Balsam poplar cottonwood

Wood species Balsam poplar cottonwood

English name Balsam poplar cottonwood

Alternative name Balsam poplar, Bam, Bamtree, Eastern balsam poplar, Hackmatack, Tacamahac poplar, Tacamahaca

Botanical name Populus balsamifera

Type Hardwood

Tree size / Height 25 - 30 m

Trunk / Diameter 1,0 - 1,5 m

Location North America

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Specific gravity 0.31

Specific gravity (12% MC) 0,37

Janka Hardness 1330 lbf

Modulus of rupture 46,9 MPa

Elastic Modulus 7,59 GPa

Crushing Strength 27,7 MPa

Shrinkage Radial 3,0%
Tangential 7,1%
Volumetric 10,5%
T/R Ratio 2,4

m³/BDU 2,94

m³/BDMT 2,70

Ton/BDU 3,22

Tonne/BDU 2,92

Tonne/BDMT 2,69