Poplar Barn Siding

Natural bark siding the original 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.

Poplar barn siding.

Around here southwestern pa there are barns with siding of just about every kind of wood you can imagine. Poplar doesn t fair well when exposed to the elements it s rots very fast. I ve never seen an insect problem with it. These barns are easily 50 plus years old.

Historically old growth yellow poplar was used for barn siding fascia soffits corbels windows and doors and trim and other applications. Many of these structures remain demonstrating just how well yellow poplar performed. Low maintenance poplar bark siding are virtually maintenance free never requiring staining sealing or chemical treatments. Red and white oak yellow poplar cucumber magnolia pine hemlock and the list goes on.

For interior work it s a great wood. The bark which is historically a waste product in lumber operations is harvested to become siding and wall tiles before the logs reach the mill. Traditionally white oak and yellow poplar were the first and second choices of local species for siding barns. I don t think you are going to be happy with poplar siding.

As long as your siding is not in contact with the ground any of those woods should last for a very long time. Features benefits of poplar bark siding. It is also a very eco friendly choice for siding because all of the tree one of our few renewable resources can be used. When you choose poplar bark shingles you are choosing a resource that in many other cases goes to waste when trees are harvested.

Local lore holds that termites don t like yellow poplar. Intuitively it would seem yellow poplar could be used for the same applications today. Extreme durability poplar bark is a natural protector resistant to both harsh weather and insects. Poplar bark siding is extremely resilient beautiful and natural.