Watson2 introduction white poplar is a fastgrowing, deciduous tree which reaches 60 to 100 feet in height with a 40 to 50footspread and makes a nice shade tree, although it is considered shortlived fig. White poplar populus alba is a mediumsized, fastgrowing deciduous tree with a wide distribution range from the mediterranean to central asia. It is native to morocco and the iberian peninsula through central europe north to germany and poland to central asia. It is primarily native to boggy lowland areas, river valleys, pond margins, forest margins, fields and roadsides in europe, northwestern africa and western asia. Populus alba euforgen european forest genetic resources. Each plant profile in the database contains nomenclature info, botanical data, plant description, large, highresolution pictures, images and photos of the plants and its parts, detailed information. The stem bark is anodyne, antiinflammatory, antiseptic, astringent, diuretic and tonic. Populus alba is a deciduous tree growing to 20 m 65ft by 12 m 39ft at a fast rate. Science in the city, differentiated, handson curriculum writer, science lesson. Genus populus are deciduous trees, mostly very fastgrowing and large, with male and female catkins on separate trees, opening before the leaves. Male catkins are the more ornamental, female ones can be a nuisance from the cottony, windblown seeds details p.
It is easily identified as a poplar by the greenishwhite bark of young branches, often with a waxy white covering. A transcriptome analysis of the populus alba cambial region was performed with the aim of elucidating the gene network underlying the response to water deficit within the cambium and differentiating derivative cambial cells. Pdf populus alba is a thermophilic forest tree present in the mediterranean basin. Issues wit h agestructured modeling and the inability to adjust values, have been resolved.
Forets galeries a salix alba et populus alba dreal paca. For example, you can find chenopods searching on cheno no quotes as latin name. It has been introduced, and later naturalized, globally and is considered invasive in some countries. The species is dioecious individual flowers are either male or female, but only one sex is to be found on any one plant so both male and female plants must be grown if seed is. Rounded leaves are deeplylobed, dark green on top and white and downy underneath.
White poplar populus alba plantaemagnoliophytamagnoliopsidasalicalessalicaceaepopulus alba l. Kiyoshi suzuki, takao itoh and hamako sasamoto2 1 wood research institute, kyoto university, uji, kyoto, 611 japan 2 forestry and forest products research institute, tsukuba, ibaraki, 305 japan white poplar populus alba l. Pdf white poplar populus alba as a biomonitor of trace. The factors for agrobacteriummediated transformation of this hybrid were further optimized as follows. I accidentally planted populus alba in my yard 10 years ago. Populus alba plant finder missouri botanical garden. Populus alba white poplar this plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. In europe, the tree is found in the central and southern regions. This document is enh659, one of a series of the environmental horticulture, ufifas extension. Populus alba, commonly called white popular, is primarily grown for the silverygreen hues of its foliage, buds, young twigs and young bark. Plantaemagnoliophytamagnoliopsidasalicalessalicaceae populus alba l. The resultant hybrids are considered vigorous competitors to the native parent species 2, 12. Populus alba treeebb online treefinding tool ebben. We have established a github project site for source code management.
Is the species or cultivar or variety noted as being naturalized in the us or world. Populus alba in spanish englishspanish dictionary glosbe. The length and diameters of poplar cuts were 20 and 11. Populus tremula, quaking aspen populus tremuloides, bigtooth aspen populus gradidentat and chinese aspen populus adenopoda. Populus alba prefers moist areas and will spread rapidly by root sprout to form thickets of silver and green. More on white poplar populus alba in wikipedia allergens and plants search enter a full or partial species name to find more information on one of over 1200 potentially allergenic plants. It spreads by suckers and can from dense thickets in gullies and along streams in the temperate regions of australia. The species is dioecious individual flowers are either male or female, but only one sex is to be found on any one plant so both male and female plants must be grown if seed is required. Cet habitat correspond a des ripisylves occupant le lit majeur des cours deau recouvert en general dalluvions recentes et soumis a des crues. Flora batava permission granted to use under gfdl by kurt stueber.
Salicaceae willow family medicinal use of white poplar. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Hundreds of native tree species are available that can be used in place of white poplar. Populus alba, known as white poplar, has long been naturalised in the uk and its stunning silver green leaves are great on a breezy day against a blue sky. A suckering tree that thrives on wet soils, it may rapidly outgrow a garden so best planted in parkland or along riverbanks. That invasive populations contain one or other closelyrelated populus species or hybrids thereof should be ascertained before management options are considered. Whether grown freerange, or as a coppice or pollard, the trees stems are typically broadly upright, and so are easy to combine with neighbors of almost any height. Native to moroco, iberian peninsula, central europe to central asia.
Gray poplar is similar to white poplar, but the undersides of its leaves. The species can reach heights of up to 40 metres under ideal conditions, but usually reaches heights of up to 20 metres. Populus alba has naturalized in almost every us states and several canadian provinces. The institute of food and agricultural sciences ifas is an equal opportunity institution authorized to provide research, educational information and other services only to individuals and institutions that function with nondiscrimination with respect to race, creed, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, political opinions or affiliations. White poplar populus alba species details and allergy info. White poplar populus alba, commonly called abele, silver poplar, silverleaf poplar, silverleaf poplar is a species of poplar, most closely related to the aspens populus sect. It is known that it takes longer in woody plants than herbaceous plants for the cell wall to form and the cell division to initiate ex. White poplar populus alba is regarded as an environmental weed in the act, new south wales, victoria. What is the typical concentration found in a bottle of roundup. Populus alba noun the noun populus alba has 1 sense 1. They are most often lobed as shown in the photo above, but they can also be unlobed.
This is the profile for the plant populus alba white poplar sigra talluq. The bark on young trees is smooth and greenish white becoming gray and wrinkled, as trees age. It is a pioneer species that grows in many different types of soil. Check with your local native plant society for further suggestions on trees native to your area and where you can purchase them. Generally, it is difficult to culture plantregenerable protoplasts of woody plants because they grow slowly ochatt and power 1992. Populus alba, commonly called silver poplar, silverleaf poplar, or white poplar, is a species of poplar, most closely related to the aspens populus sect. The bark contains salicylates, from which the proprietary medicine aspirin is derived.
Pca alien plant working group white poplar populus alba. Permission is granted to copy, distribute andor modify this image under the terms of the gnu free documentation license, version 1. Populus alba abele, white poplar is native to north africa, central asia, south and central europe. Young shoots and leaves are completely white and hairy. The trees have a strong central trunk to forty feet tall. Populus alba is a native to europe and has been widely planted in the eastern united states. Two wellknown poplar species of eurasia are the white and black poplars.
Populus nigra, commonly called black popular, is a large deciduous tree with a wide rounded crown that typically matures to 60100 tall. The leaves of populus alba are simple and alternate. Populus tremula, commonly called aspen, common aspen, eurasian aspen, european aspen, or quaking aspen, is a species of poplar native to cool temperate regions of europe and asia, from iceland and the british isles east to kamchatka, north to inside the arctic circle in scandinavia and northern russia, and south to central spain, turkey, the tian shan, north korea, and. Alternate, simple, pinnately veined, 2 to 4 inches long, margins are coarsely toothed and sometimes lobed maplelike, shiny green above and silvery whitewooly beneath. As is true of most populus species, when the trees reach a large size the older bark splits repeatedly and becomes dark gray or even blackish. Virginia tech dendrology european white poplar salicaceae populus alba l. The species can reach heights of up to 40 metres under ideal conditions, but usually reaches heights of up to 20 met.
Foliage the leaves resemble maple leaves, but the topside of leaves are shiny, dark green while the underside is bright white and hairy. It grows in moist sites, often by watersides, in regions with hot summers and cold to mild winters. Each plant profile in the database contains nomenclature info, botanical data, plant description, large, highresolution pictures, images and photos of the plants and its parts, detailed information such as uses, history, habitat, and medicinal properties, ph. A tree said to be 90 to 100 ft high, but i have seen none much more than half that size in this country. Upload a pdf or design from scratch flyers, magazines, books and more. Allergens and plants search enter a full or partial species name to find more information on one of over 1200 potentially allergenic plants.
Its habitat is highly fragmented and its distribution range has. Transcriptome changes in the cambial region of poplar. Appearance populus alba is a tree that can grow 4080 ft. White poplar populus alba as a biomonitor of trace elements in contaminated riparian forests article pdf available in environmental pollution 21. I have read some information on chemical control, it has gone too far for just digging.
Leaves of long shoots 35palmately lobed, leaves of short branchlets and petioles abaxially densely white tomentose. Populus alba richardii is combined on the basis of both habitatnear neighbors need to be at home in the same moist circumstances that the poplar prefersas well as coloring. In wisconsin it sometimes escapes near plantings, mostly on highly disturbed sites. White poplar is a fastgrowing, deciduous tree which reaches 60 to 100 feet in height with a 40 to 50footspread and makes a nice shade tree, although it is considered shortlived. Paldat is the worlds largest database for palynological data. Populus tremula, commonly called aspen, common aspen, eurasian aspen, european aspen, or quaking aspen, is a species of poplar native to cool temperate regions of europe and asia, from iceland and the british isles east to kamchatka, north to inside the arctic circle in scandinavia and northern russia, and south to central spain, turkey, the tian shan, north korea, and northern japan. Pdf the genome of populus alba x populus tremula var. It said 2% glyphosate to the leaves or 25% to the stump. It is primarily native to boggy lowland areas, river valleys, pond margins, forest margins, fields and roadsides in europe, northwestern africa and. Benefits of white poplar populus alba for health tips. Populus is latin for people and is the classical latin name for the tree.
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