Tulipwood
Wood Type:
Hardwood
Durability:
Slightly durable
Treatability:
No information
Moisture Movement:
Medium
Density (mean, Kg/m³):
510
Texture:
Fine
Availability:
Limited availability at specialist timber merchant
Price:
Medium
Use(s):
Joinery - Interior, Furniture
Colour(s):
Yellow brown

Introduction
Note: the recommended name for this timber in the UK is American yellow poplar. There are other, unrelated species which are also called tulipwood.
Environmental
Not listed in CITES. Believed available from well-managed sources. Check certification status with suppliers.
Distribution
Eastern USA and Canada.
The tree
A large tree attaining a height of 37m or more, and a diameter of 2m or more.
The timber
The sapwood is white, and in second-growth trees, very wide; the heartwood is variable in colour, ranging from olive green to yellow or brown, and may be streaked with steel-blue. The annual growth terminates in a white band of parenchyma giving a subdued figure to longitudinal surfaces. The wood is' straight-grained. fine-textured, fairly soft and light in weight about 510 kg/m³ when dried.
Drying
Dries easily and well, with little degrade.
Strength
Similar to idigbo (Terminalia ivorensis) in general strength properties.
Working qualities
Good - Easy to work, and finishes to a fine, smooth surface Takes nails without tending to split, glues well, can be stained polished or painted, and holds hard enamel finishes excellently.
Suppliers |
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A C Timber Solutions Ltd
Ely |
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Brooks Bros (UK) Limited
Maldon |
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Capricorn Eco Timber
Stafford |
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Chadwicks (Mowbray Drive) Limited
Blackpool |
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Champion, A W Limited
New Malden |
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E O Burton & Co Limited
Brentwood |
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Enfield Speciality Doors
Enfield |
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English Woodlands Timber Ltd
Midhurst |
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Gilmour & Aitken
Alexandria |
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Harlow Bros Limited
Loughborough |
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International Timber
Manchester |
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iWood Timber Ltd
Stafford |
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James Latham plc
Hemel Hempstead |
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Morgan Timber
Rochester |
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NHG Timber Limited
Croydon |
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Ramsay Timber Limited
Wigan |
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Timber Focus
Manchester |
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Timbmet
Stanford in the Vale |
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W. L. West & Sons Ltd
Petworth |
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Suppliers |
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W. L. West & Sons Ltd
Petworth |
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Timbmet
Stanford in the Vale |
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Timber Focus
Manchester |
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Ramsay Timber Limited
Wigan |
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NHG Timber Limited
Croydon |
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Morgan Timber
Rochester |
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James Latham plc
Hemel Hempstead |
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iWood Timber Ltd
Stafford |
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International Timber
Manchester |
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Harlow Bros Limited
Loughborough |
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Gilmour & Aitken
Alexandria |
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English Woodlands Timber Ltd
Midhurst |
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Enfield Speciality Doors
Enfield |
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E O Burton & Co Limited
Brentwood |
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Champion, A W Limited
New Malden |
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Chadwicks (Mowbray Drive) Limited
Blackpool |
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Capricorn Eco Timber
Stafford |
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Brooks Bros (UK) Limited
Maldon |
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A C Timber Solutions Ltd
Ely |
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