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