Will wood chopped fromtrees now be ok for this winter?

[Virgil]

Or does it need much longer to dry?

We have two large trees fallen in the woods but have run out of storage space. Getting all the older wood out of the wood shed to bring up to the house and then putting the new stuff in the wood shed is not a very tempting prospect.

Suspect it needs longer to dry doesn't it?

We have a wood-burner too so checked with DH who says it will need longer to dry, unless you are in a part of the UK that is hot at the mo and if it is in the sun for maybe a week at least then you may get away with it, which we have tried and got away with before.

Not really - it does need longer

Ash will burn green but anything else needs 6-12 months

a year is a good rule of thumb. You say large trees. Large timbers take longer. If you can haul them under cover and off the ground that will be a good start, a woodstore does not need to be inside a shed.

My neighbours have stuck loads of wood in the alley between our houses.

lucky it can't catch fire.

Scary really.

Definitely needs a good year to season.

The wood will be fine on a open fire but not as suitable for a wood burner, pine in particular takes a bit longer than most to dry out and is suitable for a woodburner after at least a full year of drying out though its fine on an open fire before that.