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Populus balsamifera (Balsam Poplar or Balm of Gilead) is common in Cape Breton.
The Mi'kmaq would collect the early spring buds and boil them to get the resin
to be added to bear grease (today either sheep fat or beeswax) to make a
ointment that is used in sweat lodge ceremonies.
Koqwaqja'tekaq'tinej.
(Let Us Choose The Correct Behaviour)
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From: Randy Lauff <randy.lauff@gmail.com>
To: NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Sent: Wed, July 13, 2011 12:48:23 PM
Subject: [NatureNS] Balsam Poplar
All,
In a drive down my road, westerly - the direction I don't travel as frequently,
I came across a whole pile of fruit clusters on the side of the road. These were
the fuzzy "seeds" of a Balsam Poplar. I stopped, took a leafy twig for our
herbarium at StFX and had a good look at one of the very few poplars I've ever
come across in NS. Perhaps they're more common in other parts of the province,
but to me, it was a good sighting.
Randy
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RF Lauff
Way in the boonies of
Antigonish County, NS.
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<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div></div><div>Populus balsamifera (Balsam Poplar or Balm of Gilead) is common in Cape Breton. The Mi'kmaq would collect the early spring buds and boil them to get the resin to be added to bear grease (today either sheep fat or beeswax) to make a ointment that is used in sweat lodge ceremonies.</div><div><br></div><div><br> </div>Koqwaqja'tekaq'tinej.<br>(Let Us Choose The Correct Behaviour)<div><br></div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><br><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Randy Lauff <randy.lauff@gmail.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> NatureNS
<naturens@chebucto.ns.ca><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wed, July 13, 2011 12:48:23 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [NatureNS] Balsam Poplar<br></font><br>All,<div><br></div><div>In a drive down my road, westerly - the direction I don't travel as frequently, I came across a whole pile of fruit clusters on the side of the road. These were the fuzzy "seeds" of a Balsam Poplar. I stopped, took a leafy twig for our herbarium at StFX and had a good look at one of the very few poplars I've ever come across in NS. Perhaps they're more common in other parts of the province, but to me, it was a good sighting.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Randy<br clear="all">_________________________________<br>RF Lauff<br>Way in the boonies of<br>Antigonish County, NS.<br>
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