Downtown Multi-Trunked Balsam Poplar (Large Poplar in Ravine)
Balsam Poplar (Populus balsamifera)
Balsam Poplar
About this verified tree
Good sample of species in the region Survivor of adverse condition Unusual shape - including burls Unusual growing location It is one of the only large trees left on this part of the bank and must date back to the early days of Edmonton. The way this large old tree hangs off the bank has formed the Canopy in a different way than most poplars.
- Species
- Balsam Poplar
- Scientific name
- Populus balsamifera
- Area
- Alberta
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Good sample of species in the region Survivor of adverse condition Unusual shape - including burls Unusual growing location It is one of the only large trees left on this part of the bank and must date back to the early days of Edmonton. The way this large old tree hangs off the bank has formed the Canopy in a different way than most poplars.
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