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Working on a whack of tulip poplar

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  1. mike bayerl

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    I got a couple of poplars felled, bucked and skidded this weekend. I have a 35" dbh one that is still needs to come down.
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    Mmm. Cant's for chainsaw racing! :saw: :)
     
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    Framing lumber and siding for a solar kiln.
     
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    That's some nice poplar. When the poplar around here gets that size you'd have to go a long ways up from the stump to find much good wood.
     
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    Tulip poplar grows amazingly well here, it's definitely a major focus of timber harvest. I'd say it's the most common species I see on logging trucks on the roads.
     
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    The poplar species we have here in Wisconsin are a different animal ( tree;) ) than tulip poplar.
     
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    One of my customers just had a lot cleared had 3 loads of logs hauled recieved .60 bdft for #1 and .30bdft for #3 it is paying well now JB
     
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    Good to hear.
     
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    Harvest 2 more poplars today. Not huge diameter, but each one gave 3 nice straight logs. Chainsaw and tractor therapy.
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