Populus alba
Silver Poplar, White Poplar
It is a tough tree but it needs to be given plenty of space for its extensive root system to develop. A good choice for calcareous soils.
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The fast growing White Poplar is ideal for exposed and coastal plantings.
Long naturalised in the UK it was first introduced from South Eastern Europe.
Its vivid foliage is most spectacular on a bright sunny day against a cloudless sky.
Ultimately a large tree of fairly rounded form it has green leaves the undersides of which are silver-white turning yellow in autumn.
It is a tough tree but it needs to be given plenty of space for its extensive root system to develop.
A good choice for calcareous soils.
Mature height: 12-17m
Mature spread: 10-14m
Long naturalised in the UK it was first introduced from South Eastern Europe.
Its vivid foliage is most spectacular on a bright sunny day against a cloudless sky.
Ultimately a large tree of fairly rounded form it has green leaves the undersides of which are silver-white turning yellow in autumn.
It is a tough tree but it needs to be given plenty of space for its extensive root system to develop.
A good choice for calcareous soils.
Mature height: 12-17m
Mature spread: 10-14m
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Silver Poplar, White Poplar
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