Kinsmen Giant Poplar
Balsam Poplar (Populus balsamifera)
Balsam Poplar
About this verified tree
This is the largest Balsam Poplar ever masured in the North Saskatchewan River valley. Unfortunately it is now dead, and the top branches have all fallen as of May 2026. The tree is now a straight pole in the sky and a reminent of what it once was.
- Species
- Balsam Poplar
- Scientific name
- Populus balsamifera
- Area
- Alberta
- Circumference
- 4.01 m
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Significance
This is the largest Balsam Poplar ever masured in the North Saskatchewan River valley. Unfortunately it is now dead, and the top branches have all fallen as of May 2026. The tree is now a straight pole in the sky and a reminent of what it once was.
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