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The National Trust is creating a “living library” gene bank of trees in east Devon to help protect the black poplar. The black poplar was once as common as oak and beech, but the drainage of ...
A dozen rare native black poplar trees have been planted in Cheshire, to help preserve the species. They were planted along the River Weaver Navigation, Northwich, by the Canal & River Trust and ...
A hybrid poplar is a tree resulting from the combining, either naturally or artificially, of various poplar species into a hybrid. Hybrid poplars (Populus spp.) are among the fastest-growing trees ...
In this episode of ID That Tree, Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee introduces the Balsam Poplar. This species is found in the North Woods of Northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan ...
Northumberland villagers fear a new housing development could be the death knell for an ancient rare tree. Acklington's Black Poplar tree is at least 250 years old and is thought to be the UK's ...
A "reminder of Manchester's industrial heritage" has been shortlisted for the UK's Tree of the Year 2023. Wildlife charity Woodland Trust (WT) said a "brilliant" black poplar which stands in ...