balsam poplar

A poplar tree of northern North America (Populus balsamifera) having ovate leaves and large buds coated with a sticky, fragrant resin. Also called tacamahac.

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balsam poplar

(Plants) a poplar tree, Populus balsamifera, of NE North America, having resinous buds and broad heart-shaped leaves. See also tacamahac

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bal′sam pop′lar

a North American poplar, Populus balsamifera, having sticky resinous buds and shiny ovate leaves; tacamahac.

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balsam poplar - poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-shaped leaves

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poplar tree, poplar - any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins

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About a dozen tree species are found in these areas although the only ones to reach tree size are tamarack, white and black spruce, balsam poplar, quaking aspen and Alaska paper birch.

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As an illustration of the interaction of such efforts, Chester identifies the balsam poplar (Populus halsamifera) as the northernmost North American hardwood tree, and the range map accompanying her species account depicts general limits of where it is common (p.

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(12) Stands of bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa) grew on higher ground while islands of trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides) and balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera) dotted the open prairie (see Table 2).

Pioneers on the forest fringe: the wood economy of the Red River settlement in western Canada, 1812-1883

Rare species were alder, mountain ash, balsam poplar, and white pine (Table 5).

A novel method of performing moose browse surveys

Bear Mountain Wind Park is on a northwest- to southeast-oriented ridge at 920 to 970 m elevation in deciduous woodland dominated by Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides) with some Balsam Poplar (Populus balsamifera) and White Spruce (Picea glauca).

An update on the status of red bats, Lasiurus blossevillii and Lasiurus borealis, in British Columbia

There also stands with balsam poplar, a species for which there is little or no commercial market.

Sources of woody biomass for energy: hydroelectric, biomass, solar potential sparking local optimism

The objective of this research was to compare the papermaking properties of kraft and mechanical pulps derived from four hybrid poplars to the same properties of pulps derived from aspen and balsam poplar. All of the poplars were harvested in close proximity to each other.

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White spruce forests--quilted with black spruce, aspen, balsam poplar and birch and stitched with black pine--still cover the Yukon below the tree line.

Yukon gold: the far north holds the mother lode of big game, but sometimes it's best stave off success

Although sea buckthorn, white poplar and balsam poplar have all been planted to create shelter belts or stabilise this habitat, it is the mar ram grass that is the key on this coast.

Getting down to grass roots; The vital ingredient to keeping the dune system together

The larvae feed on a large number of host plants, including some trees that may be found in prairie gardens (trembling aspen, balsam poplar, white birch, wild cherry, green ash, Manitoba maple, apple, and mountain ash).

Insects in your garden: swallowtail butterflies

The average is also lower than those given for the cottonwoods: balsam poplar, black, and eastern, which have MOEs of 7,580 MPa, 8,760 MPa, and 9,450 MPa, respectively.

Selected properties of hybrid poplar clear wood and composite panels. (Composites and Manufactured Products)