Description

• White poplar trees typically reach a height of 40 to 60 feet, with a crown width of 35 to 50 feet, although the trees can grow larger. The white-grayish bark is smooth on the upper part of the tree but rough on the lower trunk. The undersides of the leaves are white and woolly.
  
  

Reproduction

• White poplar is dioecious, which means that staminate (male) and pistillate (female) flowers grow on different trees. If male and female trees are not close enough for pollination to occur, the trees reproduce through root sprouts.
  
  

Considerations

• In some locations, white poplar trees are considered a threat to native trees and shrubs because the poplars interfere with the native plants' growth. This threat occurs because the white poplar can grow in a variety of soils, produce large seed crops and easily regrow when damaged.