white poplar |
Plants: Hardwood Trees |
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Magnoliopsida > Salicales > Salicaceae > Populus alba L.
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| White poplar is a tree that can grow 40-80 ft. (12.2-24.4m) tall and 40-50 ft. (12.2-15.2 m) wide. The bark on young trees is smooth and greenish white becoming gray and wrinkled, as trees age. The leaves resemble maple leaves, but the topside of leaves are shiny, dark green while the underside is bright white and hairy. Leaves are 2-4 in. (5.1-10.2 cm) long. Flowers are inconspicuous and develop in slim, cylindrical flower clusters (catkins) before the leaves develop. Fruit are small, hairy seed pods that are spread by wind. Branches are susceptible to breakage when under stress, such as heavy snow or ice. Trees produce prolific rootsprouts. White poplar is native to Eurasia and grows best in full sun. |
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Description |
Photographer |
| 5274003 |
Bark |
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
| 5389977 |
Cultivar |
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Tom DeGomez |
| 1480342 |
Cultivar |
'Pyramidalis' |
Richard Webb |
| 1379034 |
Diagram or Graphic |
1 - 2. Branchlet with male catkins (a - c). - 2. Branchlet with female catkins (d - f). - 3. Branchlet with short shoot and ripe (a - c) fruit-catkins (fruits are capsules opening with two valves; seeds are without endosperm, furnished with tufts of cotton-like white hair). - 4. A leader with palmately lobed leaves. - 5. Winter-branchlet. - 6. Seedling with cotyledons and first ordinary leaves. After Hempel & Wilhelm, 1889. Photos and explanations from the book: Zelimir Borzan. "Tree and Shrub Names in Latin, Croatian, English, and German, with synonyms", University of Zagreb, 2001. |
Zelimir Borzan |
| 5308059 |
Diagram or Graphic |
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 1: 587. |
USDA PLANTS Database |
| 5398147 |
Flower(s) |
flower |
Robert Vidéki |
| 5398148 |
Flower(s) |
flower |
Robert Vidéki |
| 5273098 |
Flower(s) |
Close-up of inflorescences |
Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
| 5274001 |
Flower(s) |
Upper leaf surface |
Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
| 0008132 |
Flower(s) |
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Paul Wray |
| 5398217 |
Flower(s) |
flower |
Robert Vidéki |
| 5398218 |
Flower(s) |
flower |
Robert Vidéki |
| 5396348 |
Foliage |
sprout |
Robert Vidéki |
| 5273100 |
Foliage |
Lower leaf surface |
Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
| 0008419 |
Foliage |
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Paul Wray |
| 0008420 |
Foliage |
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Paul Wray |
| 0008421 |
Foliage |
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Paul Wray |
| 1480343 |
Foliage |
Populua alba; white poplar |
Richard Webb |
| 5242089 |
Foliage |
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Richard Old |
| 5273096 |
Foliage |
Leaf aspects |
Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
| 5386501 |
Foliage |
foliage |
Joseph M. DiTomaso |
| 5389975 |
Foliage |
Foliage and bark |
Tom DeGomez |
| 5242090 |
Plant(s) |
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Richard Old |
| 5274004 |
Root(s) |
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
| 5389974 |
Tree(s) |
Fall foliage |
Tom DeGomez |
| 5389976 |
Tree(s) |
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Tom DeGomez |
| 5396335 |
Tree(s) |
habitat |
Robert Vidéki |
| 5396336 |
Tree(s) |
habitat |
Robert Vidéki |
| 5398210 |
Tree(s) |
habitat |
Robert Vidéki |
| 5398211 |
Tree(s) |
habitat |
Robert Vidéki |
| 5398212 |
Tree(s) |
habitat |
Robert Vidéki |
| 5398213 |
Tree(s) |
habitat; flower |
Robert Vidéki |
| 5398214 |
Tree(s) |
habitat |
Robert Vidéki |
| 5398215 |
Tree(s) |
crown; flower |
Robert Vidéki |
| 5398216 |
Tree(s) |
crown; flower |
Robert Vidéki |
| 5273097 |
Tree(s) |
Branch with flowers |
Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
| 1480340 |
Tree(s) |
Populus alba; White polar |
Richard Webb |
| 1480341 |
Tree(s) |
Populus alba; White polar |
Richard Webb |
| 5274002 |
Tree(s) |
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
| 5273099 |
Tree(s) |
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
| 5396354 |
Tree(s) |
Juniperus communis; habitat; Junipero-Populetum albae; |
Robert Vidéki |
| 5396836 |
Tree(s) |
habitat |
Robert Vidéki |
| 5398260 |
Tree(s) |
habitat |
Robert Vidéki |
| 5398261 |
Tree(s) |
habitat |
Robert Vidéki |
| 5399427 |
Tree(s) |
habitat |
Robert Vidéki |
| 5399786 |
Tree(s) |
trunk |
Robert Vidéki |
| 5399814 |
Tree(s) |
trunks; pile of wood |
Robert Vidéki |
| 5399815 |
Tree(s) |
trunks; pile of wood |
Robert Vidéki |
| 5399816 |
Tree(s) |
trunks; pile of wood |
Robert Vidéki |
| 5399817 |
Tree(s) |
trunks; pile of wood |
Robert Vidéki |
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