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      Populus balsamifera |
    Balsam Poplar ( Cottonwood ) |
       Deciduous Tree |
HEIGHT: | 30 - 50 feet | SPREAD: | 10 - 20 feet | DISTINCTIONS: | Rapidly growing tree; tolerates wet soil; a tree of Alaska's interior forests and river valleys; similar to black cottonwood; leaves are shiny green above and pale to green below; seed capsules are pointed and break into two parts. | LIMITATIONS: | Messy, drops twigs; cottony seeds on females; spreads by root suckers; weak wooded, susceptible to breakage. | HARDINESS: | INT, N, SC, SE, W (Zone 1) | ORIGIN: | Northern United States and Canada | CULTIVARS: | | _____________________________ Back to List | The information for this Deciduous Tree (228) was last updated on: 2011-01-11 18:50:56 |
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