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Populus simonii
Also called Simon's Poplar, Simon’s Poplar
Simon poplar is a fast-growing deciduous tree from northern China and Mongolia, widely planted as a street and shelter tree in cool temperate regions. It needs full sun, plenty of room and ample moisture to do well.
Populus simonii, Simon's poplar, Simon poplar, or Chinese cottonwood, is a species of poplar native to northeast China and to Mongolia, and commonly planted as a street tree in cool temperate areas of Europe. There have been introductions into North America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Populus simonii 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.
