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Populus tremuloides Michx.

This result should not be considered complete or definitive and is for reference only. Care must be taken when using any wild plant for food, fiber, medicine or any other non-traditional uses. The information was complied using multiple sources and these references should be consulted for more complete descriptions of usage(s) and potential health risk. We are not responsible for any ill effects from the information included on this page.

Uses	Part	Preparation	Effect	Notes
Utility	Sap or juice
	Inner bark			Chew
	Trunk or branch			Whistles
	Bark	Soaked, cut into strips, from young trees		Weaving
	Sap or juice
	Sap or juice			Hair dressing
	Sapling			Fish traps, furniture, Tools, Beaver traps, Lodge frames
	Trunk or branch			Firewood, kindling, smoking food, smoking hides
Dye	Leaf		yellow, green, gold	Mordant(s) -alum, copper, tin
	Stem		yellow, green, gold	Mordant(s) -alum, copper, tin
Medicine	Bark	Poultice of chewed bark or root	Skin/sores/bleeding
	Inner bark			Splint for broken bones
	Inner bark	Compound decoction	Heart
	Inner bark	Poultice	Muscle pain/rheumatism
	Root	Infusion	Female/childbirth

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