Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Malpighiales > Salicaceae > Populus > Populus nigra| | Populus nigra (Lombardy poplar; Lombardy's poplar; black cottonwood; black poplar) | |
Synonyms: Populus dilatata; Populus italica; Populus nigra italica Populus nigra, the black poplar, is a species of cottonwood poplar, the type species of section Aigeiros of the genus Populus, native to Europe, southwest and central Asia, and northwest Africa. It is a medium-sized to large deciduous tree, reaching 20-30 m (rarely 40 m) tall, with a trunk up to 1.5 m diameter. The leaves are diamond-shaped to triangular, 5-8 cm long and 6-8 cm broad, green on both surfaces. |
| Height [3] | 98 feet (30 m) | | Width [3] | 65 feet (20 m) |  | | Air Quality Improvement [1] | None | | Allergen Potential [1] | High | | Carbon Capture [1] | Medium | | Screening - Summer [2] | Dense | | Screening - Winter [2] | Porous | | Shade Percentage [1] | 80 % | | Temperature Reduction [1] | Medium-High | | Wind Reduction [1] | Medium | | | Hardiness Zone Minimum [1] | USDA Zone: 4 Low Temperature: -30 F° (-34.4 C°) → -20 F° (-28.9 C°) | | Hardiness Zone Maximum [1] | USDA Zone: 9 Low Temperature: 20 F° (-6.7 C°) → 30 F° (-1.1 C°) | | Light Preference [4] | Mixed Sun/Shade | | Soil Acidity [4] | Neutral | | Soil Fertility [4] | Rich | | Soil Moisture [4] | Damp | | Water Use [1] | High to Moderate | | | Flower Color [2] | White | | Foliage Color [2] | Green | | Fruit Color [2] | White | | | Bloom Period [2] | Early Spring | | Drought Tolerance [2] | Low | | Edible [3] | May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details. | | Fire Tolerance [2] | High | | Flower Type [3] | Dioecious | | Frost Free Days [2] | 5 months 10 days | | Fruit/Seed Begin [2] | Spring | | Fruit/Seed End [2] | Spring | | Growth Form [2] | Multiple Stem | | Growth Period [2] | Spring, Summer | | Growth Rate [2] | Rapid | | Leaf Type [3] | Deciduous | | Lifespan [2] | Perennial | | Pollinators [3] | Wind | | Propagation [2] | Bare Root, Container, Cutting | | Root Depth [2] | 31 inches (81 cm) | | Scent [3] | The leaf buds, as they swell in the spring, and the young leaves have a pleasing fragrance of balsam; The fragrance is especially pronounced as the leaves unfold; | | Seed Spread Rate [2] | None | | Shape/Orientation [2] | Columnar | | Specific Gravity [5] | 0.39 | | Structure [3] | Tree | | Usage [3] | An extract of the shoots can be used as a rooting hormone for all types of cuttings. It is extracted by soaking the chopped up shoots in cold water for a day;
A fast growing tree, it is often used to provide a quick screen or windbreak; The cultivar 'Italica' is commonly used for this purpose though it is not a very suitable choice because it has fragile branches and is prone to basal rots which can cause sudden collapse; The cultivar 'Plantierensis' is much more suitable;
A resin obtained from the buds is made into a salve and used in home remedies;
The bark is used as a cork substitute for floats etc;
Wood - very soft, very light, rather woolly in texture, without smell or taste, of low flammability, not durable, easy to work, very resistant to abrasion. Used for lower quality purposes; | | Vegetative Spread Rate [2] | Moderate |
View Plants For A Future Record : Populus nigra |
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Algonquin Provincial Park |
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Ontario, Canada |
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Alte Spreemündung |
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267 |
Germany |
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Astrakhanskiy Biosphere Reserve Zapovednik |
Ia |
167827 |
Astrakhan, Russia |
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Bruce Peninsula National Park |
II |
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Ontario, Canada |
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Carlsbad Caverns National Park |
II |
15448 |
New Mexico, United States |
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Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory LTER Site Long Term Ecological Research |
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North Carolina, United States |
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DESFILADEROS DEL RÍO MARTÍN |
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110851 |
Spain |
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Drahendorfer Spreeniederung |
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1528 |
Germany |
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Elbtal zwischen Schöna und Mühlberg |
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10658 |
Germany |
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Flusslandschaft Elbe Biosphere Reserve |
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925242 |
Germany |
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Fundy National Park |
II |
52716 |
New Brunswick, Canada |
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Galichia Gora Zapovednik |
Ia |
568 |
Lipetsk, Russia |
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Glinziger Teich- und Wiesengebiet |
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725 |
Germany |
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park |
II |
515454 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Große Röder |
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338 |
Germany |
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Herbert Hoover National Historic Site |
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Iowa, United States |
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Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore |
II |
8272 |
Indiana, United States |
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Kavkazskiy Biosphere Reserve |
Ia |
692723 |
Krasnodar, Karachay-Cherkessia, Adygea, Russia |
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Khopersky Zapovednik |
Ia |
47103 |
Russia |
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Kouchibouguac National Park |
II |
59161 |
New Brunswick, Canada |
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Lago del Rendina |
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1656 |
Italy |
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Lago Pantano di Pignola |
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341 |
Italy |
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Langer Grund-Kohlberg |
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319 |
Germany |
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Luberon Regional Nature Park |
V |
406572 |
France |
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MATARRAÑA - AIGUABARREIX |
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90747 |
Spain |
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Monte Vulture |
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4651 |
Italy |
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Moores Creek National Battlefield |
III |
100 |
North Carolina, United States |
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Neißeaue |
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618 |
Germany |
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Nez Perce National Historical Park |
V |
2076 |
Idaho, United States |
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Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve |
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470167 |
Ontario, Canada |
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North York Moors |
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108930 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Oderinsel Kietz |
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432 |
Germany |
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Okskiy Biosphere Reserve |
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190748 |
Russia |
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Palava Protected Landscape Area |
V |
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Czech Republic |
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Parco Del Somma-Vesuvio e Miglio D'Oro National Park |
II |
33648 |
Italy |
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Pipe Spring National Monument |
V |
41 |
Arizona, United States |
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Point Pelee National Park |
II |
5764 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Randowhänge bei Schmölln |
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680 |
Germany |
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Reserva de la Biosfera de Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve |
V |
1777 |
Spain |
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Rheinsberger Rhin und Hellberge Ergänzung |
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769 |
Germany |
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Saint Lawrence Islands National Park |
II |
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Ontario, Canada |
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Salisbury Plain |
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52975 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Schaalsee |
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Germany |
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Sefton Coast |
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11278 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Severn Estuary/ Môr Hafren |
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182155 |
England/Wales, United Kingdom |
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Shenandoah National Park |
II |
108221 |
Virginia, United States |
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SIERRA NORTE |
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438558 |
Spain |
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SIERRA PELADA Y RIVERA DEL ASERRADOR |
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30407 |
Spain |
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Southern Appalachian Biosphere Reserve |
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37548505 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Stadthavel |
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639 |
Germany |
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Talsperre Spremberg |
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850 |
Germany |
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Triebischtäler |
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2908 |
Germany |
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Valle Basento Grassano Scalo - Grottole |
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1925 |
Italy |
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Vogelschutzgebiet 'Unterer Niederrhein' |
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63775 |
Germany |
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Voronezhskiy Biosphere Reserve |
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95835 |
Russia |
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North America; Species recognized by Kartesz J., , ITIS Regional: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System in  Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1i-Tree Species v. 4.0, developed by the USDA Forest Service's Northern Research Station and SUNY-ESF using the Horticopia, Inc. plant database. ♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture ♦ 3Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons License ♦ 4ECOFACT 2a Technical Annex - Ellenberg’s indicator values for British Plants, M O Hill, J O Mountford, D B Roy & R G H Bunce (1999) ♦ 5Forest Inventory and Analysis DB version 5.1, May 4, 2013, U.S. Forest Service ♦ 6Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants ♦ 7HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández ♦ 8Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009 ♦ 9New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Plant-SyNZ database |
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