Poplars

[PhilBeech]

As Davetaz said, absolutely brilliant kindling. You could always try selling it to someone with a kindler or similar...

[Stereo]

It has to be super dry or you get bitter smoke.

[Lancstree]

Dead pop branches dry extremely well on the tree and burn a treat. They get the fire going hot and ready for other wood. Same with willow but I think pop is a bit better

[Mark Bolam]

I split a load of Poplar today - cleaves far better than anything I've ever split, including ash! Looking forward to seeing how it seasons - it's fairly light and I imagine that it will burn quickly once dry.

 

Jonathan

 

Still hard work with your weedy little frame J?

 

[farmer_ben]

I split a load of Poplar today - cleaves far better than anything I've ever split, including ash! Looking forward to seeing how it seasons - it's fairly light and I imagine that it will burn quickly once dry.

 

Jonathan

 

when splitting it, try and rip the bark off at the same time. its the bark that holds the moist in and prevents seasoning t oquickly. I split 20t in the spring, the odd few bits that still have the thick bark on are still moist under the bark!!

[Big J]

Still hard work with your weedy little frame J?

 

 

Such slander!

 

I must admit after hand cutting and splitting 6 cube earlier in the week, I was really feeling it yesterday. It's the yew that killed me - if it weren't such a wonderful firewood, I wouldn't bother.

[Taupotreeman]

As above. I decided to stick some in the wood pile after reading that it actually made half decent firewood. Makes fantastic kindling, splits easy, dries quick and is great just to get that bit of heat in the fire ready for some really good stuff. I'd have no qualms about putting a bit more in the pile for next year.

[Stereo]

I second the comment about the bark. Same with alder. If it comes off easily enough it's worth taking few minutes more to remove it when splitting.

[Chris Gagen]

so is there anybody who uses it for kindling on a commercial scale? how does it split when seasoned, is it still easy or does it tend to fracture and run out a lot more? reason i ask is that i would be afraid of it mouldering if kindled and stacked unseasoned as i'm not sure enough air would get through, particularly if in plastic bags. although saying that i've seen green wood kindling moulder even in monofilament bags!

 

I'd be thinking to prepare for kindling machine whilst green, then let season before kindling and packaging...

[corylus]

See also..

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/firewood-forum/26533-poplar.html