It takes a long time to dry all the way thru, and bark doesn't speed it up. Peel it and see what you have there. If it didn't check and the grain is not twisted you might be in luck. I would peel and split it in half, and seal it. There is still a lot of moisture traped inside I bet.
Get those straight shoots when the sap flows, and peel/seal/split them the same day.Then set them to dry for next winter.
I like to season a stave for at least a year.
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