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Originally Posted by TreeDimensional  Pigdog makes a good point, I sometimes forget that this is an International site  In my area we have 6 months of winter so time isn't an issue.
The other phenominum with cut wood is that if there are any boring insects in or under the bark (cambium) they tend to be able to know their home is trouble and bore deeper to survive.
I thought I knew a lot about trees before I bought the mill, but I have learned a great deal more of tree biology since I started sawing.  |
Yes, cool weather would slow things down a but I live in Louisiana!
Just about any time of the year here you can lay a pine board down on the bare ground and have an instant termite farm in only few days!
A dying pine tree goes under an insect and mold attack almost immediately! I've ruined good logs by not gettng them milled right away.