How fast does a balsam poplar grow?

Plant Characteristics

Where is balsam poplar native to?

The range of balsam poplar spans coast to coast in Canada, and grows everywhere in Ontario except on the northernmost fringe near Hudson Bay. It is one of the hardiest deciduous trees in Canada.

What is balsam poplar good for?

Balsam poplar wood is used to make pulpwood, lumber, veneer, high-grade paper and particle board. It can also be used to make boxes and crates. The short, fine fibres are used in tissues and other paper products.

How long does a balsam poplar live?

70 years old
Balsam poplars can live to 70 years old or more, their bark changing from a brownish-green when they? re younger to a scaly grey in old age. Firewood from a healthy tree does not crackle and produces clean smoke.

How big do balsam poplar trees grow?

Growth and Yield -Large balsam poplar throughout much of the range may be 90 to 180 cm (35 to 71 in) in diameter and 23 to 30 in (75 to 100 ft) in height (44). In the northern part of the range, this species is frequently the largest tree in 80- to 100-year-old stands.

Are poplar and balsam the same?

Populus balsamifera, commonly called balsam poplar, bam, bamtree, eastern balsam-poplar, hackmatack, tacamahac poplar, tacamahaca, is a tree species in the balsam poplar species group in the poplar genus, Populus.

What animals eat balsam poplar?

Moose, deer, elk, and other animals browse on balsam poplar stem material but eat little foliage (3). Stems as large as 5 cm (2 in) d.b.h. may be broken by moose and the tops browsed.

What is the difference between an aspen and a poplar tree?

Quaking aspen has smaller heart-shaped to circular (orbicular) leaves with fine (serrate) teeth on the edges. Balsam poplar leaves are quite variable across its range but in general they are egg-shaped (ovate) or more narrowly spear-shaped (lanceolate) with very small teeth along the leaf margin.

How long do cottonwood trees drop their seeds?

How long do cottonwood trees shed cotton? Cottonwood seeds are fully grown and ready to fall in late April or early May and then wrap up the shedding process by June or July at the latest.

What tree looks like a cottonwood?

Relatives of cottonwood include the White Poplar, Black Poplar, European Aspen and Chinese Necklace Poplar of Europe and Asia, and the Balsam Poplar, Bigtooth Aspen and Quaking Aspen of North America.

How tall do poplars get?

between 50 and 165 feet
Poplar Tree Care One of the most important poplar tree facts is the sheer size of the tree. It rises to between 50 and 165 feet (15-50 m.) high with a trunk diameter of up to 8 feet (2 m.).