Can You Identify Invasive Plant?
Garden News|September 01, 2018

Can You Identify Invasive Plant?

Can You Identify Invasive Plant?

Q plant growing on waste ground adjoining my garden?

Betty Pedley, Halifax, West Yorkshire

A It appears to be western balsam poplar tree (Populus trichocarpa). There are several species of balsam poplar but this one is characterised by large, dark green, shield-shaped leaves up to 20cm (8in) long. The foliage has a distinctive balsam smell, especially after rain. It’s an important timber tree in its native area in western North

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