July 14, 2023 ID That Tree: Balsam Poplar Purdue Extension Forestry & Natural Resources Strengthening lives and livelihoods.

Scientists have combined genetic analyses with new modeling approaches for the first time to help identify how well balsam poplar trees are adapted to handle climate change.

The team found the black cottonwood-balsam poplar stable hybrid lineage after analyzing the genetic makeup of 546 poplar tree cuttings collected along seven transects—or narrow swaths of ...

A new study from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science will pinpoint areas where balsam poplar trees will face the most significant risk in the face of a changing environment.