Lombardy-poplar
Scientific name: Populus nigra L. cultivar 'Italica'
Diagnostic features Narrowly fastigiate tree to 36m. Trunk not burred; shoots glabrous; male only. Introduced-survivor; much planted in parks and as screening or windbreaks; throughout much of British Isles; garden origin.
This cultivar is keyed out on Page 1681 in the Text Key.
Hybrids See Populus berolinensis(x) (K. Koch) Dippel (= Populus nigra-'Italica' x Populus laurifolia Ledeb.) |