Willow oak

[STOVE]

Got a load of willow oak, how does it compare dry time to other oaks? The red I have split was exceptionally wet.

These rounds are crazy heavy and in strange lengths so I will be trimming them down

Not sure I have ever split it before. Will give the fiskars duo a fun time

 

[Eduardo K]

I just cut up a couple of willow oak blowdowns in October. They split just like straight grained red oak.
This is my first time harvesting it for firewood, I assume drying time would be the same as red oak. Hopefully someone with some experience can chime in.

 

[Lawless]

It can be twisty like water oak but even then it splits nice.

Where I grew up there was a lot of it. It is very brushy in the crown so it requires a lot of cleanup.

 

[STOVE]

It can be twisty like water oak but even then it splits nice.

Where I grew up there was a lot of it. It is very brushy in the crown so it requires a lot of cleanup.

It did split well, I’m surprised how white the wood it. Maple white

 

[Lawless]

It did split well, I’m surprised how white the wood it. Maple white

Yeah it is typically very white and straight grained unless it twists. I guess it is a red oak by DNA or some trait but you’d never guess it when cutting.