"Hal" wrote in message
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On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 14:44:11 GMT, "Frank Logullo"
wrote:

Just cut down a cherry tree that was behaving poorly. Now I'm wondering
when best time is to split the wood.
Is there an optimum drying period for this?
Frank

Most woods split better while green, some get harder as the dry out.

Cherry gives off nice colors as it burns. I hope you have a viewing
glass to see the flame.

Thanks for suggestions. I've had some tough splitting jobs in past like
maple that dried for about 2 years before I could get to it. Dogwood was
tough too - even in winter. Got about 3/4 cord from cherry and most is
burnable as is but there are some big chunks and test wack at small log
looks tough in absolute green state. I do have glass doors on my fireplace
with a heat exchanger grate with fan. Give me something to look forward to
in cold months.
Frank