Poplar (Fig. 253) obtained from various species, is a very soft, light wood of limited use in building and furniture making; but found to be suitable for sugar and flour barrels, cracker boxes, crates, and certain articles of woodenware.

Fig. 253. Poplar, American Aspen (Populus tremuloides, Willow Family, Salicaceoe). Leafy branch, 1/3. Leaf. Staminate flower cluster. Pistillate flower cluster. Pistillate flower. Seed. (Britton and Brown.) Tree about 30 m. tall; leaves with stalk flattened at right angles to the blade; flowers greenish; fruit dry. Native home, Northern North America.

Fig. 253.-Poplar, American Aspen (Populus tremuloides, Willow Family, Salicaceoe). Leafy branch, 1/3. Leaf. Staminate flower-cluster. Pistillate flower-cluster. Pistillate flower. Seed. (Britton and Brown.)-Tree about 30 m. tall; leaves with stalk flattened at right angles to the blade; flowers greenish; fruit dry. Native home, Northern North America.