{"id":800,"date":"2022-01-09T22:44:32","date_gmt":"2022-01-09T22:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theyardable.com\/?p=800"},"modified":"2022-04-16T20:06:48","modified_gmt":"2022-04-16T20:06:48","slug":"is-poplar-good-firewood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theyardable.com\/is-poplar-good-firewood\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Poplar Good Firewood?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The poplar tree (Poplus<\/a><\/em>) is named for being a popular tree planted in Roman public spaces. It is part of the Poplus genus and belongs to the willow family Salicaceae<\/a>. Poplar is native to the northern hemisphere and tends to grow rapidly, especially in warm conditions. Their preferred growing spots make them fairly soft wood with little water content. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With more than 30 varieties of poplar all over the world, should it be used regularly as firewood? Read on to find out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Poplar is a great fire starter, but nothing more. With an exceptionally low BTU of 13.7, it is quick to burn but doesn\u2019t last longer than an hour or two. Though it is good firewood to have stored next to your fireplace when you want to get a quick flame going. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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