Populus balsamifera

Photo: Populus balsamifera.
Photo: Populus balsamifera 0.

Dried leaf buds - just in case somebody is still trying to sell fluffy poplar sweepings as "balm of gilead" buds. That's fluff, this is the real thing. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Processed. 2005-09-28.
Photo: Populus balsamifera 1.
Photo: Populus balsamifera 1.

'Hortensis'. Tree. Botanical garden Kumpula, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2006-08-19.
Photo: Populus balsamifera 2.
Photo: Populus balsamifera 2.

'Hortensis'. Leaf. Botanical garden Kumpula, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2006-08-19.
Photo: Populus balsamifera 3.
Photo: Populus balsamifera 3.

'Hortensis'. Leaf. Botanical garden Kumpula, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2006-08-19.
Photo: Populus balsamifera 4.
Photo: Populus balsamifera 4.

'Hortensis'. Trunk. Botanical garden Kumpula, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2006-08-19.