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Balsam Poplar

Age: 6 to 8 years old

Time before cutting: 18 years

Estimated CO₂ absorption: 380 kg - 460 kg

€18 VAT incl.

€23.65 Expected gross gain

Balsam Poplar

Poplar comes from Central and Southern Europe, but also from parts of Asia. Often planted as an alignment tree, poplar is found mainly in the Rhône Valley in its spontaneous state, but also further north and as far as the Rhine Valley. Its foliage, which shimmers with the slightest breath, has a very decorative appearance. Its wood is used in everyday carpentry, to make boxes and pulp. In medicine, its leaves and bark were once used for their qualities against fever.

- Growth: strong
- Height: 20 to 25 meters
- Foliage: deciduous, lanceolate, long-stalked leaves
- Trunk: long, straight
- Bark: smooth, then thick, grooved and scaly with age
- Color: brown then dark brown with age

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About Pleyben forest

In Brittany, between the Monts d’Arrée and the Black Mountains (Montagnes Noires), lies the Pleyben forest. From the forest, you can catch a glimpse of the Mont Saint-Michel, the highest point in Brittany (385 m).

The forest is made up of more than ten different species, including Vancouver fir, sycamore maple, wild cherry, Sitka spruce, chestnut, Douglas fir and red oak. There is also a wealth of biodiversity, with a river, two ponds below the plot, and five beehives.
These beehives were built by Pierre Douguet, the former owner, using wood from the forest, and were placed at the edge of the plot to allow small pollinating insects to work in hives built locally.

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