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Populus balsamifera, commonly called balsam poplar, [3] bam, [4] bamtree, [2] eastern balsam-poplar, [5] hackmatack, [2] tacamahac poplar, [2] tacamahaca, [2] is a tree species in the balsam poplar species group in the poplar genus, Populus. The genus name Populus is from the Latin for poplar, and the specific epithet balsamifera from Latin for ...
Populus trichocarpa, the black cottonwood, [1] western balsam-poplar [2] or California poplar, is a deciduous broadleaf tree species native to western North America. It is used for timber , and is notable as a model organism in plant biology .
The flowers and fruit are very much like those of the white poplar which is a relative of the aspens (Populus sect. Populus). Large western balsam poplar. The western balsam poplar, black cottonwood, or California poplar P. trichocarpa is native to western North America, from Alaska south to northern California. It is the largest species of ...
Populus section Tacamahaca – balsam poplars (North America, Asia; cool temperate) Populus angustifolia – willow-leaved poplar or narrowleaf cottonwood (central North America) Populus balsamifera – Balsam poplar (northern North America) (= P. candicans, P. tacamahaca) Populus cathayana – (northeast Asia) Populus ciliata – (Asia)
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
The taiga forests are mainly white spruce (Picea glauca), alaskan birch (Betula neoalaskana), balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera), and quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) in the warmer drier areas, and black spruce (Picea mariana), and american larch (Larix laricina) where it is marshier but the ecoregion also contains scrubby areas of dwarf birch (Betula nana) and riverbanks of willows ...
Populus × jackii (balm-of-Gilead, [1] bam bud, [2] bom-a-gilly [2]) is the hybrid between balsam poplar, Populus balsamifera, and the eastern cottonwood, Populus deltoides, occurring occasionally where the two parental species' ranges overlap.
It expanded to include a Go-Kart Track in 1979, a Golf Driving Range and used snow making machines. In 1981 Paskapoo hosted the World Cup Freestyle Event with 12,000 spectators. The Paskapoo Ski Hill became the site of Canada Olympic Park (COP) which was the primary venue for ski jumping, bobsleigh, and luge during the 1988 Winter Olympics.