Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Grass
Origin
Europe, Northern Africa
China
Types
Populus nigra 'Italica'
Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii
Number of Varieties
630
0
40000
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Habitat
Fields, Open areas
Subtropical climates, Wet Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-98-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
12 - 7
Sunset Zone
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,220.00 cm1,070.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
-60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Pale White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Yellow green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Yellow green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Diamond-shaped
Acicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Soil Compaction
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
-
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, when new, water every week
Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply
In Summer
Less Watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Alternate Days
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove dead branches
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
Fertilize the soil instead of direct applying, organic fertlizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Healthy tree
Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot
Plant Tolerance
Soil Compaction
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
-
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Beetles, Bugs, Mites
Allergy
Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Hay fever, Runny nose, Watery eyes
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash, Respiratory distress
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Agroforestry, Shadow Tree, Windbreak
Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diaphoretic, Diuretic
Aging, Anti-fungal, Antispasmodic, Digestive disorders, Obesity
Part of Plant Used
-
Stem, Tree trunks
Other Uses
Economic Purpose, Food for animals, Grown for shade
Economic Purpose, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Botanical Name
POPULUS Nigra Italica
BAMBUSA beecheyana
Common Name
Lombardy Poplar
Beechey's Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo
In Hindi
ऐस्प
बांस
In German
Lombardei Pappel
Verklumpung Bambus
In French
peuplier de Lombardie
clumping Bamboo
In Spanish
Lombardía álamo
clumping Bamboo
In Greek
Λομβαρδίας λεύκες
συσσώρευση μπαμπού
In Portuguese
Lombardia Poplar
bambu aglutinação
In Polish
Lombardia Topola
zbicie bambus
In Latin
Lombardiae Poplar
clumping Bamboo
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Cyperales
Family
Salicaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Populus
Bambusa
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Bambuseae
Subfamily
-
Bambusoideae
Number of Species
351200
1
27800
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