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Populus nigra 'Italica'

Lombardy Poplar

Plant photo of: Populus nigra 'Italica'
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Information by: Jerry Sortomme - Editor        Photographer: Normans/Mullany/Applegate

 

Description

The 'Italica' is a beautiful, fast-growing, upright, columnar, deciduous tree. Its leaves are bright green, 4" in length with a triangular shape. These leaves turn bright yellow in the fall season. It can be used as an exellent windbreak or skyline tree.

 

Sun

Full

Water

Medium, Extra in Summer

Growth Rate

Fast

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

Soil Condition

Average, Poor, Moist

Soil pH

Neutral

Adverse Factors

Invasive

Water Saving Tip:

Group plants with similar water needs together so that some plants aren't over watered to meet the needs of their more thirsty neighbors.

Never include shrub and lawn areas in the same sprinkler zone.