White Poplar
Populus alba
Salicaceae (Willow Family)
▲ leaves, showing pubescent, white undersides
▲ young, mature tree
▲▼ trunk, showing lighter-colored bark on younger portions
▲▼ trunk, showing lighter-colored bark on younger portions
▲▼ trunk, showing lighter-colored bark on younger portions
▲ root sprout in lawn from tree
Location near campus: 1400 block of South Kimbrough, across from Trinity Lutheran Church
Populus alba:
White Poplar, Silver Poplar
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leaves simple, alternate, deciduous, palmately 3-5 lobed; dark green above and
white pubescent underneath
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bark gray to whitish on young trunks, black and fissured on older trunks
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grows 40-70' tall and produces numerous root suckers
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short-lived, but tolerant of many soil types and growing conditions