Populus balsamifera
Populus balsamifera, commonly called balsam poplar, bam, bamtree, eastern balsam-poplar, hackmatack, tacamahac poplar, tacamahaca, is a tree species in the balsam poplar species group in the poplar genus, "Populus." The genus name "Populus" is from the Latin for poplar, and the specific epithet "balsamifera" from Latin for "balsam-bearing".