Characteristics of poplar: Compared with birch, poplar is lighter and softer, generally a little "coquettish" and has a bad taste. Poplar is light in weight, high in strength and good in elasticity, and its fibers are not only quite long, but also very high in content. In addition, poplar is very convenient to process. Because it has so many advantages, it is widely used, which makes many countries and regions in the world regard it as a very important industrial raw material.

Fast-growing and high-yield tree species have the characteristics of wide adaptability, long annual growth period and fast production speed. They are widely planted in the north and south of China and are rich in poplar resources. It is not Su Yang, Da Ye Yang, Populus euphratica, etc. Launched in this century. Poplar often has a "coquettish taste", which is lighter and softer than birch. On the other hand, birch has a slight fragrance and often has very fine brown-black water stains. This is the difference between the two.

Benefits of poplar:

1, poplar sawn timber. Poplar wood is tough, with high mechanical strength and strong corrosion resistance; Moderate hardness and strength, suitable for carving, and can be adapted to general relief carving;

2. The sapwood of poplar is clearly distinguished, especially boxwood, with dark yellow sapwood and dark purple-gray heartwood;

3. Poplar has clear texture, smooth plane and beautiful chords. Wood can be shaped, carved, polished and painted, and it can make exquisite painted crafts.

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Advantages of poplar furniture:

1, from the perspective of wood, poplar furniture has good performance, high corrosion resistance, tough wood and good endurance, which is more suitable for carving, can adapt to the general relief carving and is very beautiful;

2. heartwood and sapwood. Its heartwood and sapwood are obvious, sapwood is dark yellow, heartwood is dark purple gray;

3. Poplar furniture Poplar is barrier-free on wood grain, with clear texture and strong aesthetic feeling. Suitable for display, with high ornamental value and collection value. In our country, poplar furniture is mainly Ming style, with simple, smooth and generous shape.

Disadvantages of poplar furniture:

1. First of all, boxwood includes new boxwood and old boxwood. The new boxwood is prone to insects, serious shrinkage and easy deformation. Old boxwood has some shortcomings, such as old bug eyes, old cracks, old mortises and so on;

2. Boxwood is not easy to dry. If it is not dried properly, the consequences will be very serious. It will lead to cracking and deformation of poplar furniture and so on. At present, many merchants in the market are not strict in the production process, which leads to serious problems in the later maintenance of furniture and directly affects the use of poplar furniture.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Poplar Wood (Poplar Wood of Poplar in Salicaceae)