Tree Bark House Siding

As a forest product poplar bark brings unique design integrity to mountain structures.

Tree bark house siding.

The siding traditionally was used on churches and inns and now it s on resort homes and even commercial buildings. Poplar bark siding is a natural alternative siding material that can last up to 50 years. Bark siding bark siding dates back to the ancient indians who used natural bark from the american chestnut tree which is virtually extinct now to clad their homes and other buildings. The making of the bark shingles starts in the woods with the cutting of the poplar tree.

Without paint or stain there s no chemical runoff ever. Bark house poplar bark siding is crafted from the peeled bark of tulip poplar trees liriodendron tulipifera. Bark house poplar bark siding and wall tiles are manufactured from the peeled bark of tulip poplar trees liriodendron tulipifera. The bark is flattened and carefully stacked to prevent curling.

Some of these same buildings still have that chestnut bark. Nc bark siding from poplar trees in the appalachian mountains. What is bark siding. The bark which is historically a waste product in lumber operations is harvested to become exterior siding or interior wall tiles before the logs reach the mill.

At barkclad our natural bark siding is from poplar and is hand peeled dried in a certified kiln hand cut on site stacked loaded and shipped for delivery within a 1 week period or less to maintain the exceptional natural integrity of the bark. As soon as a tree falls the bark is loosened from the trunk and brought to the lumber company to process.