Episode
427 - Balsam Poplar-Tree of the Far North
- Podcast
- Natural Connections
- Published
- May 21, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 415
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Summary
The shiny resin on balsam poplar buds turns to airborne molecules during spring leaf-out. Those molecules contain a myriad of chemicals that are useful to the tree -- and beneficial to us! Thriving in the far north -- farther than any other broadleaf tree in North America -- balsam poplar is poised to make drastic changes to the tundra as summer temperatures warm. Read more about this amazing tree in this week's Natural Connections, or listen to the podcast.