Poplar Siding Barn

Stack siding off the ground and under cover.

Poplar siding barn.

To protect our competitive pricing we have a 200 sq ft minimum order on our barn wood and flooring. If the bark is to be stored over damp ground or concrete place a moisture barrier under the siding. Harvested from yellow tulip poplar trees from mid may to the end of july. Local lore holds that termites don t like yellow poplar.

Yellow poplar is an abundant fast growing fast drying easily worked relatively low valued and excellent hardwood timber species. This is the bark siding product of choice for those who want to enjoy a 100 maintenance free home exterior for generations to come. Keep the poplar bark dry prior to installation. It amazes me that a yellow poplar log or board will disintegrate within three years when lying on the ground.

602 x 1 10 662 2 662 sf of poplar bark needed. I ve never seen an insect problem with it. Historically old growth yellow poplar was used for barn siding fascia soffits corbels windows and doors and trim and other applications. Traditionally white oak and yellow poplar were the first and second choices of local species for siding barns.

Luxury wood shingle siding that is harvested with environmentally friendly practices and attention to timing using methods created exclusively at bark house this tulip poplar wood paneling is a reclaimed waste product of the logging industry. Finally here s a link to a discussion on woodweb in which a distinction is made between yellow poplar which the author claims is good for siding and aspen poplar which the author claims is very bad for siding.