Poplar, American Yellow, Tulipwood

Poplar, American Yellow, Tulipwood                                   Density:  510 kg/m3

Commercial Names:  Poplar, Canary Wood, Canary Whitewood, Yellow Poplar, Hickory Poplar, Tulip Poplar, Saddletree, Popple, Tulipwood.

Scientific name:  Liriodendron Tulipifera.    

Family: Magnoliaceae.

Distribution:  Eastern USA & Canada.

General Description: Varies in colour from a pale yellowish-brown to pale olive-brown steaked with streaks of brown, green and grey a very randomly coloured timber and well suited to painted applications or as a stained timber.      

Suitable Externally:    No

Max. Fire-Rating:        FD30