Balsam Poplar

Mature Height: Up to around 130.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree

Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Brown

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Mid Spring

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Pollinators: Native Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Balsam Poplar: Acleris emargana, Acleris hastiana, Acleris hudsoniana, Acleris maximana, Acleris nigrolinea, Acleris variana, Acronicta americana, Acronicta dactylina, Acronicta fragilis minella, Acronicta funeralis, Acronicta grisea, Acronicta hesperida, Acronicta impleta, Acronicta impressa, Acronicta innotata, Acronicta leporina, Acronicta lepusculina, Agonopterix canadensis, Alsophila pometaria, Amphipyra glabella, Amphipyra pyramidoides, Anacampsis innocuella, Anacampsis niveopulvella, Anavitrinella pampinaria, Andropolia aedon, Apotomis deceptana, Apotomis dextrana, Archips argyrospila-complex, Archips cerasivorana, Archips mortuana, Argyrotaenia velutinana, Autographa ampla, Automeris io io, Biston betularia cognataria, Brachylomia populi, Cabera variolaria, Campaea perlata, Catocala relicta, Chionodes terminimaculella, Choreutis diana, Choristoneura conflictana, Choristoneura fumiferana, Choristoneura rosaceana, Clepsis persicana, Clostera albosigma, Clostera apicalis, Clostera brucei, Coleophora pruniella, Colocasia propinquilinea, Crocigrapha normani, Cydia populana, Dasychira vagans, Dasychira vagans vagans, Ectropis crepuscularia, Egira dolosa, Enargia decolor, Enargia infumata, Endothenia albolineana, Ennomos magnaria, Epinotia criddleana, Epinotia nisella, Epinotia solandriana, Erannis tiliaria, Erynnis icelus, Erynnis persius, Eulithis xylina, Eupithecia columbiata, Eupithecia kananaskata, Eupithecia ravocostaliata, Eupithecia subfuscata, Eurois astricta, Eutrapela clemataria, Gluphisia lintneri, Gluphisia septentrionis, Gynaephora rossii, Gypsonoma fasciolana, Gypsonoma haimbachiana, Gypsonoma substitutionis, Halysidota tessellaris, Haploa confusa, Haploa lecontei, Hesperumia sulphuraria, Heterocampa guttivitta, Homoglaea carbonaria, Homoglaea dives, Homoglaea hircina, Hyalophora cecropia, Hydria undulata, Hyphantria cunae, Hyphantria cunea, Ipimorpha pleonectusa, Iridopsis larvaria, Lambdina fiscellaria, Leucobrephos brephoides, Leucoma salicis, Limenitis archippus, Limenitis arthemis, Limenitis arthemis arizonensis, Limenitis arthemis rubrofasciata, Limenitis lorquini, Lithophane amanda, Lithophane bethunei, Lobophora magnoliatoidata, Lobophora nivigerata, Lophocampa maculata, Lycia rachelae, Lycia ursaria, Lyonetia saliciella, Macaria exauspicata, Macaria loricaria julia, Machimia tetoriferella, Malacosoma americana, Malacosoma californica pluvialis, Malacosoma disstria, Melanolophia signataria, Meroptera pravella, Metanema inatomaria, Metarranthis duaria, Morrisonia confusa, Nacophora quernaria, Nadata gibbosa, Nycteola cinereana, Nycteola revayana, Nymphalis antiopa, Olethreutes cespitana, Olethreutes fasciatana, Olethreutes glaciana, Operophtera bruceata, Orgyia antiqua, Orgyia leucostigma, Orgyia leucostigma intermedia, Orthosia hibisci, Orthotaenia undulana, Pachysphinx modesta, Pandemis canadana, Pandemis limitata, Paonias excaecata, Papilio glaucus canadensis, Papilio rutulus, Paranthrene robiniae, Paranthrene tabaniformis, Pheosia portlandia, Pheosia rimosa, Phigalia titea, Phyllocnistis populiella, Phyllodesma americana, Phyllonorycter nipigon, Phyllonorycter populiella, Phyllonorycter propinquinella, Phyllonorycter salicifoliella, Plagodis phlogosaria, Pococera aplastella, Prionoxystus robiniae, Probole amicaria, Prochoerodes transversata, Protitame matilda, Protitame virginalis, Pseudosciaphila duplex, Psilocorsis reflexella, Pyrrhia exprimens, Pyrrhia umbra, Raphia frater, Rheumaptera hastata, Rhopobota finitimana, Schizura concinna, Schizura leptinoides, Schizura unicornis, Scoliopteryx libatrix, Semioscopis inornata, Semiothisa neptaria, Sesia tibialis, Sicya macularia, Smerinthus cerisyi, Smerinthus jamaicensis, Sparganothis pettitana, Sthenopis purpurascens, Synaxis jubararia, Tetracis cachexiata, Venusia cambrica, Venusia pearsalli, Zale minerea, Zale minerea norda, Zeiraphera improbana