White Poplar, Large Trees
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Populus Alba Standard Trees
The White Poplar tree, is the only poplar we grow that will do well on chalky soil. Its great feature is its two-tone leaves, which are glossy green on top and felted with fuzzy white "hairs" on the underside. When the wind is rippling through them, they remind one of a shoal of fish, catching the sun and going dark as they turn one way and the next. The mostly white bark is easy to identify, with its darker diamond shaped markings, although the old trees lose the white layer and become deeply ridged, providing shelter for the eggs of various insects.
This is not a tree for a small garden! It may only be medium-sized, but its roots are real bullies and will make life hard for small plants near them. They will also attack old drains and foundations (new build concrete is in no danger) and we advise a safe planting distance of 20 metres if you think yours might be at risk. It is a fantastic shelter belt tree. White Poplar trees can reach a height of about 20 metres.
Standard trees are the largest size that we deliver; you can also buy younger White Poplar saplings here. Browse our variety of large garden trees or view our full range of trees.
How Standard Trees are Measured:
All the plants in the ornamental trees section are graded as standards, which means that they are measured by their girth in centimetres 1 metre above ground level (basically, their trunk's waist measurement). They aren't measured by their height, which will vary. So, a 6/8 standard has a trunk with a circumference of 6-8 centimetres and an 8/10 standard has a trunk 8-10 centimetres around. This measurement makes no difference to the tree's final height.
Standard trees are 2 - 3.5 metres tall (on average) when they arrive; they are the most mature trees that you can buy from us. We cannot tell you precisely how tall your trees will be before we deliver them.
History & uses of Populus alba:
Naturalised across Britain for centuries, though its true native range is from Europe (South of about Poland) to Central Asia.
Bareroot planting is best done between October and April Bareroot and potted - what's the difference?
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Plants will usually be available to order before they are ready for delivery. Order at any time, and we won't take payment until your plants are ready to be shipped.
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Ashridge Nurseries
We are a Somerset based mail order nursery, specialising in hedging, trees, shrubs, fruiting plants, roses, lavender & flower bulbs. We deliver across mainland Wales, Scotland & England.
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