chart on air drying times in the deep south

[DPForumDog]

I am wondering if there is a chart which would give me an idea about drying times fors different types/sizes/etc of wood.

For example:   How long would it take pine 2x4's to air dry with stickers as opposed to pine 6x6s? 
                      And how would that differ it were oak?

I know there are other varibles, such as location and season.   I read where I guy said that anything less than a 4x4 will dry over an Alabama summer. But I wonder how much our humidity will slow the process.   

We are getting a moisture meter today (yay).  We cut some pine planks 2x12x16 a few weeks ago and stored and sitckered them in an open quonset hut.   I wish we knew what the moisture content was when we first cut them.   I am really excited to see how fast and straight they will dry.

Blessings
Granny DP
DPForumDog

We are new to this sawmill lumber stuff and we have a lot to learn, so please be patient with my silly questions.

[DPForumDog]

Looking for variables that effect drying and found this in the archives;

A kiln isn't a hot box. 
It is a box where the temp and humidity can be controlled to allow the moisture loss of the wood to be at a rate that the wood can properly dry at.
Different woods have different moisture loss rates that they can take.
jim

[WDH]

Pine dries fast.  1 1/2"  pine will air dry in about 2 - 3 months in the deep South, especially if you put a fan on the stack.  1" pine, with a fan, can dry in 8 weeks or so.  Red oak at 1" takes about 6 months.  2" red oak will take about a year.  1" white oak takes about 10 months.  2" white oak never dries  :D.

Not sure about pine 6x6's, but I am sure it will take several times longer than 1 1/2" dimension/construction SYP. 

[Ribsy]

Interesting. So all of the 2" pine that I milled a year ago is dry!? I was under the impression that it would take 1 yr for every inch of thickness.

I am in need of more drying space and now can accomodate that by freeing up a couple of stack foundations! 😆

[WDH]

The one year per inch "rule of thumb" is a poor rule of thumb, at least here in the South.

[GeneWengert-WoodDoc]

The year per inch is not even close to the truth.  I have no idea where it came from, but with 2" pine, it can be under 20% MC in two months if there is not a lot of rain.