Tulip Poplar Siding

Sourced only during the summer months from felled tulip poplar trees this siding is easy to install and maintains its beautifully rustic appearance with no staining or sealing required.

Tulip poplar siding. When i tell northerners that i built my house almost entirely of poplar including the framing rafters interior paneling and exterior siding they seem confused. Environmentally friendly as well as decorative and practical poplar bark siding is naturally resistant to the elements does not attract carpenter bees or termites and adds a layer of insulation to your home. When i go on to say that there are a lot of old log cabins in the southern appalachian mountains built from. Luxury wood shingle siding that is harvested with environmentally friendly practices and attention to timing using methods created exclusively at bark house this tulip poplar wood paneling is a reclaimed waste product of the logging industry.

Get it dry paint it and keep it away from ground contact and it will last a long time. Enjoy working with the poplar. Liriodendron tulipifera known as the tulip tree american tulip tree tulipwood tuliptree tulip poplar whitewood fiddletree and yellow poplar is the north american representative of the two species genus liriodendron the other member is liriodendron chinense and the tallest eastern hardwood it is native to eastern north america from southern ontario and possibly southern quebec to. The tulip poplar is also popular as a lower cost and strong wood for furniture flooring and many other uses.

Works very well for siding and history has proven that fact. This was the first time i had seen yellow poplar bark shingles shakes in use and we saw it while on our little excursion a couple of weeks ago on the home garden tour we attended recently. Coming soon to a tulip tree near you. Tulip poplar yellow poplar is what they used in the old days around here to build log cabins and non load bearing parts of covered bridges.

Tulip poplar bark siding is about as rustic as it gets in the building material world. In the past it was also used as an alternative to siding made from white pine wood. 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. One look at the poplar bark applied to the side of a home and the reason for its popularity as a cladding becomes obvious.

Another popular use is as siding. Premium poplar bark siding from the appalachian mountains poplar bark siding by parton lumber is a unique and natural alternative to other common outdated or synthetic home sidings. Thus with the selection of yellow tulip poplar bark siding has made a resurgence and is now being featured on homes and buildings across north america.