Lombardy Poplar any good for WW

[Craig D Peltier]

Is Lombardy Poplar any good for woodworking. Paint grade.

i.e too soft? Too many knots? Loose knot characteristics?

[Craig D Peltier]

No one knows here? Its a common wood people use for fencelines. Not sure how it compares to the common kind. I can get some for .35cents a bd foot.

[joe milana]

Wow, I remember planting a line of those in our back yard as a kid. I also remember cutting them down as a teenager due to them dying off from old age. I believe as a lumber it is classified the same as cottonwood....low grade.

[Lee Schierer]

Lombardy's are a fast growing tree that was commonly used to make wind breaks along roads or property lines. Their wood is soft and has little commercial value from what I've read. Most common use is firewood.

I helped my FIL cut down 15 of them on his property as they were dying from old age. He planted them when he built the house, they were about 25-30 years old.

[Mark Ball]

I had five huge lombardis cut down at my house, they just sort of die off after about 20-30 years old. I rented a log splitter and got a whole bunch of fire wood. I did machine up small small straight grained pieces for the fun of it to make some small shelves. The wood was like typical poplar, light and soft, it did have some intersting colorations, kind of medium brown, sorry no pics. Nothing special in my opinion.

[Craig D Peltier]

Thanks sounds like a utility type wood. I could get bd footage at .35 cents kiln dried up to 1000bd feet.