. Common trees of New York. Trees; Trees. of New York 49 BALSAM POPLAR Populus balsamifera, Linnaeus The Balsam Poplar, also called Balm of Gilead, is a well-known tree of the Northwoods, where it reaches a height of 75 feet and a diameter of 3 feet. The leaves are alternate, simple, ovate, 3 to 6 inches 1 to 3 inches wide, lustrous dark green above, and toothed along mar- gin. The leaf-stalks are round and 1 to 2 inches long. The flowers appear in April before the leaves. The stami- nate are arranged in tassels 3 to 4 inches long and the pistillate in loose-flowered tas- sels 4 to 5 inches lo
. Common trees of New York. Trees; Trees. of New York 49 BALSAM POPLAR Populus balsamifera, Linnaeus The Balsam Poplar, also called Balm of Gilead, is a well-known tree of the Northwoods, where it reaches a height of 75 feet and a diameter of 3 feet. The leaves are alternate, simple, ovate, 3 to 6 inches 1 to 3 inches wide, lustrous dark green above, and toothed along mar- gin. The leaf-stalks are round and 1 to 2 inches long. The flowers appear in April before the leaves. The stami- nate are arranged in tassels 3 to 4 inches long and the pistillate in loose-flowered tas- sels 4 to 5 inches long. The fruit is a 2- valved capsule ar- ranged in drooping tassels 4 to 5 inches long. It matures from May to June. long, finely. BALSAM POPLAR One-third natural size. The bark on old trunks is thick, gray- ish, and roughened by shallow furrows and dark warty for- mations. The twigs are stout reddish-brown to greenish- gray. The buds are large, long-pointed, sticky, resin-coated and fragrant if crushed. The terminal bud is up to one inch long. The wood is light, soft, close-grained, light reddish- brown. The Balsam Poplar is a tree of the Northwoods. It is found from Newfoundland south to New York and west through Michigan to Colorado and Alaska. In New York it is common in the Adirondack region and across the north- ern part of the State, but less common southward to Dutch- ess county, the higher Catskills and westward to Wyoming and Niagara counties. Moist sites, river bottoms and borders of lakes are its favorite home. This tree grows rapidly and is easily propa- gated from cuttings. It is used locally for shelter Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Illick, Joseph S. (Joseph Simon), 1884-1967. Washington, D. C. , American Tree Association
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