Abele, White Poplar (Populus alba)
Deciduous tree with overhanging crown . Young shoots often grow at the base of the trunk The catkins flower before the leaves appear. The leaves are glossy green above and woolly white below. The Poplar is typically found in alluvial forests.
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Erscheinungsbild
Deciduous tree with overhanging crown . Young shoots often grow at the base of the trunk The catkins flower before the leaves appear. The leaves are glossy green above and woolly white below. The Poplar is typically found in alluvial forests.
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Frühling
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Blätter
Broadly ovate, palmately lobed, 6-12cm long, 6-12cm wide, leaf stem 1-3cm long. Roughly toothed edge. Leaves with hairy matting below. Dark green above, white below, turn yellow in autumn.
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Blatt Oberseite
Broadly ovate, palmately lobed, 6-12cm long, 6-12cm wide, leaf stem 1-3cm long. Roughly toothed edge. Leaves with hairy matting below. Dark green above, white below, turn yellow in autumn.
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Blatt Unterseite
Broadly ovate, palmately lobed, 6-12cm long, 6-12cm wide, leaf stem 1-3cm long. Roughly toothed edge. Leaves with hairy matting below. Dark green above, white below, turn yellow in autumn.
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Blüten
Flowering period III-IV, carmine-red male catkins, green-yellow female flowers.
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Rinde
White-grey or blackish-grey bark, pale grey or grey-green when older, with deep furrows. Branches are pale grey or dark green.
Anwendung
Open country, open fields, pioneer tree, tip afforestation, stabilization of shores and hillsides, noise abatement, wind-break, forage for honey-bees, parks, urban areas, roadside verges
Heimatgebiete
Southern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Middle East, Asia Minor, Balkans, Mediterranean countries, Caucasus, Turkey, Western Asia, North Africa
Standortparameter
Light: full sun to semi-shady, temperature: warm to normal, soil: dry to wet, stagnant moisture: resistant, soil structure: heavy to airy, soil depth: medium to deep soil quality: low to medium, pH value: 6.0 to 8.0
Ansprüche
Resistant to urban and industrial climates, intolerant of deicing salt, resistant to radical pruning
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Height of growth: 30m, spread: 10m, moderately rapid growth potential, growth habits: wide, loose, irregular, upright
Blätter
Broadly ovate, palmately lobed, 6-12cm long, 6-12cm wide, leaf stem 1-3cm long. Roughly toothed edge. Leaves with hairy matting below. Dark green above, white below, turn yellow in autumn.
Blüten
Flowering period III-IV, carmine-red male catkins, green-yellow female flowers.
Früchte
Leathery 2-lobed capsule, silky-haired seed 1.5mm long.
Rinde
White-grey or blackish-grey bark, pale grey or grey-green when older, with deep furrows. Branches are pale grey or dark green.
Wurzel
Surface-rooting, heart-rooter, expansive root system