Species

Populus trichocarpa

Common Name(s)

western balsam poplar

Family

Salicaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Trees & Shrubs

Similar Taxa

Suckers few; young shoots angled; petiole and lamina veins glabrose or nearly so; plants male.One year old shoots brown; leaves green when unfolding; lamina veins green above.

Flower Colours

Red / Pink

Year Naturalised

1988

Origin

N. America

This page last updated on 18 Jan 2010