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Populus nigra
Also called Lombardy Poplar, Black Cottonwood, Lombardy's Poplar
Black poplar (Populus nigra) is a fast-growing, medium to large deciduous tree native to Europe, Asia and northwest Africa, typically reaching 20 to 30 m. Its key to growing it is full sun and moist, low-lying ground, since it is a pioneer species that colonizes open areas quickly.
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.
Black poplar has a large distribution area throughout Europe and is also found in northern Africa and central and west Asia. The distribution area extends from the Mediterranean in the south to around 64° latitude in the north and from the British Isles in the west to Kazakhstan and China in the east. The distribution area also includes the Caucasus and large parts of the Middle East.
White Poplar · Balsam poplar · Himalayan Poplar · Eastern cottonwood · Bigtooth aspen · Tana River poplar · Populus pruinosa · Simon poplar · Eurasian Aspen · Quaking aspen · Western Balsam Poplar · Yunnan poplar
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Populus nigra by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
