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
Note
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