Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Tree
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Origin
Europe, Northern Africa
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
Types
Populus nigra 'Italica'
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Number of Varieties
610
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40000
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Habitat
Fields, Open areas
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USDA Hardiness Zone
3-98-10
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
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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
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Habit
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,220.00 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
-30.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
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Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
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Pink, Red, White
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Yellow green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Yellow green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
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Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Diamond-shaped
Trumpet
Thorns
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Fall, Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✔
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Tolerances
Soil Compaction
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Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
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From Rhizomes
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, when new, water every week
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of watering
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
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove dead branches
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
Fertilize the soil instead of direct applying, organic fertlizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Healthy tree
Mosaic viruses
Plant Tolerance
Soil Compaction
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
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Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
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✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
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✔
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Attracts
Birds
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Hay fever, Runny nose, Watery eyes
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Agroforestry, Shadow Tree, Windbreak
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diaphoretic, Diuretic
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Part of Plant Used
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Fruits
Other Uses
Economic Purpose, Food for animals, Grown for shade
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Used As Indoor Plant
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✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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✘
✔
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Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Foundation
Botanical Name
POPULUS Nigra Italica
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
Common Name
Lombardy Poplar
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
In Hindi
ऐस्प
Tuberous Nasturtium
In German
Lombardei Pappel
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
In French
peuplier de Lombardie
Capucine tubéreuse
In Spanish
Lombardía álamo
tuberosa capuchina
In Greek
Λομβαρδίας λεύκες
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
In Portuguese
Lombardia Poplar
tuberosa chagas
In Polish
Lombardia Topola
bulwiaste Nasturcja
In Latin
Lombardiae Poplar
Morbus nasturtium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
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Class
Magnoliopsida
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Order
Malpighiales
Brassicales
Family
Salicaceae
Tropaeolaceae
Genus
Populus
Tropaeolum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
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Tribe
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Subfamily
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Number of Species
35100
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27800
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