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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.
The Illinois List of Endangered and Threatened Species is reviewed about every five years by the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board (ESPB). [1] To date it has evaluated only plants and animals of the US state of Illinois, not fungi, algae, or other forms of life; species that occur in Illinois which are listed as endangered or threatened by the U.S. federal government under the ...
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
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.
White poplar is a common name used to refer to several trees in the genus Populus, including: Populus alba, native to Eurasia; Populus grandidentata, bigtooth aspen; Populus tremuloides, American aspen; Populus tomentosa, Chinese white poplar
Populus tremuloides is a deciduous tree native to cooler areas of North America, one of several species referred to by the common name aspen. It is commonly called quaking aspen , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] trembling aspen , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] American aspen , [ 3 ] mountain or golden aspen , [ 5 ] trembling poplar , [ 5 ] white poplar , [ 5 ] and popple , [ 5 ...