Poplar Barn Siding

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.

Poplar barn siding.

Intuitively it would seem yellow poplar could be used for the same applications today. Poplar for siding a barn. Red and white oak yellow poplar cucumber magnolia pine hemlock and the list goes on. Local lore holds that termites don t like yellow poplar.

For interior work it s a great wood. It is also a very eco friendly choice for siding because all of the tree one of our few renewable resources can be used. 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. Bark house poplar bark siding and wall tiles are manufactured from the peeled bark of tulip poplar trees liriodendron tulipifera.

Features benefits of poplar bark siding. Traditionally white oak and yellow poplar were the first and second choices of local species for siding barns. Many of these structures remain demonstrating just how well yellow poplar performed. I don t think you are going to be happy with poplar siding.

Around here southwestern pa there are barns with siding of just about every kind of wood you can imagine. Historically old growth yellow poplar was used for barn siding fascia soffits corbels windows and doors and trim and other applications. Yellow poplar dries fast but it shrinks a lot and will go crazy if not held or nailed down. Poplar doesn t fair well when exposed to the elements it s rots very fast.

As long as your siding is not in contact with the ground any of those woods should last for a very long time. These barns are easily 50 plus years old. Low maintenance poplar bark siding are virtually maintenance free never requiring staining sealing or chemical treatments. When you choose poplar bark shingles you are choosing a resource that in many other cases goes to waste when trees are harvested.