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  White Poplar
White poplar is dioecious, that is, staminate and pistillate flowers occur on different trees.
White poplar is native to Europe and Asia.
White poplar is an aggressive exotic tree species that can take over portions of natural areas, especially prairie communities, shading out native vegetation.
www.inhs.uiuc.edu /chf/outreach/VMG/wpoplar.html   (1434 words)

  
  White Poplar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The White Poplar (Populus alba) is a species of poplar, most closely related to the aspens (Populus sect.
The White Poplar also propagates by means of root suckers growing from the lateral roots, often as far as 20-30 metres from the trunk.
White Poplar hybridises readily with the closely related Common Aspen (Populus tremula); the resulting hybrid, known as Grey Poplar (Populus x canescens), is intermediate between its parents, with a thin grey downy coating on the leaves, which are also much less deeply lobed than White Poplar leaves.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/White_Poplar   (424 words)

  
 Poplar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Poplars of the cottonwood section are often wetlands or riparian trees.
Poplar is also sold as inexpensive hardwood timber, used for pallets and cheap plywood; more specialised uses include matches and the boxes in which camembert cheese is sold.
Poplars and aspens are important food plants for the larvae of a large number of Lepidoptera species - see list of Lepidoptera which feed on Poplars.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Poplar   (341 words)

  
 Euphrates and white poplars   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
White poplar, Populus alba, is familar in North America because it is often planted as a rapidly growing shade tree.
In Israel, the white poplar is often common along rivers and is frequent along the Banias, one of the sources of the Jordan; it is also widely planted.
The white poplar may be the tree referred to in the genetics experiment of Jacob in Genesis 30:37.
www.odu.edu /webroot/instr/sci/plant.nsf/pages/poplar   (268 words)

  
 PCA Alien Plant Working Group - White Poplar (Populus alba)
White poplar, also known as silver-leaved or silverleaf poplar, is a tall tree that, at maturity, may reach 70 feet or more in height and 2 feet in diameter.
White poplar outcompetes many native tree and shrub species in mostly sunny areas, such as forest edges and fields, and interferes with the normal progress of natural community succession.
White poplar is found in forty-three states throughout the contiguous U.S. White poplar seems to grow best in full sun habitats such as fields, forest edges and wetland fringes.
www.nps.gov /plants/alien/fact/poal1.htm   (1109 words)

  
 White Poplar
White poplar is often taken to treat arthritic and rheumatic aches and pains.
White poplar is also used to lower fever, especially when this condition is associated with rheumatoid arthritis.
Native to North America, white poplar prefers damp and moist areas, and is commonly found growing alongside rivers and in valleys, along roadsides, and in groves.
www.herbs2000.com /herbs/herbs_white_poplar.htm   (655 words)

  
 WildWNC.org : Trees : White Ash   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
White ash (Fraxinus americana), also called Biltmore ash or Biltmore white ash, is the most common and useful native ash but is never a dominant species in the forest.
White ash grows naturally from Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, to northern Florida in the east, and to eastern Minnesota south to eastern Texas at the western edge of its range (7).
White ash is a pioneer species that establishes itself on fertile abandoned fields in several parts of the country.
wildwnc.org /trees/Fraxinus_americana.html   (2751 words)

  
 Ohio Trees, Bulletin 700-00, Populus – Poplar
Poplars are deciduous trees with rounded or angled branches.
In northwestern Ohio, the poplar, or cottonwood, is a common associate of forest trees such as elm, green ash, sycamore, silver maple, red oak, and swamp white oak.
Lombardy poplar is an upright, ascending cultivar of the European fl poplar that was introduced from Europe and western Asia.
ohioline.osu.edu /b700/b700_20.html   (2458 words)

  
 Populus alba 'Pyramidalis': 'Pyramidalis' White Poplar
White Poplar is a fast-growing, deciduous tree which reaches 60 to 100 feet in height with a 40 to 50-foot-spread and makes a nice shade tree, although it is considered short-lived.
It is the white trunk and bark of White Poplar which is particularly striking, along with the beautiful two-toned leaves.
The wood of White Poplar is fairly brittle and subject to breakage in storms and the soft bark is subject to injury from vandals.
edis.ifas.ufl.edu /BODY_ST500   (565 words)

  
 Floridata: Populus alba
The white poplar is a handsome, silvery-white tree.
White poplar is indigenous to central Europe, Siberia, and western Asia.
White poplar is tolerant of air pollution, salt spray and most soil types, and is often planted along streets, but its thirsty roots have been known to clog drainage ditches and sewer lines, and to damage sidewalks and pavement.
www.floridata.com /ref/P/popu_alb.cfm   (515 words)

  
 Invasives: White Poplar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
This tree’s rapid growth rate, along with its potential use as a shade tree, originally spurred the introduction of White Poplar from Eurasia during the Colonial period for use in landscaping and as a street tree.
In Rhode Island, the spread of White Poplar from cultivation is best seen on Block Island where the plant was introduced in the late 1800’s to provide shade around dwellings on the otherwise open, treeless landscape.
White Poplar escaped to form thickets of young plants that vegetatively arose as “suckers” from the roots of mother trees.
www.riwps.org /plantLibrary/invasives/descriptions/white_poplar.htm   (230 words)

  
 Eadha - White Poplar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Poplar - The aspen (Populus tremula L.) grows to 65 feet along rivers and as a pioneer species after fire or logging.
The white poplar (Populus alba L.) is of similar size and habitat, but is more common in southern Europe.
The white and fl poplars are cultivated in North America (the "Lombardy poplar" is a form of fl poplar), and several native poplars are similar in habitat and appearance.
www.cyberwitch.com /wychwood/sacredwood/eadha.htm   (113 words)

  
 Chapter The Poplar Tree of The Complete Herbal by Culpeper
The catkins hereof are greater than those of the White, composed of many round green berries, as if they were set together in a long cluster, containing much downy matter, which being ripe, is blown away with the wind.
White Poplar, saith Galen, is of a cleansing property.
The young Black Poplar buds, saith Matthiolus, are much used by women to beautify their hair, bruising them with fresh butter, straining them after they have been kept for some time in the sun.
www.bibliomania.com /2/1/66/113/21156/1.html   (486 words)

  
 Species:
Balsam poplar is rare in the northwestern United States, with sketchy records of its existence in Idaho and Oregon [32].
Vegetative reproduction: Balsam poplar is capable of regenerating from root suckers, stump sprouts, stem sprouts, and buried branches [36,57].
It commonly grows in moist forests, such as white and fl spruce (Picea mariana) forests of the boreal zone, and is found in the forest-tundra transition zone in Canada [63,68].
www.fs.fed.us /database/feis/plants/tree/popbalb/all.html   (5367 words)

  
 White Poplar - Populus alba
It is illegal to plant poplars along streets in some cities because they clog underground drainpipes and sewers.
The white poplar has leaves that are silvery white, and the bark on the branches is white.
Poplar trees are often planted as shade trees because they grow so fast.
www.blueplanetbiomes.org /white_poplar.htm   (153 words)

  
 Eighteenth Stanza
There is no specific mention of the characteristic bark of birch, the lovely white bark of younger specimens of some varie­ties of poplar, nor the silvery white on the undersides of the leaves of some adult poplars.
Poplars tend to attain a height of 90-100 feet, although a variety found in the American Far West grows to 300 feet.
White Poplar has its native range in Europe and Asia (it was imported to England centuries ago).
pages.prodigy.net /gary_s/oerp/chap18.htm   (3681 words)

  
 Poplar Tree
The Lombardy Poplar stands almost alone in the remarkably erect, or "fastigiate," habit of growth of its branches, to which it owes its specific name fastigiata.
The "tall Poplars," however, alluded to in the lyrics of Horace, as the supports round which the vines were twined, were not of the variety now known as the Lombardy Poplar.
The beauty of the Lombardy Poplar is mainly one of landscape effect, its tall, erect growth acting as a relief or foil to the rounded outlines of other trees, and contrasting admirably with the horizontal lines of the water by the side of which it is so often seen.
www.2020site.org /trees/poplar.html   (1790 words)

  
 Weeds Australia - Weed Identification - White poplar
It is distinguished by the blue grey leaves with white undersides and white bark.
White poplar spreads by suckers which may from dense thickets in gullies and along streams.
White poplar is an environmental weed in South Africa.
www.weeds.org.au /cgi-bin/weedident.cgi?tpl=plant.tpl&ibra=all&card=E55   (280 words)

  
 White Poplar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Introduced into Britain and often planted in parks and gardens, White Poplar can grow to 30 metres in height.
The leaves are lobed and appear white from underneath.
The male catkins are red with greyish hairs while the females are greener.
www.offwell.free-online.co.uk /tree_gallery/white_poplar/white_poplar.html   (73 words)

  
 Frank Paxton Lumber Company
Poplar is soft enough to be a favorite wood for working with hand tools.
Few woods are more desirable for paint and enamel finishes, and Poplar can be stained to simulate more costly woods in clear finishes.
Poplar has been used for almost every conceivable purpose, limited only by lack of strength for some requirements.
www.paxtonwood.com /poplar.html   (171 words)

  
 Greek Mythology: LEUCE LEUKE Oceanid Nymph of the White Poplar Tree of Elysium
LEUKE was an Okeanid Nymph abducted by Haides to the Elysian Fields where she was transformed into a white poplar.
She may have also been associated with the white poplars which grew on the banks of the river Akheron in Thesprotia, a region associated with the cult of Haides.
LEUCE (Leukê), a nymph, a daughter of Oceanus, who was carried of by Pluto; and after her death, was changed into a white poplar in Elysium.
www.theoi.com /Nymphe/NympheLeuke.html   (282 words)

  
 Yellow Poplar - Adirondack Chairs Handcrafted by Clarks Outdoor Chairs
Yellow Poplar, also called the tulip tree, tulip poplar, white poplar, and white wood is a common hardwood tree east of the Mississippi River.
The all clear (free of knots) is graded the highest in appearance and the all yellowish green is graded the highest in color.
Do not expect Poplar furniture to last forever without paint if you locate it in places that remain moist for extended periods of time.
clarksoutdoorchairs.com /yellow_poplar.html   (487 words)

  
 Exotic Wood poplar
In particular, "Rainbow" poplar (and all of the samples with heavy mineral stain) and wood with seriously green sections, are all almost certainly tulip, not poplar.
As is so frequently the case with woods that have many names and have long been in common use, the names of the various poplar varieties are quite a mess, and what is presented here is not even close to definitive nor does it fully expore the cross-use of many of the names.
Color is generally white to brown, but fresh wood frequently has a green color and there are occasional mineral stains that cause a wide variety of color (see "rainbow" poplar in the pics below).
www.hobbithouseinc.com /personal/woodpics/poplar.htm   (1338 words)

  
 Yellow Poplar - Adirondack Chairs Handcrafted by Clarks Outdoor Chairs
Yellow Poplar, also called the tulip tree, tulip poplar, white poplar, and white wood is a common hardwood tree east of the Mississippi River.
The all clear (free of knots) is graded the highest in appearance and the all yellowish green is graded the highest in color.
Important, you cannot expect Poplar to last forever if it will be in constant contact with the ground, or be located in places where it will remain moist for extended periods of time.
www.clarksoutdoorchairs.com /yellow_poplar.html   (489 words)

  
 MFA - CAMEO - Print Page
The trees are in the willow family and are found in temperate regions of the Northern hemisphere.
In general, poplar is a soft, lightweight wood that is easy to work.
Poplar was frequently used in Italian panel paintings and for sculptures in southern Germany in the late Gothic period.
www.mfa.org /_cameo/frontend/material_print.asp?name=poplar&type=all   (242 words)

  
 White Poplar Bark Wiccan Herbs Pagan Herbs
The white poplar represents the vowel “E” in the ogham alphabet.
Poplar is generally a plant of Jupiter, Saturn and the Sun and is associated with the element of water.
The Poplar is the sacred World Tree of the Lakota nation.
www.silverenchantments.com /Herbs/poplar.html   (168 words)

  
 White Poplar
The upper surface is lustrous, blue green in color, and white and fuzzy on the lower surface.
The flower of this poplar is a catkin.
The trunk is greenish white on younger species with shallow fissures.
www.northern.edu /cas/biology/treetrail/13/13.html   (134 words)

  
 Species:
Peak samara dispersal is from October to November, with a few falling as late as March [2,26].
The Research Project Summary Effects of surface fires in a mixed red and eastern white pine stand in Michigan provides information on prescribed fire and postfire response of plant community species, including yellow-poplar, that was not available when this species review was written.
White ash, hackberry, and yellow-poplar seed remain viable when stored in the forest litter.
www.fs.fed.us /database/feis/plants/tree/lirtul/all.html   (2491 words)

  
 Online Plant Encyclopedia: Populus alba - Abele - Silver-leafed poplar - White poplar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
It is not long-lived, and often develops an unbalanced shape in its maturity.
The lovely leaves are white and woolly all over when they first appear in spring, soon maturing to glossy, dark green above while retaining their grey undersurface throughout the season.
The bark is smooth, pale grey or white, on young trees, developing little diamond-shaped lenticels with age, thus gaining a textural appeal.
www.plantpress.com /plant-encyclopedia/plantdb.php?plant=756   (846 words)

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