Populus canescens

Grey Poplar

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Height

20 to 25 m

Width

15 to 20 m

Flowering Time

March, April

Light/shadow demands

light shade,

no direct sunlight,

sun

pH-Value

slightly alkaline, neutral, alkaline, slightly acidic

Soil

loamy, flood, tolerant of salt, all substrates

Trees and shrubs for bees

Populus canescens

Characteristics:

Habit

Large tree, 20-25 m tall, 15-20 m wide, initially with asymmetrical, conical crown, then domed to round; branches diagonally upright, lateral twigs hanging in the lower crown region; 50-80 cm a year the first decades, fast-growing

Crown

broad conical, irregular broad conical, irregular

Blossom

Dioecious, in hanging catkins before leaves shoot

Leaves

Triangular are coarsely lobed on the ends of twigs, otherwise more ovoid-round, dull green, grey underneath

Roots

Flat and far-reaching, tending to form runners, growing into pipes; tolerate short floods

Demands

Sun to light shade; tolerates heat, likes warmth, frost hardy, tolerant of urban pollution; wind resistant, but sensitive to wind after some 60 years

Soil

Dry to damp; slightly acidic to alkaline, somewhat nutritious substrates; somewhat tolerant of salt

Hardiness Zone

Zone 5a

Bee pasture/nectar

Yes

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Product Nr	Options	Price (plus 7% VAT)
99220124	standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 14-16	€420.00
99320124	standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 16-18	€550.00
99420124	standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 18-20	€700.00
99520124	standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25	€950.00

Product Nr	Options	Price (plus 7% VAT)
99220124	standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 14-16	€420.00
99320124	standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 16-18	€550.00
99420124	standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 18-20	€700.00
99520124	standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25	€950.00