Populus alba
White poplar · also Silver poplar, Silverleaf poplar, Abele
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Populus alba, also known as white poplar, is a large, fast-growing deciduous tree with distinctive smooth white bark when young and leaves with a densely woolly underside. Native to parts of Africa, Europe, and Asia, it is often planted as a windbreak and thrives in moist sites with hot summers.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 2,6705.9%20 yr11 in
- 2,6360.23%—4.5 in
- 7280.26%22 yr9.8 in
- 6530.29%—16 in
- 4450.13%—14 in
- 2920.07%48 yr21 in
- 1920.06%1.2 yr9.1 in
- 1660.06%—6.3 in
- 1210.04%—27 in
- 1080.03%—9.1 in
- 930.01%—9.1 in
- 860.12%—12 in
- 560.12%—14 in
- 360.02%—33 in
- 260.07%—12 in
- 260.01%—11 in
- 150.00%30 yr9.0 in
- 150.02%—17 in
- 140.03%5.8 yr—
- 110.00%—21 in
- 100.01%—26 in
- 70.01%—13 in
- 40.00%—10 in
- 30.03%—19 in
- 20.02%—36 in
- 10.01%——
- 10.00%—28 in
- 10.00%—21 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 40–70 ft
- Canopy spread
- 40–60 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 8.7 in, mean 12 in, 90th percentile 25 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Central European mixed forests
- East European forest steppe
- Eastern Anatolian deciduous forests
- European Atlantic mixed forests
- Western European broadleaf forests
Temperate Conifer Forests
- East Afghan montane conifer forests
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands
- Alai-Western Tian Shan steppe
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands & Scrub
- Aegean and Western Turkey sclerophyllous and mixed forests
Other Populus in the catalogue
28 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
