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Black Poplar Sapling Trees

Which

Populus nigra

Sapling Trees
  • Black Poplar
  • Very fast growing
  • Likes wet ground
  • Attacks old drains and foundations (beware)
  • Not suitable for a clipped hedge.
  • Good screening tree.
  • To 25m.
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Description

Populus Nigra

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Black Poplar is a large, fast-growing deciduous tree with a distinctive burred trunk.

The number of Black Poplars has been falling steadily for many years; there are approximately 7,000 of them left in Britain, less than 10% of which are female, which are increasingly hybridizing with commercially grown poplar cultivars, creating highly variable offspring.

It is its ability to regrow new trees from broken branches and roots that keeps the species alive in the wild.

We are not able to determine the sex of your trees before delivery, but they are more likely to be male than female.

Prized for its timber, Black Poplar rapidly grows into a rounded and heavy-branched tree.

The Black Poplar grows in all soils except dry chalk with shallow topsoil, and is tolerant of atmospheric pollution. Keep away from drains and foundations, as it has powerful roots. To 25m

Poplars, which are all fast-growing, make excellent screening trees and windbreaks, and they thrive in difficult (heavy and wet) soils where many other trees struggle.

Browse our variety of large trees for your garden or view our full range of trees for sale.

What to expect

It's Summer Planting Season 2025

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Pot Grown & Plug Plants Delivered

From seedlings in jumbo plugs; Dahlia tubers; small P9 & 1 Litre plants; up to trees in big 15L pots
Expertly packed plants ready for delivery

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We batch orders to save you money. Lead times for plants in stock are around 2 weeks
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When your order is ready, it's expertly packed by Rodney and delivered by next day courier; if anything goes wrong, call Dan on 01963 359 444
Planting out potted plants in Summer

Summer is good planting time

New roots love the warm soil, as long as you water well! Just don't plant during a heatwave.
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