#1504 most planted
Populus lasiocarpa
Chinese necklace poplar
Deciduous
36
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
5
cities
16 in
median trunk (40 cm, 17 measured)
13 yr
median age (86% have a planting date)
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Populus lasiocarpa is a short, slow-growing, deciduous tree native to humid forests of China. It features stout branches, large heart-shaped leaves with red petioles in sunlight, and light-colored bark that flakes with maturity. This species is tolerant of frost and wind and naturally occurs on mountain slopes and river banks.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 170.01%31 yr16 in
- 100.02%1.8 yr—
- 60.00%—17 in
- 20.00%—15 in
- 10.00%—2.0 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 30 ft
- Canopy spread
- 20–30 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 16 in, mean 15 in, 90th percentile 23 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Other Populus in the catalogue
28 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
