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Balsam Poplar (Populus x gileadensis)

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Also know as Balm of Gilead, this is one of the most confusing group of trees. It is known as Balsam poplar because of the powerful smell emitted by the fat sticky buds in spring that can be smelt from quite a distance. A very fast growing, often planted tree, it has a small neat crown. It has greyish cracked bark and its stout twigs are hairy and slightly angled. The leaves are pale green above and yellowish below. The are hairy on the veins below and ace of cards shaped. It is a hybrid and has no male catkins, only long female ones. It reproduces by suckering. Picture taken near Ampthill 15 April 2006.

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17th Apr 2006 by Diane Earl

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Biology, Science

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Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 4+

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plant flower leaf catkins tree widlife

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