{"id":16356,"date":"2015-09-19T20:30:26","date_gmt":"2015-09-20T01:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/?page_id=16356"},"modified":"2019-11-09T17:06:17","modified_gmt":"2019-11-09T22:06:17","slug":"poplar-cottonwood-and-aspen-whats-what","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/poplar-cottonwood-and-aspen-whats-what\/","title":{"rendered":"Poplar, Cottonwood, and Aspen: What&#8217;s What?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"16356\" class=\"elementor elementor-16356\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0698fe4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0698fe4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-958bb25\" data-id=\"958bb25\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-465925a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"465925a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>by Eric Meier<\/strong><\/p><p>In the United States, the term \u201cpoplar\u201d almost always refers to a specific wood species:\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/poplar\/\">Liriodendron tulipifera.<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>Other common names for this wood include yellow poplar, American tulipwood, or tulip poplar.\u00a0The only problem with referring to\u00a0this species as \u201cpoplar\u201d is that\u2014botanically speaking\u2014it isn\u2019t actually a type of poplar. That title properly belongs to a genus of trees appropriately named\u00a0<em>Populus.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dc87442 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dc87442\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23c403b\" data-id=\"23c403b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3a6787 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3a6787\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- 2019-inline-article-elementor -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3550840598661096\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6514411072\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cc3739d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cc3739d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6219004\" data-id=\"6219004\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa9b900 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa9b900\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Types of poplar<\/h2>\n<strong>Liriodendron genus\u00a0<\/strong>(not closely related to true poplars, it\u2019s actually from the Magnoliaceae family, and is technically closer in relation to the various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/southern-magnolia\/\">magnolia<\/a> species)\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_23327\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23327\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/poplar\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-banner wp-image-23327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/liriodendron-tulipifera-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"Yellow poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera)\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23327\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yellow poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\nAlso referred to by the following names: tulip poplar, American tulipwood, or simply \u201cpoplar\u201d (in North America).\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd05ee9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd05ee9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b84fde0\" data-id=\"b84fde0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f873d13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f873d13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Populus genus<\/strong>\u00a0(this contains true poplars, as well as related trees such as cottonwood and aspen)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d1bee4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d1bee4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1bedee\" data-id=\"d1bedee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16f8026 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16f8026\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_23328\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23328\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/white-poplar\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-banner wp-image-23328\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/populus-alba-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"White poplar (Populus alba)\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23328\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">White poplar (Populus alba)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aba15ab\" data-id=\"aba15ab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49c567f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49c567f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_23329\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23329\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-banner wp-image-23329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/populus-angustifolia-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"Narrowleaf cottonwood (Populus angustifolia)\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23329\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Narrowleaf cottonwood (Populus angustifolia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c33188d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c33188d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc7e28f\" data-id=\"bc7e28f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ccf09c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ccf09c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_23330\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23330\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/balsam-poplar\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-banner wp-image-23330\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/populus-balsamifera-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"Balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera)\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23330\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf630dd\" data-id=\"cf630dd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2cc59e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2cc59e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_23331\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23331\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/eastern-cottonwood\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-banner wp-image-23331\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/populus-deltoides-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"Eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides)\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23331\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-904cea7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"904cea7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d5a497\" data-id=\"5d5a497\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5414693 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5414693\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_23332\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23332\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-banner wp-image-23332\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/populus-fremontii-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"Fremont poplar (Populus fremontii)\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fremont poplar (Populus fremontii)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-291fa24\" data-id=\"291fa24\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08f254e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08f254e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_23333\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23333\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/bigtooth-aspen\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-banner wp-image-23333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/populus-grandidentata-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"Bigtooth aspen (Populus grandidentata)\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23333\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bigtooth aspen (Populus grandidentata)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2aad29d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2aad29d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc54c0a\" data-id=\"cc54c0a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-896c60d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"896c60d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_23334\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23334\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-banner wp-image-23334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/populus-heterophylla-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"Swamp cottonwood (Populus heterophylla)\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23334\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Swamp cottonwood (Populus heterophylla)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cd4363\" data-id=\"5cd4363\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50957d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50957d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_23335\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23335\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/black-poplar\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-banner wp-image-23335\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/populus-nigra-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"Black poplar (Populus nigra)\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23335\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Black poplar (Populus nigra)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d5ec84 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d5ec84\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f0a85a\" data-id=\"4f0a85a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6058708 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6058708\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_23336\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23336\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/european-aspen\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-banner wp-image-23336\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/populus-tremula-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"European aspen (Populus tremula)\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23336\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">European aspen (Populus tremula)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c61c01d\" data-id=\"c61c01d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b22a3c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b22a3c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_23337\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23337\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/quaking-aspen\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-banner wp-image-23337\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/populus-tremuloides-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"Quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides)\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23337\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2da5064 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2da5064\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0b71c7\" data-id=\"f0b71c7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e278fc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e278fc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_23338\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23338\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/black-cottonwood\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-banner wp-image-23338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/populus-trichocarpa-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"Black cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa)\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23338\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Black cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf21275\" data-id=\"bf21275\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fcbeb63 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fcbeb63\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34a6cfa\" data-id=\"34a6cfa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cf375c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cf375c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Characteristics of poplar wood<\/h2><p>Regardless of the genus, all poplar woods (true or otherwise) have a few similarities.<\/p><ul><li>They are all relatively lightweight and soft (as a matter of fact,\u00a0<em>Populus<\/em>\u00a0species rank among the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/top-ten-softest-woods\/\">very softest woods in the world<\/a>).<\/li><li>They all have relatively small pores which finish to a smooth texture without the need for pore fillers.<\/li><li>Most of these trees grow quite large and furnish wide, clear boards.<\/li><li>Anatomically, they are all diffuse (or semi-diffuse) porous hardwoods.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e7062c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e7062c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5d4b2a\" data-id=\"a5d4b2a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad4478c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad4478c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Yellow poplar vs Populus genus<\/span><\/h2>\n<strong>Color:<\/strong> Yellow poplar <em>(Liriodendron tulipifera)<\/em>\u00a0generally has a green\/olive cast to certain portions of the wood. This can sometimes be\u00a0enough of an indicator to separate it from other\u00a0<em>Populus<\/em>\u00a0species, but to ensure separation, a closer look at the endgrain is needed.\n\n<strong>Rays:<\/strong> A helpful key in differentiating these two genera is in the rays. Yellow Poplar will have comparatively large rays that can even give the wood a modest amount of ray fleck on quartersawn surfaces. By contrast, <em>Populus<\/em>\u00a0genus species will have very narrow rays that are invisible with the naked eye, and just barely visible at 10x magnification.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d6a69c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d6a69c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-309d46e\" data-id=\"309d46e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d943b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d943b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_5439\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5439\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/yellow-poplar-endgrain-zoom.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/yellow-poplar-endgrain-zoom-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"Yellow Poplar (endgrain 10x)\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/yellow-poplar-endgrain-zoom-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/yellow-poplar-endgrain-zoom-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/yellow-poplar-endgrain-zoom-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/yellow-poplar-endgrain-zoom.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5439\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Upon closer inspection (10x) of the endgrain of yellow poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera), the rays are nearly the same width as the pores.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a62103\" data-id=\"8a62103\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfa071e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfa071e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_16376\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16376\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/white-poplar-endgrain-zoom-gw.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/white-poplar-endgrain-zoom-gw-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"White Poplar (endgrain 10x)\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/white-poplar-endgrain-zoom-gw-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/white-poplar-endgrain-zoom-gw-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/white-poplar-endgrain-zoom-gw-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/white-poplar-endgrain-zoom-gw-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/white-poplar-endgrain-zoom-gw.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16376\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The rays of white poplar (Populus alba) are more subdued and aren\u2019t quite as wide as the pores\u2014as is typical in most Populus species.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20a691e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20a691e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-107e73c\" data-id=\"107e73c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2e7dd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2e7dd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Noded rays:<\/strong> Another characteristic of yellow poplar <em>(Liriodendron tulipifera)<\/em> is that the rays are noded. What this means is that whenever a ray crosses a growth ring line, it gets slightly wider and has a flared appearance. <em>Populus<\/em> genus woods will generally have rays of a uniform width throughout their entire length.\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_9012\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9012\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/yellow-poplar-endgrain-zoom-20x.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-9012\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/yellow-poplar-endgrain-zoom-20x-400x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/yellow-poplar-endgrain-zoom-20x-400x200.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/yellow-poplar-endgrain-zoom-20x-200x100.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/yellow-poplar-endgrain-zoom-20x-60x30.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/yellow-poplar-endgrain-zoom-20x.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9012\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In this view of Yellow Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera), the noded rays are subtly visible. (20\u00d7)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-964424e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"964424e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2009db7\" data-id=\"2009db7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fa333d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fa333d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- 2019-inline-article-elementor -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3550840598661096\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6514411072\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cfa337f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cfa337f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e94ea7c\" data-id=\"e94ea7c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dcdd05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0dcdd05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Populus species identification<\/h2>\nFor identification purposes, <em>Populus<\/em> species can be divided into two main groups: cottonwood (including poplars), and aspen. Species in the cottonwood group have a foul odor when wet, have slightly larger earlywood pores (edging toward semi-ring-porous), are coarser textured, have less natural luster, and are darker in color\u2014never the stark white color found in some pieces of aspen.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff314e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ff314e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a395c10\" data-id=\"a395c10\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ba9131 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ba9131\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Cottonwood group (Populus genus)<\/h3><figure id=\"attachment_23331\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23331\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/populus-deltoides.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-banner wp-image-23331\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/populus-deltoides-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"Eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides)\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23331\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides)<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure id=\"attachment_6477\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6477\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/eastern-cottonwood-endgrain-zoom.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6477\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/eastern-cottonwood-endgrain-zoom-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"Eastern Cottonwood (endgrain 10x)\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/eastern-cottonwood-endgrain-zoom-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/eastern-cottonwood-endgrain-zoom-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/eastern-cottonwood-endgrain-zoom-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/eastern-cottonwood-endgrain-zoom.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6477\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eastern cottonwood (endgrain 10x)<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><strong>Included species:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/white-poplar\/\"><strong>White poplar<\/strong>\u00a0(Populus alba)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/balsam-poplar\/\"><strong>Balsam poplar<\/strong>\u00a0(Populus balsamifera)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/eastern-cottonwood\/\"><strong>Eastern cottonwood<\/strong>\u00a0(Populus deltoides)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/black-poplar\/\"><strong>Black poplar<\/strong>\u00a0(Populus nigra)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/black-cottonwood\/\"><strong>Black cottonwood<\/strong>\u00a0(Populus trichocarpa)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Characteristics:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Larger earlywood pores<\/li><li>Heartwood grayish brown<\/li><li>Foul odor when green<\/li><li>Coarser texture (when compared to aspens)<\/li><li>Low natural luster<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Lookalikes:<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/black-willow\/\">Willow <em>(Salix spp.)<\/em><\/a> Separation is tenuous, and is based on color. Willows tend to be\u00a0more reddish brown, while cottonwood\u00a0<em>Populus<\/em>\u00a0species tend to be more of\u00a0a grayish brown.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_7137\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7137\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/black-willow-s.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7137\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/black-willow-s-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"Black Willow (Salix nigra)\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/black-willow-s-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/black-willow-s-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/black-willow-s-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/black-willow-s.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7137\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Black willow (Salix nigra)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e5f9fe\" data-id=\"1e5f9fe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acfcb87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acfcb87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Aspen group (Populus genus)<\/h3><figure id=\"attachment_23337\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23337\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/populus-tremuloides.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-banner wp-image-23337\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/populus-tremuloides-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"Quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides)\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23337\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides)<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure id=\"attachment_16414\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16414\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/quaking-aspen-ez.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16414\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/quaking-aspen-ez-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"Quaking Aspen (endgrain 10x)\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/quaking-aspen-ez-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/quaking-aspen-ez-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/quaking-aspen-ez-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/quaking-aspen-ez-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/quaking-aspen-ez.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16414\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Quaking aspen (endgrain 10x)<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><strong>Included species:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/bigtooth-aspen\/\"><strong>Bigtooth aspen<\/strong>\u00a0(Populus\u00a0grandidentata)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/european-aspen\/\"><strong>European aspen<\/strong>\u00a0(Populus tremula)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/quaking-aspen\/\"><strong>Quaking aspen<\/strong>\u00a0(Populus tremuloides)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Characteristics:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Smaller earlywood pores<\/li><li>Heartwood\u00a0generally paler in color<\/li><li>Little\u00a0noticeable scent, even when wet<\/li><li>Medium\u00a0texture (when compared to cottonwoods)<\/li><li>Moderate\u00a0natural luster<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Lookalikes:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/basswood\/\">Basswood <em>(Tilia americana)<\/em><\/a> The pale color and light weight closely matches aspen. However, as with distinguishing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/poplar\/\">yellow poplar <em>(Liriodendron tulipifera)<\/em><\/a>\u00a0from <em>Populus<\/em> species, the difference can be seen in the rays when looking closely at the endgrain. The rays of Basswood are much more pronounced than aspen, and are also noded at the growth ring boundaries.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_5556\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5556\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/basswood-endgrain-zoom.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5556\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/basswood-endgrain-zoom-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"Basswood (endgrain 10x)\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/basswood-endgrain-zoom-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/basswood-endgrain-zoom-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/basswood-endgrain-zoom-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/basswood-endgrain-zoom.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5556\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Basswood (endgrain 10x)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d53d23 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d53d23\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e76e44\" data-id=\"6e76e44\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5727f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5727f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Get the hard copy<\/h2>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/book\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-20824\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/wood-book-standup.jpg\" alt=\"wood-book-standup\" width=\"300\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/wood-book-standup.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/wood-book-standup-225x299.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>If you\u2019re interested in getting all that makes\u00a0<em>The Wood Database<\/em>\u00a0unique distilled into a single, real-world resource, there\u2019s the book that\u2019s based on the website\u2014the Amazon.com best-seller,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/book\/\">WOOD! Identifying and Using Hundreds of Woods Worldwide<\/a><\/strong>. It contains many of the most popular articles found on this website, as well as hundreds of wood profiles\u2014laid out with the same clarity and convenience of the website\u2014packaged in a shop-friendly hardcover book.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Eric Meier In the United States, the term \u201cpoplar\u201d almost always refers to a specific wood species:\u00a0Liriodendron tulipifera.\u00a0Other common names for this wood include yellow poplar, American tulipwood, or tulip poplar.\u00a0The only problem with referring to\u00a0this species as \u201cpoplar\u201d is that\u2014botanically speaking\u2014it isn\u2019t actually a type of poplar. 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