how long do yall season pine? i never cut it but i got a bought 10 foot long trunk the other day.not sure if 1 year is long enough. lots a pine tar in this tree trunk.
Pine does not sell here in Virginia to locals anyway.
Ted, I'm with you.... But I must give the devil his due.. It is my belief, but not researched, or tested, or anything like that, that pine is not always just pine. In Florida is (get this), Florida pine.. Can't hardly get a nail in it, ... Now in Washington is ponderosa pine, and others, but just a whole different critter..easy nailing...I have sold pine for half the price of say,, tamarack, chestnut, maple, locust, red for. The lower priced woods are poplar, cottonwood, and pine.. I burn strictly kauls..if I can't sell it, I burn it. When cleaning my flue, I see no big build-ups of creosote.. That's not to say that different pines don't give off more ash than others.Here in California I sell hundreds of cords of Pine. More than haft of all my customers just buy Pine about $250 a cord. It burns clean and hot of course Oak burns longer. I have had way more problems with folks burning hardwood than burning Pine as far as soot in the chimney. As long as most build a hot fire at least once a week then no problem. During the winter Pine does not season well unless we have a dry spell. During the summer it will take as long as 4 or 5 weeks to get down to 20 to 25% moisture. It is ready to sell in a month if it is green. If the tree died of beetle or something it is ready in a week. Right now I have more Oak than Pine so all my effort is to stockpile Pine. Thanks
Pine is a very poor wood for firewood. Makes good kindling for starting fire if dry
It is not a problem burning it , hell it burns too fast , may as well have dry Poplar , both will set a heater on fire but will not last the night!
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