White Poplar - Populus alba
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White Poplar - Populus alba | dylan | Oldbury Court estate and Frome valley | 4 Jul 2022, 3:21 p.m. | 3 Jul 2022, 3:18 p.m. | |
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White Poplar - Populus alba | dylan | Oldbury Court estate and Frome valley | 4 Jul 2022, 3:21 p.m. | 3 Jul 2022, 3:18 p.m. | |
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White Poplar - Populus alba | dylan | Oldbury Court estate and Frome valley | 4 Jul 2022, 3:21 p.m. | 3 Jul 2022, 3:19 p.m. |
Species Description
Stace 4:
Populus alba L. - White Poplar.
Tree to 28m with broad spreading crown, many suckers and smooth grey bark; leaves palmately lobed, densely white-tomentose on lowerside; males very rare; (2n=38, 57). neophyte-naturalised; much planted and often well naturalised from dense sucker growth, especially on coastal dunes; scattered in British Isles, especially in Central and South Britain and Channel Islands, rare in North West Scotland; Europe.
Key:
- Leaves of long-shoots densely tomentose on lowerside, sometimes becoming glabrous late in season
- Leaves of long-shoots distinctly palmately 3-5-lobed; bracts subentire to dentate; trees usually female