So I scored a pretty good amount of fresh, green Crab Apple wood last week. I actually had to remove the little green apples off it so I know it was healthy. I cut some up last week and finished tonight. I was stacking it and splitting it to let it season when I noticed the chunks I cut last week are really showing cracking like seasoned wood. Having never dealt with Crab Apple wood -green or otherwise- is it possible that it's drying out this quick? here are pictures of 2 pieces. The fatter one is one I cut tonight and the slimmer one is a week old. They are about 3 1/2" long and the fat one is 3 3/4" long and the skinny one is 4" long.
Pictures from both ends. There was no cracking of the wood when it was cut. Is this not abnormally fast? It's been pretty warm and dry here, but still...
Pictures from both ends. There was no cracking of the wood when it was cut. Is this not abnormally fast? It's been pretty warm and dry here, but still...