Rodger Whitlock wrote:
On Sat, 30 Aug 2003 09:51:08 +0100, P&J wrote:

Now once the tree has been chopped down - any ideas how usful the wood will
be ? The tree is about 10 years old & approx 30 feet high.

I am considering some uses fo the wood (although the tree surgeon can take
it away). So far I was thinking these possilities.
- hiring a shredder to create some mulch
- firewood as we have no smoke restrictions

Any other ideas ?

Poplar wood, like willow, is very pure cellulose with little
lignin in it. If you dry it thoroughly -- give it a couple of
years' storage under cover -- it will burn with a clear, fast,
hot flame. Nice when you want a fire that doesn't leave glowing
embers in the fireplace overnight.

We have been burning the wood from several aspen trees we had felled a
couple of years ago quite successfully in our wood burning stove.
It's not the *best* wood for burning but, well dried, it's OK (and
free in our case!).

--
Chris Green )