I would get it (hate to disagree with Backwoods Savage ) but it is perfect shoulder season wood, better than pine no pitch, for spring and fall when you need a little heat but not oak heat!
I wi I also like it for outdoor/campfires. Lots of flame and not a lot of heat like hardwood and sparks like pine/spruce/balsam.
X2, you'd be surprised how much $ you can make on campfire wood! I can sell a tossed in 6.5 truck load of so so mix of boxelder, cottonwood, and pine for 130 bucks around here. Lots of 5-6 dollar bundles worth in a truck load. People are delighted in the amount they get for the $!
LOL that's funny. I'm kind of a wood snob too, but hey, free is good... I'm not in need of wood but I need something to do now that I'm retired. As Sconnie Burner pointed out, I could always sell some of it this summer. There is a campground that is just down the road. I did spend part of the day today getting things ready for the weekend. I picked up some extra bar oil, a couple of bottles of mix oil to add to a gallon of gas, touched up the chain, had my buddy sharpen up 3 older chains, and fired up the saw to test run it. I should be ready.
I won't go out of my way for poplar when I've got pine bring dropped off for free, but if it's an easy grab, what's to lose? Nice sized wood there, that you can use in shoulder seasons to conserve the Hot Stuff, or mix with it to make it last longer. If it's a two cord load, just think of it as one cord of heavy duty wood.
For here, that just makes great shoulder wood plus the smaller the house the greater the fire potential. Heating the house with Red Alder is a little bit more btu’s than this but same kind of idea, it’s not going to last but worth the fire in the morning if house is well insulated. I'd burn it because it is so light and easy to top over hardwood.
yes, like pine, when you have some, you can find lots of uses for it. Excellent Firepits wood. Especially for neighbors/relatives looking for freebies. Low in BTU like pine but it does burn well when well seasoned. Great for fire starting, shoulder seasons, save your good stuff for the really cold weather. Burn it any time you're hanging indoors and can tend the fire more often. I try to keep a cord around, cuz it comes in handy. Plus I have lots of pine trees. They're free so they're for me.
Yes, poplar isn't the best wood, but it will make your primo hardwood last longer because you can burn this and not the gooder stuff. It's great to hear you're going to get it.
I burned a cord of poplar last year, its not the best, but it makes heat. In my IS, it lasted way longer than I thought it would! Cut easy, split really easy and dried in 9 months just laying on the ground... go get it!
Sometimes a case of beer and explaining the situation goes a long way. Right now I processed about 15 cords this year and still have more to go. I usually have about 3 cords in my side yard. In my opinion its worth 20$ to smooth it over rather loose hundreds of wood.
I'm pretty lucky here as far as wood/logs in the yard goes. I've got plenty of room, and besides around here, piles of wood is a redneck status symbol. The neighbors ooh and ahh with envy!
Still nice to be in the burning season and getting the wood Burning helps me process that more is to come.
Lol! We like to "compete" with folks in the vicinity. Wife gets into it, too - "hey that lady up the road got another load of ash dropped off, you going to finish up the sugar maple before she gets hers all done this year?"
I'd have it home and split already! I burn lots of that stuff and it serves me well. Slab off the sides and you have beautiful square fire wood (or make rectangles) that really does burn longer than you'd think.
OK, I'm back and unloaded the first load.... The owner was nice enough to let us use his splitter. We broke most in to quarters, some in half's... The big ones are 18" diameter. First load at home....... Grabbing a quick bite to eat, then back for another load...... or 2... or 3.... My buddy took some too, but probably half as much as me....
