White Poplar - INSTYTUT DENDROLOGII

English name:	WHITE POPLAR
Polish name:	TOPOLA BIAŁA
Latin name:	Populus alba L.
Natural habitat:	from north-western Africa, through Europe, to Central Asia
Height:	30-40 m
Characteristics:	The tree crown is broad and globular with many root suckers. The bark is smooth, from green and grey to chalk-white. Young twigs, buds and leaves are covered with white indumentum. Leaves on long sprouts have 3-5 lobes, are green on the upper side and covered with indumentum on the underside. Leaves on the short sprouts are smaller, coriaceous, oval, sinuate-dentate on the edge. Dioecious tree. Flowers are gathered in catkins which appear before leaves begin to develop. Fruits – small dehiscent capsules – ripen as early as in May and pour out huge amounts of airborne fluffy seeds. In autumn, leaves change color to yellow.
Additional information:	This is a fast growing species, tolerant to soil quality and drought resistant. Spreads easily and quickly settles even on rubble (a pioneering species). Planting female poplar trees in cities should be avoided as they tend to litter the streets with seed fluff.

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