Looked at heat values of basswood vs. poplar........basswood looks better. Wish it was something better but its an easy scrounge so reckon I'll take it. Got most of it hauled home, I'll get it split and stacked. Guess it can be shoulder season wood if nothing else. Or I'll donate it to someone who's wood desperate.what do you mean by "poplar"? Sometimes that is Populus (cottonwood, aspen, etc...) - bad firewood...but still gets used especially up north where there aren't a lot of options. Sometimes "poplar" is Liriodendron (tulip-poplar) - not great firewood.
I've never heard somebody making firewood say "I hope its basswood"
I've had my share of tulip poplar through the years. I'll share pics when I start splitting it. Just wish it was a bit higher value wood.Tulip-poplar will have a distinct greenish hue to it when split.
You'll know when it dries out. It'll be real light weight.Looked at heat values of basswood vs. poplar........basswood looks better. Wish it was something better but its an easy scrounge so reckon I'll take it. Got most of it hauled home, I'll get it split and stacked. Guess it can be shoulder season wood if nothing else. Or I'll donate it to someone who's wood desperate.
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