More Poplar!!

[Andy Gentle]

Looked at yet another job this week to remove Poplars, approx 100 trees (at least 200tons).

I know it is though of as worthless but I am asking the question is anyone interested?

I know some people mix it in with other hardwoods for firewood.

I seem to be removing a lot of Poplar recently and already have a fair bit so do not want more in my yard.

Thought I would ask before I make plans to have it chipped for biomass.

[Dave Martin]

Looked at yet another job this week to remove Poplars, approx 100 trees (at least 200tons).

I know it is though of as worthless but I am asking the question is anyone interested?

I know some people mix it in with other hardwoods for firewood.

I seem to be removing a lot of Poplar recently and already have a fair bit so do not want more in my yard.

Thought I would ask before I make plans to have it chipped for biomass.

 

You would never make a salesman Andy ... this is a quote from the AIE firewood guide ...

 

Poplar Populus Poplar burns well and slowly when properly seasoned. Grade: 2

[chrissishrimp]

i might be interested, where are you?

[phatty]

Poplar is used to make the body for a shave horse. you could check with some of the many people that run green wood work courses - there is bound to be one near you. If you can find someone who wants it for that it'll be worth more than firewood.....

I know of such a person in the west country. I will ask him when he returns from his hols.....

[Andy Gentle]

You would never make a salesman Andy ... this is a quote from the AIE firewood guide ...

 

Poplar Populus Poplar burns well and slowly when properly seasoned. Grade: 2

 

Probably not Dave, it is just that round here nobody wants it. I know people who burn Poplar succesfully, and in South France it is used in buildings. We milled some of it up a few years ago into railway sleeper sized beams to slot into steel girders for one of the woodchip pens. That has worked well.

[Andy Gentle]

i might be interested, where are you?

 

I am based near Sudbury in Suffolk. The Poplars to be felled are near Halstead in Essex.

At the moment they are looking to do the job next summer but if I get someone interested I can bring that forward but it will need to be drier than it is now to get it to roadside.

[gensetsteve]

I would be interested but I think it would be too far away we are in Andover hants. I would buy a sample of 3 tonne and try it through our kindling machine.

[Peter]

What diameter will your kindler take Steve? I looked into this as I have about 50-60 tonnes of really nice clean pop, but most of it is 18" and upwards in diameter.

[gensetsteve]

hi Peter I need it in 6-8" that way u can just cut it in a processor without the splitter. The machine will take up to 8"

[slack ma girdle]

I shouldn't say this but, Ha Ha i have just managed to sell my problem 160m3 poplar, and get £18 per m3 (it took 4 months). I am glad that i held out as my first offer was £7 per m3. Try contacting some of your local biomass producers. If they are not to far away than the transport costs will not be too crippling.

Good luck