White Poplar (Populus alba)

Family: Salicaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Bloom Color: Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Oval.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves, Bark/Inner Bark

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

rich in Vitamin C. — Leaves - rich in Vitamin C.; Inner bark - dried, ground into a powder and added to flour for making bread.; A famine food, it is only used when all else fails.

Habitat & North American Range

Woods and watersides. (Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)