Populus sargentii

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Salicaceae Edible: Leaves, Bark

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Description

A temperate tree in the willow family (Salicaceae) with edible leaves and bark.

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Edible Uses

The wood of eastern cottonwood is typical of the Populus family in its softness, weighing just 0.45 g/cm3 (28 pounds per cubic foot). It is utilized for things like plywood and interior parts of furniture. General Custer fed his horses and mules the bark during the 1868–69 winter campaign against Native American tribes south of Arkansas. According to Charles Goodnight, cowboys afflicted with gastric disorders would make an astringent tea from the inner bark.

Distribution

It is a temperate plant.

Where It Grows

North America, USA,

Notes

There are about 35 Populus species.

References (2)

Beckstrom-Sternberg, Stephen M., and James A. Duke. "The Foodplant Database." http://probe.nalusda.gov:8300/cgi-bin/browse/foodplantdb.(ACEDB version 4.0 - data version July 1994)
Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Autun 18:198. 1905 (as P. deltoides var. occidentalis Rydb.)