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bark, looking for potential markets. We thought if we could dry it in our kilns, it would make it easier to transport the bark to the markets. The season for pulling bark off the poplar tree is short, only eight to 10 weeks in the spring. Ontario is not interested in fully processing bark into siding. That processing is better done by other companies in that business. Spring is usually a slower time for the logging side of our business because all the mills are trying to lose inventory. This matches up with the bark season and gives our logging contractors another source of income.
Poplar bark is a great niche product that can be used both interior and exterior. The siding has a lifespan comparable to cedar shakes. Poplar bark has minimal upkeep after it is dried. It is valuable, but seasonal, and sometimes worth as much as the poplar trees themselves. I’ve seen it sold and installed around $8-9 per square foot. The nice thing about pulling bark
is that you don’t have to purchase a lot of equipment, and anyone unafraid of hard work can peel it.
G. Clay Creed, R.F.
P.O. Box 159 Laurel Hill, NC 28351
N.C. Registered Forester No. 1655 NC Certified Prescribe Burner #313 S.C. Registered Forester No. 1794 SC Prescribed Fire Manager #899 Society of American Foresters
Contributing member of NCSU Cooperative Tree Improvement Program
(910)610-5841
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