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Regarding populus tichocarpa, I read that this is one of the "balsam
poplars", and one of the most fragrant plants to have in one's garden.
Specifically, it is supposed to smell really good when the buds first open
in the spring.  So, I sent off for one, but when it arrived, no smell.  

I tried keeping it in a pot, but it died during the winter.  Before I order
another, was the book wrong, and this is not fragrant plant, or did it
arrive after its fragrant phase, or did the nursery send me the wrong
tree?

Dave Daulton, Columbus, Ohio