Populus - Poplar, Cottonwood or AspenThanks for reading Judson Carroll, Master Herbalist! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Twenty-three varieties of Populus have been found useful in Herbal Medicine; they go by various names: Populus alba - White Poplar, Populus angustifolia - Narrowleaf Cottonwood, Populus 'Balsam Spire', Populus balsamifera - Balsam Poplar, Populus ciliata - Himalayan Poplar, Populus deltoides - Eastern Cottonwood, Populus deltoides monilifera - Plains Cottonwood, Populus deltoides wislizenii - Rio Grande Cottonwood, Populus euphratica, Populus fremontii – Cottonwood, Populus grandidentata - Canadian Aspen, Populus heterophylla - Swamp Cottonwood, Populus maximowiczii – Doronoki, Populus nigra - Black Poplar, Populus pseudosimonii, Populus sieboldii - Japanese Aspen, Populus simonii, Populus tremula - Aspen Poplar, Populus tremuloides - American Aspen, Populus trichocarpa - Western Balsam Poplar, Populus x canadensis - Canadian Poplar, Populus x canescens - Grey Poplar, Populus x jackii - Balm Of Gilead
Wow! I learn something everyday from you! We use poplar wood for many of my husband’s woodworking projects because it’s fairly hard, but a little less expensive than oak or walnut. There are poplar trees all around our area, but we don’t have one on our property. Makes me want to plant one!
Yeah, me too! I don't have a good, local source for basswood for carving, and it is expensive online. So, I mainly use poplar, tulip poplar, white pine and cherry.
Carving? No, I try to keep the newsletter to herbal info and my books so I don't overwhelm folks. I have a lot of hobbies though. Maybe I can try to do a weekly update all about gardening, hunting, fishing, foraging, cooking, carving, drawing, playing music, etc. etc.
This was amazing info!
Thanks - always my pleasure!
Wow! I learn something everyday from you! We use poplar wood for many of my husband’s woodworking projects because it’s fairly hard, but a little less expensive than oak or walnut. There are poplar trees all around our area, but we don’t have one on our property. Makes me want to plant one!
Yeah, me too! I don't have a good, local source for basswood for carving, and it is expensive online. So, I mainly use poplar, tulip poplar, white pine and cherry.
Cherry -- that’s got a good hardness too. I bet it’s beautiful after being worked.
It is, and the bark is great for cough syrup!
Interesting! Have you written about this recently? I save ALL of your posts and I don’t remember one talking about that.
Carving? No, I try to keep the newsletter to herbal info and my books so I don't overwhelm folks. I have a lot of hobbies though. Maybe I can try to do a weekly update all about gardening, hunting, fishing, foraging, cooking, carving, drawing, playing music, etc. etc.