Season Faster: Silver Maple or Poplar???

[NordicSplitter]

Next week I plan to do some serious splitting. I have a choice between fresh cut Poplar( rounds are 15-22" tall and about 18-24" in diameter) and large Silver Maple splits that I want to at least halve. They were split last summer. I split one yesterday just to see what my moisture meter would read and it came up OL. Which means over 40%.( Mind you...the outside of those splits came in at about 12-15%) Of the two...Which one do you think would season faster? They would be place in an area in which the sun will hit them for at least 6-8 hrs a day and a nice breeze way. Thanks as always...

 

[Lcback]

I would expect the poplar to season faster. But in my experience silver maple is better wood And still seasons fast

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[woodhog73]

Poplar will season faster. It's less dense than the maple.

However maple will dry fairly quickly too. If in sun and wind exposure and split to small or medium fire wood size etc. Also it's a much better wood to burn for sustained heat in a stove.

However I like poplar for cold starts, quick hot fires, and is a favorite in outdoor fire pits and when camping.

That said if I happened upon an offer for free maple or free poplar, there's no doubt I'd take the maple. It's a superior wood for heating. So more desirable and valuable.

Split both !

 

[Babaganoosh]

Maple can be dry by this winter. If you can get it single stacked in some sun even better. Throw some shrink wrap around it to give it a solar kiln effect and you will be more than ok.

 

[Diabel]

Pople will be ready in the fall, if properly stacked. Maple will be good to go next fall, if properly stacked.

 

[weatherguy]

They'll both be below 20% by november