Experimental drying tests were conducted for poplar rotary veneer with thickness of 1 01 mm and 2 02 mm by jet dryer under ordinary conditions.Afterwords relevant drying time and veneer shrinkage were determined.Poplar varieties tested were Populus deltoides,P.×euramericana,P.cathayana,P.simonii,P.gansuensis,P.bolleana and P.hopeinsis. The veneers were also dried by roller dryer under conditions similar with the jet dryer to determine veneer deformation after drying.Testing results showed that drying speed of the veneers was decelerative and the drying curves were similar to parabolic.Initial moisture content of the veneers was between 80% and 240%,not distributing uniformly within the veneer sheets,especially in the case of wet heart wood existing,resulting great difference in veneer drying time.On the other hand,no remarkable variation among these 7 poplars varieties tested was found in conditions of veneer moisture content ranging from 60% to 10%.It was also observed that twist defect heavily existed in all testing veneers from the 7 poplars varieties after drying.But veneer deformation of P. bolleana and P.cathayana was comparatively smaller than that of the rest 5 poplars varieties tested.