. ▁tr ich oc ar pa , ▁and ▁is ▁w ides p read ▁in ▁bore al ▁North ▁America . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁Pop ulus ▁cand icans ▁has ▁been ▁various ly ▁used ▁for ▁either ▁P . ▁b als am if era ▁or ▁P . ▁ ▁× ▁jack ii ; ▁ ▁it ▁is ▁currently ▁considered ▁a ▁syn onym ▁of ▁P . ▁b als am if era . ▁ ▁Fra gr ant ▁res in ▁ ▁The ▁tree ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁un related ▁bib lic al ▁Bal m ▁of ▁G ile ad , ▁a ▁Comm i ph ora ▁res in . ▁ ▁Its ▁leaf ▁bud s ▁are ▁co ated ▁with ▁a ▁res in ous ▁sap ▁with ▁a ▁strong , ▁pleasant ▁tur pent ine ▁or ▁b als am ▁od or ▁that ▁is ▁most ▁evident ▁as ▁the ▁leaves ▁unfold ▁in ▁the ▁spring . ▁ ▁For ▁purposes ▁of ▁commerce , ▁the ▁bud s ▁are ▁collected ▁before ▁they ▁open , ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁cut ▁up ▁for ▁pot - p our ri ▁or ▁used ▁in ▁her bal ▁medicine . ▁ ▁Like ▁other ▁pop l ars , ▁bal m - of - G ile ad ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁contain ▁sal ic in ▁in ▁its ▁b ark , ▁and ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁traditional ▁her bal ▁treatment ▁have ▁been ▁regarded ▁as ▁ ▁ant is cor but ic , ▁ant ise ptic , ▁b als am ic , ▁di ure t ic , ▁expect or ant , ▁stim ul ant ▁and ▁t onic . ▁ ▁Other ▁consider ations ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁hy brid , ▁the