Scientific Name:
Populus nigra
'Italica'
Pronunciation:
pop-YOU-lus NYE-gruh
Common Name:
Lombardy poplar
Family Name:
Salicaceae
Plant Type:
Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Tree tall, narrowly columnar; bark fissured, braided to diamond pattern; leaves deltoid, glossy, dark green, <10cm long, serrated margins; male catkins only, red.
Habit:
Fastigiate, Stiffly upright
Form:
Columnar
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
15 - 22m
Mature Spread:
3 - 4m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Europe
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Wind break
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
Shapes:
Deltoid, Rhomboidal
Apices:
Acuminate
Bases:
Cuneate, Truncate
Margins:
Crenate, Serrate
Inflorescence Type:
Catkin (ament)
Flower Morphology:
Dioecious plant
Number Of Petals:
0
Colour (petals):
Not showy, Red
Flower Time at Peak:
Mar, Apr
Additional Info:
This is a male plant
Fruit Type:
Aborted (hybrids) or absent
Fruit Colour:
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant, Male plant so no fruit forms
Bark Morphology:
Lightly fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Dark Grey
Organ Modifications:
Ectomycorrhizae
Propagation:
Cuttings
Maintenance:
High
Pest Susceptibility:
Dieback, Fungal leaf spot, Leaf miner insect, Root rot, Rust, Scale insects, Stem borer insects
Specific Pests:
Petiole gall aphid, Poplar leafminer moth, Prone to lightning strikes or falling branches in high wind
Course(s):
- AARB 1012
- HORT 1155
Location(s):
- (NRY) NuRserY : 581, 582, 583
- (TFL) Turf Field Lab
- (TFLN) Turf Field Lab North