Carburn Park Giant Poplar
Balsam Poplar (Populus balsamifera)
Balsam Poplar
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This is one of the largest Poplars every recorded worldwide! It's location right beside the river provides it with the moisture it needed to grow to such a size. Don’t scrape yourself up on the wire trying to measure it. I did it so you don’t have to!
- Species
- Balsam Poplar
- Scientific name
- Populus balsamifera
- Area
- Alberta
- Circumference
- 5.24 m
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Significance
This is one of the largest Poplars every recorded worldwide! It's location right beside the river provides it with the moisture it needed to grow to such a size. Don’t scrape yourself up on the wire trying to measure it. I did it so you don’t have to!
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