Common
Name: Black Poplar
Latin
Name: Populus Nigra
Type:
Deciduous
Location:
Green bank Park
Ultimate
height: 30m
Located
Populus Nigra height: 25-30m
Leaf
Shape: Long stalked deltoid shaped leaves, finely toothed margin; shiny green
in colour
Bark:
Grey/brown in colour, darkens and gradually becomes deeply fissured with age
Fruit/Flowers:
Male catkins pendulous and reddish in colour, female catkins greenish in
colour depending on the specific tree (Dioecious). Shoots/buds are smooth and
golden brown in colour.
Distribution:
Native to Britain
This particular Populus Nigra is located within a
large park in close proximity to a hard public footpath. It stands fairly
distanced with other various vegetation types with no ground cover surrounding.
The ground conditions were slightly moist. I took a sample of lower level
soil and carried out soil pH tests which read to have a pH of indicating the
soil to be
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| My illustration of the Populous Nigra |
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