Poplar

[rarefish383]

Tulip poplar is a horse of a completely different color. I wish we had some of them up here. Nice straight logs with no branches for a long ways up. Makes good lumber.

I started to say the same thing. Location makes a difference. What some folks call Poplar or Pople is Aspen. On the East Coast if we say Poplar we usually mean Tulip or Yellow Poplar, Joe.

 

[reddogrunner]

tulip popler is easy to split, handle and makes great warm season wood. I either split it really small for starting the coals or I split about 6-8" pieces fro overnight warm season burning. Actually does well in my stove.

 

[unclemoustache]

Hmm... Sycamore comes in at about the sane as elm and even better than black ash in BTU/lb. Better than soft or red maple, I am surprised that you trashed sycamore. Just MHO.

Oh, I hate sycamore! Low BTU's, splits hard, and leaves a TON of ash. It's a messy tree, too. Glad mine died.