How long does it take for Firewood to cure?

Question

I'm new to burning firewood in my house. Decided to burn firewood part time to cut down on the gas bills that I can't afford.

I get free wood. Last month I had some firewood brought to my house from a tree that was cut down at a friends house.

It was wet when brought of course. But now it's starting to dry out.

Will this firewood be ready by winter?

How long should I wait before burning firewood?

Answer 1

Firewood takes at the minimum 6 months to cure enough to be burnable. A year is much better and even 2 years if you can wait that long.

At 2 years wood will cure enough to burn better.

So if you got the wood last month then it should be burnable by November or December.