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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A fragrant deciduous poplar tree, ''Populus balsamifer'' or ''Populus tac a ma haca'', which grows in swampy soils in northern U.S. and Canada. The balsam poplar has soft, straight-grain wood that is weak. It is mainly used for crates, excelsior, and pulpwood. Occasionally it is used for painted millwork. | + | A fragrant deciduous [[poplar]] tree, ''Populus balsamifer'' or ''Populus tac a ma haca'', which grows in swampy soils in northern U.S. and Canada. The balsam poplar has soft, straight-grain wood that is weak. It is mainly used for crates, excelsior, and pulpwood. Occasionally it is used for painted millwork. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Latest revision as of 12:09, 9 October 2020
Description
A fragrant deciduous Poplar tree, Populus balsamifer or Populus tac a ma haca, which grows in swampy soils in northern U.S. and Canada. The balsam poplar has soft, straight-grain wood that is weak. It is mainly used for crates, excelsior, and pulpwood. Occasionally it is used for painted millwork.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Populus balsamifer; Populus tac a ma hac; Ontario poplar; tacamahac; hackmatack
Resources and Citations
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 250
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
- Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "poplar" E[Accessed November 7, 2001].
- Gordon Hanlon, contributed information, 1998