White Poplar

White Poplar

Populus alba

Salicaceae (Willow Family)

▲ leaves, showing pubescent, white undersides

▲ young, mature tree

▲ ▼ trunk, showing lighter-colored bark on younger portions

▲ root sprout in lawn from tree

Location near campus: 1400 block of South Kimbrough, across from Trinity Lutheran Church

Populus alba: White Poplar, Silver Poplar
leaves simple, alternate, deciduous, palmately 3-5 lobed; dark green above and white pubescent underneath
bark gray to whitish on young trunks, black and fissured on older trunks
grows 40-70' tall and produces numerous root suckers
short-lived, but tolerant of many soil types and growing conditions