I'll be giving this a try in the next week or so. Bought my house in December 2023 and hope to have a new EPA stove in the house in the next couple of months. I'll let you know how it works on green cherry, poplar, and oak by September/October.
No need to kiln dry the poplar.. It will dry without any help over the summer. Poplar isn't dense, it will season in 2 months...