Balsam Poplar
Populus balsamifera
Salicaceae or the Willow (Poplar) Family

 

 
  Leaves: Ovate to lanceolate; 3" to 6" long, 2" to 4" wide; pointed tip; rounded base; finely serrate margin; dark green above, paler beneath; petiole round, slender, long.

General: Some sources show this as native to extreme northeast Utah (confused with black cottonwood?); at any rate uncommon.

Landscape Use: Not planted and no cultivars available. Zones 2-5.

Comments & Limitations:

- Weak wood and/or branch structure.
- Prefers abundant water.

 

Range map from Digital Atlas of the Vascular Plants of Utah

 
   
                 
 
 
 
Leaves
Seed Pods
Crown
Landscape
 
                 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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Updated 8/15/2002