Black Cottonwood, Balsam Poplar
Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa
Synonym: Populus trichocarpa
A black cotton wood in late winter showing its form. The leaf buds on this speciman are already swelling in preparation for new leaves in early April. Photographed at the Deschutes Rive rState Recreation Area near the mouth of the Deschutes River...................February 11, 2012.
The photo above shows the leaf shapes of leaves
of black cottonwood from SnowKing SnowPark along Rd #82on the southeastern slopes
of Mt. Adams..............August 25, 2005. The upper leaf surface is
shown in the middle.
The photo above shows the lighter colored lower
leaf blade surface of black cottonwood from SnowKing SnowPark along Rd #82on
the southeastern slopes of Mt. Adams..............August 25, 2005.
Paul Slichter