I think the tulip poplar is actually a type of magnolia tree. From Wordnik.com. [Toast:] Reference
In the wood-ways, the poplar is putting on "a bonnie green gown.". From Wordnik.com. [Janey Canuck in the West] Reference
That said, one of the easiest finishes I know about for hardwoods like poplar is Danish oil. From Wordnik.com. [Applying finish to furniture with real luster] Reference
The white poplar is superior to the black, in that it dries more quickly and emits a greater heat. From Wordnik.com. [Janey Canuck in the West] Reference
The Lombardy poplar is another tree that should NEVER be planted in your yard under any circumstances!. From Wordnik.com. [What Is It About Treehuggers Anyway? « Unambiguously Ambidextrous] Reference
At Gubbio, verdigris poplar is found in the papagallo's tail feathers: at Urbino it appears in the duke's monogram. From Wordnik.com. [Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro] Reference
And the poplar was a forest, and the turtle was close. From Wordnik.com. [Death of a Hawker]
Lombardy poplar, which is supposed to be merely a form of the black. From Wordnik.com. [Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants] Reference
The poplar is the cow of the tree world: quick to bulk up and easy to cut down. From Wordnik.com. [When a Billion Chinese Jump] Reference
The poplar is the largest broad-leaf tree in this country and the trees are of great size and height. From Wordnik.com. [The School Book of Forestry] Reference
The walnut grows to a large size both here and in Azerbijan, but the poplar is the wood most commonly used for building purposes. From Wordnik.com. [The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3. (of 7): Media The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations.] Reference
Crossed everywhere by long thin poplar-lines. From Wordnik.com. [Aurora Leigh] Reference
Avoid softer hardwoods such as poplar, willow or soft maple. From Wordnik.com. [zanesvilletimesrecorder.com - Local News] Reference
In plantations exposed to the south, a kind of poplar tree was planted along the trenches to supply needful shade. From Wordnik.com. [All About Coffee] Reference
(Anoplophora chinensis) is native to China, where it lives in hardwood trees such as poplar, pear, oak and citrus. From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference
Amongst the soft green pods of a kind of poplar chafers buzzed, and numbers of their little brown bodies were strewn on the path. From Wordnik.com. [Villa Rubein, and other stories] Reference
"poplar," as he called the tulip-tree, bears flowers. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, August, 1885] Reference
The long line of poplar-trees lining the road from. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
Weight assists in distinguishing maple from poplar. From Wordnik.com. [Seasoning of Wood] Reference
Though love like the poplar doth lift its head high. From Wordnik.com. [Life and Remains of John Clare "The Northamptonshire Peasant Poet"] Reference
Between a row of poplar-trees a path led to the door. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Stories for the Story-teller] Reference
Some of the furniture is made of poplar and some of pine. From Wordnik.com. [Applying finish to furniture with real luster] Reference
If they looked out of the window, they saw the poplar tree. From Wordnik.com. [Everything and Nothing] Reference
The Chairman: Isn't that the poplar tree borer that always attacks the. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Third Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, December 18 and 19, 1912] Reference
"Diantha Sinclair reminds me of a Lombardy poplar," remarked Mrs. West. From Wordnik.com. [Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale] Reference
Freshly cut poplar and cottonwood are often dried direct from the saw in a kiln. From Wordnik.com. [Seasoning of Wood] Reference
After seasoning it is difficult to distinguish the better grades of sapwood from poplar. From Wordnik.com. [Seasoning of Wood] Reference
Gum, poplar, and pine veneers are satisfactorily dried in this manner in from 8 to 24 hours. From Wordnik.com. [Seasoning of Wood] Reference
In this vessel aluminium was completely abandoned in favour of a framework of ash and poplar. From Wordnik.com. [Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War] Reference
As I did that one bright, summer afternoon, I came upon a large tree -- perhaps an elm or poplar. From Wordnik.com. [Douglas LaBier: Why Relationship Failures Can Be Good for You] Reference
I would as soon have poplar, basswood, or quaking ash as any other kind of timber for fence posts. From Wordnik.com. [One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed] Reference
You sat, say, half a mile from the cliff face, looking across a garden landscape dotted with poplar trees. From Wordnik.com. ['And Now They're Rubble'] Reference
Maple, oak, cherry, and other hardwoods burn longer and cleaner than softwoods like pine, aspen, and poplar. From Wordnik.com. [Firewood and wood pellets become a hot commodity] Reference
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