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Is the American balm of Gilead found in the wild?

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The tree is seldom seen in the wild but was formerly a favorite dooryard tree of the northern states. The buds were used in domestic medicine. This poplar is closely related to, and sometimes considered a variety of, the balsam poplar ( P. tacamahaca ), which has also been called balm of Gilead and tacamahac.

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