Poplar Barn Siding

Intuitively it would seem yellow poplar could be used for the same applications today.

Poplar barn siding. Local lore holds that termites don t like yellow poplar. Natural bark siding the original at barkclad our natural bark siding is from poplar and is hand peeled dried in a certified kiln hand cut on site stacked loaded and shipped for delivery within a 1 week period or less to maintain the exceptional natural integrity of the bark. It is also a very eco friendly choice for siding because all of the tree one of our few renewable resources can be used. I don t think you are going to be happy with poplar siding.

When you choose poplar bark shingles you are choosing a resource that in many other cases goes to waste when trees are harvested. Yellow poplar dries fast but it shrinks a lot and will go crazy if not held or nailed down. Red and white oak yellow poplar cucumber magnolia pine hemlock and the list goes on. Many of these structures remain demonstrating just how well yellow poplar performed.

Poplar doesn t fair well when exposed to the elements it s rots very fast. Around here southwestern pa there are barns with siding of just about every kind of wood you can imagine. Features benefits of poplar bark siding. These barns are easily 50 plus years old.

Low maintenance poplar bark siding are virtually maintenance free never requiring staining sealing or chemical treatments. Poplar for siding a barn. Historically old growth yellow poplar was used for barn siding fascia soffits corbels windows and doors and trim and other applications. The bark which is historically a waste product in lumber operations is harvested to become siding and wall tiles before the logs reach the mill.

Bark house poplar bark siding and wall tiles are manufactured from the peeled bark of tulip poplar trees liriodendron tulipifera. I ve never seen an insect problem with it. For interior work it s a great wood. Poplar bark siding is extremely resilient beautiful and natural.