Populus nigra

Black Poplar

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Height

20 to 30 m

Width

15 to 20 m

Flowering Time

March, April

Light/shadow demands

no direct sunlight,

sun

pH-Value

slightly alkaline, neutral, alkaline

Soil

flood, all substrates

Trees and shrubs for bees

Populus nigra

Characteristics:

Habit

Large tree, 20-25 (30) m tall, 15-20 m wide, even wider with age; loose, pyramidal to rotund, uneven branches, no straight leader, fast-growing, (50) 70-80 cm a year

Crown

loose crown, broad spreading loose crown, broad spreading

Branches and bark

Thick, furrowed, deeply cracked with heavy lumps when old, dark grey

Leaves

buds bent outwards, glossy, yellow-brown, sticky in spring, aromatic fragrance; leaves rhomboid ovate to deltoid diamond-shaped, fresh green; yellow autumn colour

Fruits

White seed tufts from May/June

Roots

Shallow-rooted, far-reaching roots, forming runners

Demands

Sun to semi-shade; frost hardy, resistant to wind and urban climates; resistant to infills and temporary flooding

Soil

Generally adaptable, grows even in dry locations, avoids stagnant dampness, prefers moist, deep and nutritious soils, calciphilic

Tips

Spreading, forming runners; increasingly brittle with age

Hardiness Zone

Zone 4

Bee pasture/nectar

Yes

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Product Nr	Options	Price (plus 7% VAT)
bkA171608117821	standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 12-14	€320.00
98477310	standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 14-16	€420.00
98487310	standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 16-18	€550.00
98497310	standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 18-20	€700.00
98507310	standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25	€950.00
bks31140007	specimen tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25, height 400-500, width 150-200	€1,250.00
bks31140008	specimen tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 25-30, height 400-500, width 150-200	€1,800.00

Product Nr	Options	Price (plus 7% VAT)
bkA171608117821	standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 12-14	€320.00
98477310	standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 14-16	€420.00
98487310	standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 16-18	€550.00
98497310	standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 18-20	€700.00
98507310	standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25	€950.00
bks31140007	specimen tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25, height 400-500, width 150-200	€1,250.00
bks31140008	specimen tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 25-30, height 400-500, width 150-200	€1,800.00