Wood ID newbie

Tulip poplar. A fast burning, fast seasoning wood. Looks like an easy grab. You say you're new to this? Grab it all and burn it next year.

That looks like really nice, straight Tulip Poplar. It should be easy to split and should be nicely seasoned next year if you get it split and stacked in a good spot soon.

Sorry if I'm hijacking your thread. I've got a lot of tulip on my property. Thought about milling some. What's the quality of poplar for boards?

Its fine board wood IMO. Wish I had some dry enough to burn right now. Got on a hardwood kick for a bit, nice score!

I've helped mill quite a bit of poplar for lumber. It is fairly weather/rot resistant as long as it stays off the ground/dirt. We used a lot of it for siding/barn siding. Poplar paints great, but can be a bit blotchy as far as stain goes. I've used a bit of it for woodworking and in my opinion it looks best with a clear finish or painted. Most of the ends split pretty bad while barn drying. If you want an 8' board you'd better be cutting 10' or better boards.

It dries fast and burns even faster. I'd grab all I could as far as firewood goes. Just wouldn't expect it to hold long fires like oak/hickory etc. Some guys wouldn't mess with it, but it wouldn't stop me.

For my part I wouldn't pay for tulip poplar... but if it's free, grab it. Poplar often gets a negative rep because it doesn't burn very long. Every 20 minutes or so you're loading the stove. But it does make heat. Stack and keep it top covered. Poplar tends to go punky when left exposed.

The sawmill where we've been scrounging mills a lot of tulip poplar. Not sure what it's used for but by the size and shape of the timber tailings, it appears to be pallet wood and large, heavy applications like pole barn supports.

I don't know much about carpentry, but Tulip Poplar boards are sold in my local Home Depot and Lowes. The greenish color to the wood is distinctive, so even though they call it "Poplar" I know it is Tulip. The true poplars are sold as White Wood, I guess.

I would love to cut that up. Ive used Tulip for sign carving and I wouldnt classify it as anything even remotely related to the true poplars. I would even say its harder wood that Red maple.
If you havent burned it before, all the more reason to try it.
How is it that it is available to be used for firewood?

TP is used in cabinetry from what I've seen at my local custom cabinet shop. Was in there just the other day and he had a full rack of drawers that were all made from Tulip Poplar. I'm guessing it has similar characteristics to maple (also used in cabinetry).

That being said, I've been burning TP lately and I will probably burn it until the weather turns cold because it makes a good shoulder season wood.

Great wood for right now ! Im chewing through my stash quick with these cool evenings and warm days. Just the right wood for a fast hot fire to take chill from the house. Get all you can !

Tulip poplar is often underrated. Tulip is much harder, and therefore better, than the standard poplar.