Silver birch seasoning time

[Two Acres]

Hi all,

 

I'm filling my wood shed at the moment and I have a load of silver birch that I cut and split last September. I was planning on keeping it for the winter after next, however I've come across some mentions of 'overseasoning' woods like birch, pop, willow etc.. recently. So my question is should I use the birch this coming winter or save it till the one after? Any opinions?

[john p]

This winter coming if I was you

[s.varty]

This winter coming if I was you

 

[Two Acres]

This winter coming if I was you

 

Interesting - any reason?

[Dryad's saddle]

It'll turn to dust lol

[Two Acres]

It'll turn to dust lol

 

Right - thats a blow. I thought I had the winter after nexts wood organised and seasoning well in advance Damn, i'll have to rethink it. Stupidly I've gone and mixed it with oak, sycamore, and leylandi. Won't do that again. Cheers all

[Marko]

Depends on how it is stored. Parquet flooring is often made from Birch.

[Woodworks]

Depends on how it is stored. Parquet flooring is often made from Birch.

 

Exactly.

 

If stored in soggy unvented shed it may well turn to dust but cut split birch stored well will be loverly. Been selling some I processed 16 months ago and they are perfect and I would expect them to stay that way for another year if I don't sell them first.

[avio]

I'm still burning some silver birch from 2 years ago and still solid. On the other hand I have had birch that had been on the ground for a couple of years and it was quite rotten. So OK if dried and kept dry.

[Two Acres]

Exactly.

 

If stored in soggy unvented shed it may well turn to dust but cut split birch stored well will be loverly. Been selling some I processed 16 months ago and they are perfect and I would expect them to stay that way for another year if I don't sell them first.

 

Mine is stored on the edge of the wood, cut, split, and stacked neatly on three pallets, with a tarp over the top. I was hoping to leave it for another year where it is, then put it in my woodshed this time next Spring. I also have a couple of big windblown Poplars down in the wood so I was thinking maybe I'd extract those and use them next winter. Its just figuring out what to leave and what to use and I seem to have a large quantity of lower grade stuff.