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Populus tremula is Latin for Aspen. Aspen is the most suitable type of wood for matches.
Populus tremula is Latin for Aspen. Aspen wood is white, fairly elastic and strong. It has got straight wooden fibers and preserves the brightness better than other types of wood. These properties make the aspen wood the most suitable type of wood for matches. All matches manufactured by Swedish Match Industries AB are made from aspen wood.
The aspen is growing across the whole of Sweden. After birch, it is the second most common kind of wood in Sweden. It grows in almost any type of soil, but prefers fresh or moist fine soil grounds. Aspen wood can also be found in coniferous woods, but in less numbers. Aspen is very light demanding and has a rapid growth in a good soil.