On Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at 9:36:20 AM UTC-7, Electric Comet wrote:
On Mon, 13 Jun 2016 17:35::11 --0700 (PDT) denise.c.adam@gmail. com wrote:

is poplar a strong enough wood to support a large granite

will you make your decision based on advice here or are you just
curious what advice you will get

A piece of poplar the size of a trunk can support an entire tree... which
weighs a ton more than a tabletop slab of rock.