On 2016-05-21, Electric Comet wrote:

the wood is supposed to be very sought after once it has been
seasoned via air drying

Turns out wood is almost indestructible when "waterlogged". Venice
and parts of Naw'lins are built upon whole logs driven into the
wet/submerged earth, then built upon. From what I understand, once
logs are in place, they will last almost indefinitely. It's the logs
that are exposed to air that rot. Look at rotting pilings of old
piers. They always rot away right down near the water line.

nb