| English name: |
WILSON’S POPLAR |
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| Polish name: |
TOPOLA WILSONA |
| Latin name: |
Populus wilsonii C.K.Schneid. |
| Natural habitat: |
Central China |
| Height: |
in its natural habitat: up to 20 m, in Poland usually up to 12 m |
| Characteristics: |
A small slow-growing tree. The crown is set low and does not have a main trunk, but instead has many dense boughs. Thick shoots are dark green and shiny in winter. Buds are big and slightly sticky. Large leaves (up to 30 cm!), cordate at the base, when young are covered with thick, gray indumentum, older ones are bare and matt. Flowers are hairy catkins. The tree blooms in the first part of May. Wilson's Poplar is highly resistant to frost. It is a very rare tree in Poland. |
| Additional information: |
This poplar was discovered in 1907 by E. H. Wilson, who brought it to Europe. In 1956 in the Kórnik Arboretum it was crossed with the Chinese Necklace Poplar (Populus lasiocarpa Oliv.), which resulted in a cross breed named Populus ×wilsocarpa, which is even more frost-resistant and has larger leaves. |
