Poplars

A beautiful and delicate tree which spreads by suckers off the root system, so creating entire groves of aspen. The latin name 'tremula' means to 'tremble' and refers to the way the leaves flutter and move in the slightest breeze.

It is the whitest tree in the landscape and from a distance it can appear covered in snow because of the white wool on the leaves and shoots.

The black poplar is a rare tree and is threatened by its cultivated relations! There are so few wild black poplars left that it is unlikely that they will pollinate each other, instead the large numbers of cultivated trees will pollinate them. This means that there are hardly ever any new truly wild black poplars.