Black Poplar (Populus nigra)
Stately tree with a very high arched crown and thick trunk and can grow to 30m. The leaves are initially reddish, later dark green. The male catkins have reddish stamens. The Black Poplar often grows in river valleys.
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Erscheinungsbild
Stately tree with a very high arched crown and thick trunk and can grow to 30m. The leaves are initially reddish, later dark green. The male catkins have reddish stamens. The Black Poplar often grows in river valleys.
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Herbst
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Blätter
Heart-shaped leaves, 5-10cm long, 4-8cm wide, leaf stem 2-6cm long. Serrated edge. Leaves are green above and below, turn yellow in autumn.
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Blatt Oberseite
Heart-shaped leaves, 5-10cm long, 4-8cm wide, leaf stem 2-6cm long. Serrated edge. Leaves are green above and below, turn yellow in autumn.
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Blatt Unterseite
Heart-shaped leaves, 5-10cm long, 4-8cm wide, leaf stem 2-6cm long. Serrated edge. Leaves are green above and below, turn yellow in autumn.
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Blüten
Flowering period III-IV, grey-white male catkins with red stamen, greenish female flower.
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Früchte
Leathery 2-lobed capsule, woolly-white seed 1-1.5mm long.
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Rinde
Dark brown bark with deep furrows, peeling off on one side. Branches are glossy loam-yellow.
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, Caucasus, Turkey, Western Asia, China, Tibet, Myanmar, Siberia, North Africa
Standortparameter
Light: full sun to off-sun, temperature: warm to cool, soil: dry to wet, soil structure: firm to airy, soil depth: shallow to deep, compaction: to be avoided, soil quality: medium to high, pH value: 6.5 to 8.0
Ansprüche
May be damaged by windfall in locations with high groundwater table. Becomes crooked in dry locations. Resistant to urban and industrial climates, intolerant of deicing salt
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Height of growth: 10m to 30m, spread: 6m to 10m, growth habits: wide, loose, irregular, upright, often grows crookedly
Blätter
Heart-shaped leaves, 5-10cm long, 4-8cm wide, leaf stem 2-6cm long. Serrated edge. Leaves are green above and below, turn yellow in autumn.
Blüten
Flowering period III-IV, grey-white male catkins with red stamen, greenish female flower.
Früchte
Leathery 2-lobed capsule, woolly-white seed 1-1.5mm long.
Rinde
Dark brown bark with deep furrows, peeling off on one side. Branches are glossy loam-yellow.
Wurzel
Surface-rooting, heart-rooter, expansive root system