poplar as firewood ?!?

[log on tommy]

I've got access to a fair amount of mature standing poplar, just wondering if it was worth processing into second grade firewood? Any thoughts gratefully received

[Big J]

I have quite a bit of it recently processed. Easy to cut and split. I popped a crate in the kiln to fill space and deeply impressed with the results. It lights off newspaper, heats up incredibly quickly (from cold start to off the top of the safe zone on the flue thermometer in under 3 minutes), puts down a good bed of embers and lasts reasonably.

 

Given the (low) price if fetches, I'd strongly recommend it as an affordable alternative to the loopy prices ash/oak/beech/sycamore are going for.

[chris23a]

I just mix it in with other hardwoods it burns fine.

[se7enthdevil]

I have quite a bit of it recently processed. Easy to cut and split. I popped a crate in the kiln to fill space and deeply impressed with the results. It lights off newspaper, heats up incredibly quickly (from cold start to off the top of the safe zone on the flue thermometer in under 3 minutes), puts down a good bed of embers and lasts reasonably.

 

Given the (low) price if fetches, I'd strongly recommend it as an affordable alternative to the loopy prices ash/oak/beech/sycamore are going for.

 

agreed big j, i've currently got poplar and lime (almost identical really) and it goes great guns..

 

easy lighter too like you said...

[log on tommy]

many thanks gents, all good stuff. any ideas where should it be priced if a delivered double cab pick up bed load of seasoned hardwood logs is £70 round here....

[Stubby]

Burns fine I use it . Got to keep it away from moisture though as its like blotting paper . Noticeably more so than other woods I mean .

[gensetsteve]

If there was a piece of Oak and a piece of Poplar I would put the pop in the wood burner.

[Ian C]

If there was a piece of Oak and a piece of Poplar I would put the pop in the wood burner.

 

Same here, dry pop burns well oak on the other hand is like burning bell metal!

 

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[simonm]

Same here, dry pop burns well oak on the other hand is like burning bell metal!

 

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Ive found that out lately despite it been kept dry for 2 years it doesn't seem to get very hot or burn very well!

[White Noise]

I burn pop and its all good