Black Poplar (Populus nigra)

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

Bloom Color: Red. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Columnar.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Bark/Inner Bark

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Inner bark - dried, ground then added to flour and used for making bread etc. A famine food, used when all else fails. — Inner bark - dried, ground then added to flour and used for making bread etc.; A famine food, used when all else fails.

Habitat & North American Range

Moist ground in woods and by streams. (Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)