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Although the wood from Populus is known as poplar wood, a common high-quality hardwood "poplar" with a greenish colour is actually from an unrelated genus Liriodendron. Populus wood is a lighter, more porous material. Its flexibility and close grain make it suitable for a number of applications, similar to those of willow.
Populus section Populus, of the Populus (poplar) genus, includes the aspen trees and the white poplar Populus alba. [2] The five typical aspens are all native to cold regions with cool summers, in the north of the Northern Hemisphere , extending south at high altitudes in the mountains.
Populus, the plant genus which includes most poplars, as well as aspen and cottonwood Black poplar (Populus nigra) Carolina or Canadian poplar, Populus × canadensis; Grey poplar (Populus × canescens) White poplar. Populus alba, native to Eurasia; Populus grandidentata, bigtooth aspen; Populus tremuloides, American aspen
Populus balsamifera (balsam poplar) [130] Thrives on flood plains, but also grows on upland. The light wood is used for pulp and lightweight construction. Uses: timber; pulpwood. [131] The eastern Midwest, the Mid-Atlantic and New England
Populus deltoides, the eastern cottonwood [2] or necklace poplar, [3] is a species of cottonwood poplar native to North America, growing throughout the eastern, central, and southwestern United States as well as the southern Canadian prairies, the southernmost part of eastern Canada, and northeastern Mexico.
Many of the cottonwoods grown commercially are the hybrid of eastern cottonwood and black poplar, Populus × canadensis (hybrid black poplar or Carolina poplar). Cottonwood bark is often a favorite medium for artisans. The bark, which is usually harvested in the fall after a tree's death, is generally very soft and easy to carve.
The balsam poplars (Populus sect. Tacamahaca) are a group of about 10 species of poplars, indigenous to North America and eastern Asia, distinguished by the balsam scent of their buds, the whitish undersides of their leaves, and the leaf petiole being round (not flattened) in cross-section.
The hybrid with Populus alba (white poplar), known as grey poplar, Populus × canescens, is widely found in Europe and central Asia. Hybrids with several other aspens have also been bred at forestry research institutes in order to find trees with greater timber production and disease resistance (e.g. P. tremula × P. tremuloides , bred in ...