Poplar .. AIE Firewood guide

[doobin]

burning poplar

3 month seasoned

splits fine

it's light

burns a treat on the log burner

try everything/ listen to no one

 

Good man, thanks for that.

[Taupotreeman]

Glad this thread came up. There's heaps of Poplar around this area as a lot of farmers planted it for windbreaks, soil retainers etc. Now they're too big and they're either being felled or blowing over. I've ignored the stuff up until now even though the locals tell me it actually burns really well if a little quickly. Topped out a large Pop today so brought home the lengths to cut and split ready for winter to see what it burns like. I suppose it really doesn't matter as free wood is good wood. My only question; how long to season the stuff? I'm figuring not too long otherwise it starts to fall apart.

[Mark Bolam]

I've found it seasons well when stored in a barn or similar. Does tend to go a bit pulpy if left outside too long.

 

Currently cutting kindling from 12 month barn-stored pop, and it burns really well, if a little on the fast side, as said.