Salicaceae FAMILY

Populus tremuloides

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Populus tremuloides is a deciduous tree that can grow up to 20.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeN. America - Alaska to Newfoundland, south to Mexico.

HabitatA pioneer species of old fields, logged or burnt land, it is found in a range of soils from shallow, rocky or clay soils to rich sandy ones. It grows best in rich porous soils with plenty of lime[ 229 Title The Complete Trees of N. America. Field Guide and Natural History. Publication Author Elias. T. Publisher Van Nostrand Reinhold Co. Year 1980 ISBN 0442238622 Description A very good concise guide. Gives habitats, good descriptions, maps showing distribution and a few of the uses. It also includes the many shrubs that occasionally reach tree proportions. ]