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Poplar Tree Types

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Poplar Tree Pictures; Photo Library of Poplar Trees

Poplar	Poplar Branches
Poplar Tree Canopy	Poplar Tree Bark
Poplar Tree Leaves	Poplar Leaf
Poplar Tree in Fall	Fall Poplar Leaves

Balsam Poplar	Poplar Tree	Black Poplar Image
Yellow Poplar Tree	Poplar Tree	Big Tall Poplar Tree
Populus	Lombardy Poplar	Black Poplar
Populus-Poplar	Populus Images	Large Poplar
Poplar Trees	Poplars	Tall Poplar Trees
Poplar Fall Leaf	Poplar Tree	Poplar Tree Leaf
Grey Poplar	Grey Poplar Bark	Grey Poplar Leaves
White Poplar	Grey Poplar Leaf	Grey Poplar View
Poplar Tree Trunk	Grey Poplar Roots	Grey Poplar Bark
Poplar Trees

Poplar Tree Scientific Name: Populus

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Poplar trees lose their leaves in the fall and can therefore be classified as deciduous trees. Other deciduous trees include oak trees, birch trees, maple trees and most ash trees.

The poplar trees are native to North America can be divided into 3 groups: the cottonwoods, the aspens, and the balsam poplars.

October's poplars are flaming torches lighting the way to winter.
~ Nova Bair

Poplar Tree Types: Different Types of Poplar Trees

• Balsam Poplar Tree
• Black Poplar Tree, recognised by its dark glossy bark
• Carolina Poplar Tree
• Chinese Necklace Poplar Tree
• Eastern Cottonwood Tree, Populus deltoides
• European White Poplar Tree, Populus alba
• Gray Poplar Tree, a natural hybrid between the European aspen and white poplar.
• Hybrid Carolina Poplar Tree, usally planted as ornamental tree
• Lombardy Poplar Tree
• Mexico Poplar Tree
• Japanese Poplar Tree
• White Poplar Tree, native to northern coastal Africa, Russia and Siberia.
• Yellow Poplar Tree, also known as Tulip Tree.

Feature Poplar Species: Yellow Poplar

Yellow Poplar

Our feature sycamore tree species is the Yellow Poplar.

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We hope you enjoy the information and photos we have provided will help you identify various types of poplar, to learn interesting facts about poplar trees and how poplar wood is used in a variety of industries.

Poplar, Yellow
Liriodendron tulipifera

Other Common Names: Tulip Tree, Tulip Poplar, Whitewood.

Yellow Poplar Tree is a fast-growing tree with bright green leaves that resemble tulip flowers in profile and turn golden yellow in fall. Greenish-yellow flowers are carried high in the tree. Stems are aromatic. Likes full sun. Grows to 70' to 90', 40' spread. The yellow popular tree is commonly referred to as the Tulip Tree and easily identified by it unique leaf shape.


Type of tree:
Yellow Poplar tree (Tuliptree) falls into the following type(s): Ornamental Trees, Shade Trees

Mature Height:
The Tuliptree (Yellow Poplar) grows to be 70' - 90' feet in height.

Mature Spread:
The Tuliptree (Yellow Poplar) has a spread of about 40' at full maturity.

Growth Rate:
This tree grows at a fast growth rate.

Sun:
This Tuliptree (Yellow Poplar) does well in full sun.

Soil:
The Tuliptree (Yellow Poplar) grows in acidic, loamy, moist, sandy, well drained, clay soils.

Moisture:
It has normal moisture requirements, and can withstand some drought in humid regions only.

Leaves:
The leaves alternate, 3 to 6 inches long with distinctive lobes, a flat base, and two ear-like tips. Leaves are light green in summer and bright yellow in autumn.

Flower Color:
Flowers are tulip-shaped, 1-1/2 to 2 inches in diameter with 6 greenish-yellow petals, each with orange at the base.

Bloom Time:
May to June..

Fruit Description:
The fruit is a cone-like aggregate of long, narrow, winged seeds. They are held upward on the tree and remain long after the leaves have fallen.

Additional Information: Yellow Poplar

Attributes:
The Tuliptree is the state tree of Kentucky and Indiana because of its majestic beauty. It is a fast-growing shade tree that displays colorful yellow flowers in the early summer, replaced by equally colorful seeds held upright in the tree throughout the summer and into autumn.

Description:
A fast-growing tree with bright green leaves that resemble tulip flowers in profile and turn golden yellow in fall. Greenish-yellow flowers are carried high in the tree. Stems are aromatic. Likes full sun. Grows to 70' to 90', 40' spread.

Wildlife Value:
Tuliptrees provide food in many forms for many animals. In fall and winter, young trees are browsed by whitetail deer and rabbits. The spring flowers provide nectar for ruby-throated hummingbirds. Tuliptree seeds, maturing in summer and persisting into winter, provide food for both birds and mammals, including finches, cardinals, quail, mice, red squirrels, gray squirrels, and rabbits.

History/Lore/Use:
Once plentiful in their natural habitat in eastern America, Tuliptrees, with their tall, straight trunks, lack of lower branches Tulip tree's hard wood were a favorite of loggers for railroad ties and fence posts.

George Washington planted Tuliptrees at Mount Vernon which are now 140 feet tall and Daniel Boone favored the wood of this tree for his 60-foot dugout canoe.

Tulip Poplar Tree Disease

Many tulip trees are being killed by the tuliptree scale. These insects give infested branches a bumpy appearance and can cause branch dieback.

The pitch from infected trees, which is a very sticky substance, drips on cars and sidewalks creating a mess and causing damage.

Poplar Tree Trivia

The poplar tree falls in the genus Populus family, which consists of approximately 35 tree types.

Poplar is a fast growing tree planted for farm wind breaks and to quickly reforest damaged areas.

Poplar trees produce a lot of leaves which can result in a lot of yard work during the autumn months.

Beavers eat the green bark of a wide variety of trees but tend to prefer fast growing trees located within 50 feet of the shoreline.

Species such as poplar, willow, cottonwood and alder are particularly at risk. The beavers will use the peeled sticks to build their dams and lodges.

The use of cylindrical cages is the best way to protect individual trees. Made of sturdy welded wire fencing they should be about four feet high and about six inches between the tree and the fence. They should also be anchored to the ground with stakes.

Poplar Tree Wood

Poplar wood is commonly used in snowboards because it is flexible and light-weight.

The wood of poplar trees is relatively soft and rarely used for its appearance. Poplar is considered a utility wood which is mostly used to make cardboard boxes, pallets, crates, paper and veneer.

White Poplar tree is a tall straight tree. Milled popular wood is reasonablely knot free, long lenghted and tight grained making popular an excellent pick for the larger solid wood trimmings for baseboards, door casings and cornise mouldings for more upscale style houses.

In Japan, the wood of poplar trees is used to make chopsticks.

The famous Mona Lisa painting was painted on poplar wood.

Poplars, like willows, have vigorous and invasive root systems, don't plant a poplar tree too close to your house as they can damage sewer pipes and sidewalks.

Poplar Identification; Balsam Tree Type

The leaves of the Balsam Poplar turn black in the fall, for this reason balsam poplar is also known as black poplar.

If you squeeze the sticky buds of the balsam poplar you can smell the pungent aroma of the balsam fragrance.

An ointment, called balm of Gilead, was made from the winter buds of the balsam poplar and used by the First Nations people to relieve congestion.

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