Poplar

Type: Hardwood
Family: Salicaceae
Origin: Europe, North-America, the Near East, South-Africa, Australia, East-Asia and Japan
Colour: Poplar can have a multitude of colour variations, from white to light brown, sometimes yellow and white, and grey

ish to reddish, and red/brown
Characteristics: Poplar is a very neutral wood type, yet with many natural structural differences and shades
Structure: Plexwood - Poplar is composed of end grain wood and wood with the grain, glued cross-wise
Streng

th and dimension stability: Because of the use of cross-glued veneers the surface of the wood is generally stronger than solid wood of the same dimension and weight, and moreover, the dimension stability is also higher
Hardness: Janka hardness scale ra

ting for Plexwood - Poplar is 2783 N (measured by the SHR RC 2115, according to ISO 3350, 1975 08 01)