Does a dead standing tree count as "seasoned"?

[120inna55]

On a side note, this thread probably should have been posted in the "Wood Shed" forum.

I thought this was the "Wood Shed" I must be lost...

Yeah, I, being a newb, originally posted this in the "Hearth Room". It was appropriately moved to the correct forum by a mod.

 

[120inna55]

...I'm not sure about the wildlife implications to which you elude about taking all dead trees...

...I hear ya there, Kenny. I've always left plenty of housing for everyone ;-)

Ah, I see. The only "groomed" part of the property is the nestled out part for my house. The rest is all relatively untouched woods with the exception of a shoulder wide trail winding throughout. There are many dead trees along the creek line that I wouldn't touch anyway due to difficult access. The old timer's refer to the creek as "Moonshine Creek". In fact, according to Google Earth / Maps, the source lakes are called Moonshine Creek Lakes 1 and 2. (see attached screen grab from Google Maps).

 

[thewoodlands]

Surely this has been addressed here previously, but search is not turning up anything for me.

So, I have several trees on my property that are still standing but have been dead for 3 or more years. Does this qualify as seasoned?

I cut some dead standing sugar maple (without bark) then after splitting it the moisture content measured 22-24 percent. After being in the house for just over one week it measure from 18-20 percent moisture content.

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