❖ Common name- Eastern Cottonwood

❖ Scientific name- Poplar deltoides

❖Classification-

Kingdom- Plantae

Family- Salicaceae

Order- Malpighiales

❖ Mode of propagation-

Poplar is propagated through seeds, cuttings, and tissue culture. The most deployed conventional propagation technology is stem cutting. By Seed: Seeds are occasionally used to make seedlings under research programs. By Vegetative During the dormant season (January to February), cutting of 20 to 22 cm in length and 1 to 2 cm in diameter are taken from branches and epicormic shoots. Treat the cuttings with Aldrin by thoroughly mixing 250 ml Aldrex 30 E.C. in 100 liters of water and Emisan-an organo mercurial fungicide (250 gm Emisan-6 in 100-litre water) for 10 minutes. Cutting should be planted at 80 cm x 60 cm in the inverted position. Irrigation should be provided as soon as the planting of cuttings is completed.

❖ Uses-

The wood of eastern cottonwood is typical of the Populus family in its softness, weighing just 0.45 g/cm3 (28 pounds per cubic foot). It is utilized for things like plywood and interior parts of furniture. It is used especially in treating rheumatism and fevers, and to relieve the pain of menstrual cramps. An infusion of the bark has been used in the treatment of whooping cough and tuberculosis. A decoction of the bark has been used to rid the body of intestinal worms. The bark contains salicin, a glycoside that probably decomposes into salicylic acid (aspirin) in the body. The bark is therefore anodyne, anti inflammatory, and febrifuge. It is used especially in treating rheumatism and fevers, and to relieve the pain of menstrual cramps an infusion of the bark has been used in the treatment of whooping cough and tuberculosis.