lopro
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I know it's probably been discussed before, but here's the deal:
I got some sweetgum from my neighbor that was standing dead. They took it down as soon as whatever bird nest up there was vacant. Half of the tree was hollow, and they planned to use the hollow pieces as flowerpots. I already got the solid logs, split it, and added it to my stack:msp_biggrin:. Once they discovered the hollow sections had termites inside they passed that along to me as well. I gladly took it. I'll split it and stack it but...
If it is infested with termites, can termites damage my woodpile? I have a few cords stacked and I'll probably burn most of it this season. I haven't really inspected it yet, but I haven't seen anything but rot on the inside of these hollow logs. In my opinion, even if there are some termites they're probably harmless and fixing to go up in smoke later this winter or next winter.
BUT, I just had to ask and get some feedback from the experts.
I got some sweetgum from my neighbor that was standing dead. They took it down as soon as whatever bird nest up there was vacant. Half of the tree was hollow, and they planned to use the hollow pieces as flowerpots. I already got the solid logs, split it, and added it to my stack:msp_biggrin:. Once they discovered the hollow sections had termites inside they passed that along to me as well. I gladly took it. I'll split it and stack it but...
If it is infested with termites, can termites damage my woodpile? I have a few cords stacked and I'll probably burn most of it this season. I haven't really inspected it yet, but I haven't seen anything but rot on the inside of these hollow logs. In my opinion, even if there are some termites they're probably harmless and fixing to go up in smoke later this winter or next winter.
BUT, I just had to ask and get some feedback from the experts.