Poplar Wood Veneer Information

Poplar is a wood that grows througout the United States, Canada and Europe as poplar and other names like tulipwood and Cottonwood. Yellow poplar especially is capable of being really large, 120 feet with a very straight 2 to 3 foot stem is not unusual. Poplar heart wood has a tendancy to be brown with black and purple streaking which makes it not all that attractive for architectural or paint grade work unlike the sap wood. We are definitly more likely to be asked for sap wood than heart wood. Companys that dye poplar veneer use sap wood. We actually use more Maple and Okoume for laminating and cross banding these days than Poplar but we usually have some in stock.

Poplar Sap and Heart wood

Poplar Sap and Heart wood

Poplar Heart Wood