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Yunnan poplar

Populus yunnanensis

Yunnan poplar
Photo: Calistemon, CC BY-SA 4.0

Yunnan poplar is a large deciduous tree from south-central China, used mainly as a street and landscape tree, especially in Australia. It needs full sun, deep moist soil and room to grow.

Family
Salicaceae (Willow family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply during dry spells while young, then it copes with normal rainfall.
Soil
Deep, well-drained loam; tolerates a range of soil types.
Temperature
Hardy in temperate climates; protect young trees from severe frost.
How easy
Easy
Native range
China (Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou)
Climate
temperate

About

Populus yunnanensis, the Yunnan poplar, is a species of flowering plant in the family Salicaceae, native to south-central China. It has found use as a street tree, particularly in Australia.

Other Populus plants

White Poplar · Balsam poplar · Himalayan Poplar · Eastern cottonwood · Bigtooth aspen · Tana River poplar · Black Poplar · Populus pruinosa · Simon poplar · Eurasian Aspen · Quaking aspen · Western Balsam Poplar

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Populus yunnanensis 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.

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