Uk poplar vs US poplar (tulip wood)

[farmerjohn]

Hi all,

just a question pretty  much as per title.

when making skirting and architraves i buy quite a bit of re-processed tulip wood (poplar) for planing and molding.

I am fairly certain it is completely  different to uk poplar but can not remember why i know this (prob read it on here)
can anyone confirm this?

Its just my friend has quite a few really straight trees about 24" diameter so handy size for manual mizer.

Regards, John

[Graham]

1 hour ago, farmerjohn said:

Hi all,

just a question pretty  much as per title.

when making skirting and architraves i buy quite a bit of re-processed tulip wood (poplar) for planing and molding.

I am fairly certain it is completely  different to uk poplar but can not remember why i know this (prob read it on here)
can anyone confirm this?

Its just my friend has quite a few really straight trees about 24" diameter so handy size for manual mizer.

Regards, John

Yes.  Just as UK sycamore is not US sycamore (London plane).

[nepia]

Tulip - Liriodendron - isn't poplar except by nickname in the US (Rainbow poplar):  it's from the Magnolia family.

Hence in the UK it's not pop at all.

 

Confusing and a good demonstration of why English plant names are often not clever.