Poplar for Kindling

[Riverside_eng]

I have a bunch of short bits of poplar (4-10 inches, 2 wheel barrows worth). Moved it off some pallets to make room for the next set of normal length stacks.

Is it worth splitting it small for kindling or should I just keep it somewhere to fill in during shoulder season or at the fire pit?

Given the length it is not stuff I can just put on existing stacks. They were in a rough stack of their own but moved for new stuff now.

It is already split down to 4" cross section at the most seasoning since last fall, so just a question on if its worthwhile to split it into a bin of all poplar kindling or should I just leave it in its current blocky form.

 

[begreen]

Both ways will work. If you need kindling split it down, if you don't then burn it this fall.

 

[hickoryhoarder]

If you're talking about tulip poplar, I use the dead small branches that hit the ground. They are superb kindling. So I would expect split tulip poplar, if seasoned enough, to be very good kindling.

 

[Woodsplitter67]

Poplar is great for kindling it's also a great shoulder season wood