Salicaceae

Balm-of-Gilead

Populus × jackii Sarg.

Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Populus

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Balm-of-Gilead: Populus ×jackii — Photo: Bell Museum, Rosendahl, C.; et al., CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Balm-of-Gilead

Synonyms

Populus andrewsii Sarg.
Populus bernardii B.Boivin
Populus dutillyi Lepage
Populus gileadensis Rouleau
Populus manitobensis Dode

Characteristics

Growth habit: Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Bell Museum, Rosendahl, C.; et al., CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Philipp, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.