Black Cottonwood
Also known as Black Cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa)
Populus trichocarpa, the black cottonwood, western balsam-poplar or California poplar, is a deciduous broadleaf tree species native to western North America. It is used for timber, and is notable as a model organism in plant biology. The tree is notable for the seed-carrying cottony fluff it releases into the air each spring.
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Research Mentions
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Yeast species interactions and composition modulate leaf rust sever...
The wild black cottonwood trees lining Pacific Northwest rivers and riparian trails are silently ...
Trees use a hormone switch to soften wood under stress
The leaning trunk or wind-bent branch in your yard is quietly rewriting its own wood chemistry in...
Verified black cottonwood spotted growing in British Columbia town
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Five new root bacteria genomes mapped from poplar trees
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