potential source for poplar wood?

[ChinnyMom]

hey all,

last year my dad cut down his ginormous poplar tree and saved a lot of it stacked up in his backyard. it was under snow all winter. this tree has never had pesticides on it (we planted it when we moved into the house in 1983). the branches on top of the pile look a little yucky on the ends, but the middle of them seem ok. the slabs from the trunk look good.

would it be safe to use branches and slabs from the trunk as chew toys and shelves, even though they've been outside and under snow? i'd do the scrub/boil/bake of course.

 

[ChinnyMom]

i've noticed quite a few people have viewed this thread, but no responses. anyone able to confirm if the branches and slabs from this tree would be good/safe for Rhino?

 

[annm13339]

im not sure about after its been sitting but its on the safe wood list as far as i could see! i did a little bit of searching around and thats all i could find. my guess would be as long as there is no bugs or mold or anything like that on it then it should be ok as long as its pretreated for your chin *i means the cleaning and baking*