The old timers around here say to let the tree sit on the ground with the branches and leaves still on it. they say that the leaves will draw the juices out of the tree drying it quicker. Is this true or just an old wise tail.
The old timers around here say to let the tree sit on the ground with the branches and leaves still on it. they say that the leaves will draw the juices out of the tree drying it quicker. Is this true or just an old wise tail.
I bet a felled tree seasons faster if it is cut up than it does left laying with it's leaves on until fall.
They'll definately dry out faster that way, but why not cut then down before they pump all the sap up in spring? Cut them in winter, and they'll be drier already, and you don't have to mess around waiting forever.
Very true. Then leaves are only connected through those tiny tubes to the sap wood. They don't draw moisture from the heartwood which is by far the majority of the wood in the tree if it is of any size.
Any gain from leaving it lay is so minor as to be of no consequence.
Just another of those things 'everyone knows' that a bit of thought shows to be at least partially wrong.
Harry K
I bet a felled tree seasons faster if it is cut up than it does left laying with it's leaves on until fall.
I bet a felled tree seasons faster if it is cut up than it does left laying with it's leaves on until fall.
well they are going to get a little leaf drying. I cut them down mamorial weekend but I won't get a chance to cut them up untill next Sunday.
It's all about the moisture wicking out of the fibers and evaporating into air. It only makes sense that the more open surfaces you have, the faster the moisture will escape.
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