to do with it I suppose although I can't work out why.

[mendiplogs]

its down to air flow, sycie seems to do it a lot. i dont store logs in a pikle any more but use vented bags and have no problems.

 

HI MATE it like IAN has said mate no air flow buy some stillage mate or just use ash and beech with more air flow and sun :thumbup1:thanks jon

[Stubby]

My Syc gets that pinkish/whitish mould on the cut face . Its not a big deal though . I think it seasons quicker than anything else in the hard wood department . I leave it in the round till I need it also .

[kev7937]

Has it not got a high sugar content that causes the mould ?

 

If so has anyone tried sugar maple ?

[Farmerdowling]

I had this with my sycamore when I had a pile without the proper airflow but never when cut and split. After a leg injury a while back I spent a lot of time sitting in the garden de-barking the unsplit logs before the kids stacked them again and that worked a treat!

[Logsnstuff]

all I can say is be happy you can get Syc I havnt been able to buy any for 4 years or so, so quick drying it almost seasons as it fly's through the air from the splitter to the bag.

[Ashes_Firewood]

It's ridiculous how fast sycamore seasons. Felled a few at Xmas and now it's so light already that it almost feels like balsa