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Lombardy poplar

Populus nigra ‘Italica‘

  • Height: up to 25 m
  • Trunk: grey bark, deeply longitudinally fissured
  • Crown: narrow, columnar
  • Leaves: triangular to diamond-shaped, with fine serrated edges, 5-12 cm long, on flattened stem
  • Flowers: drooping, red catkins in March/April before leaves emerge
  • Other: frequent urban tree, cultivated from native black poplar

 

SäulenpappelMartina Gehret
Lombardy poplar
© Martina Gehret

Säulenpappel Martina Gehret
Lombardy poplar
© Martina Gehret