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Black poplar   /blæk pˈɑplər/   Listen
Black poplar

noun
1.
Large European poplar.  Synonym: Populus nigra.






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"Black poplar" Quotes from Famous Books



... it rots. The Turkey oak and the beech, both containing a mixture of moisture, fire, and the earthy, with a great deal of air, through this loose texture take in moisture to their centre and soon decay. White and black poplar, as well as willow, linden, and the agnus castus, containing an abundance of fire and air, a moderate amount of moisture, and only a small amount of the earthy, are composed of a mixture which is proportionately rather light, and so they are of great service ...
— Ten Books on Architecture • Vitruvius

... much like the aspen as to be easily mistaken, especially as their leaves rustle in the same way. But the true aspen has a smooth bark, while that of the black poplar is scored or rough. Woodmen always call the aspen the 'asp,' dropping the termination. In the spring the young foliage of the black poplar has a yellow tint. When they cut down the alder poles by the water and peeled them, the sap under the bark as it dried turned ...
— Round About a Great Estate • Richard Jefferies



Words linked to "Black poplar" :   Lombardy poplar, poplar tree, poplar, Populus nigra italica



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