White poplar, another name is silver poplar, is a species of deciduous tree from the Poplar genus of the Willow family (Salicaceae).
The plant is also commonly called "abele", which is an abbreviation of the Latin word "albellus", meaning "white". In some literature there are the names “Bolle poplar”, “Bachofen poplar”
According to ancient Roman mythology, the white poplar has been considered a sacred tree since the time of Hercules. Since then, when Cacus was defeated in a cave of a hill overgrown with these giants, poplar branches symbolize victory.
It grows wild in North Africa (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Canary Islands), almost throughout Europe (with the exception of Scandinavia), Asia Minor, Central and East Asia.
It is cultivated in Europe, Asia, and North America.
It grows in floodplains of rivers on fertile and sufficiently moist soils, forming forests, groves or single trees. Tolerates prolonged flooding and is resistant to slight soil salinity.
Descriptionwhite poplar
The characteristic features of the plant are its thick and tall light-colored trunk, wide pyramidal or rounded crown.
The tree grows to a height of 16–30 m. Compared to the wide crown, which starts low to the ground, the trunk seems very short. Its maximum length is 1.5–2.5 m. At the base it is thick, and closer to the middle of the crown it branches into equal shoots.
Young seedlings have smooth bark, which rather resembles a smoky coating of felt. Mature trees are distinguished by a longitudinally fissured trunk surface of a light silver or slightly greenish color. Old trees can be identified by deep cracks and dark bark that very often turns black.
In spring, small egg-shaped leaf buds appear on the branches of white poplar. Moreover, on old branches they are bare and glossy, and on young ones they are covered with light pubescence. From them emerge foliage of various shapes. Some specimens may be delta-shaped, others - oval, egg-shaped, multi-lobed. What unites this whole extravaganza of forms is the dense structure, size and color of the leaf plates. They are dark green and smooth above, and silvery-felt below. Closer to November, the foliage turns bright yellow, and may turn brown during the rainy season. But the peculiarity of Abele is that its leaf fall begins even when the crown is green. On average, each leaf reaches up to 12 cm in length and up to 10 cm in width. It is attached to the branch by a short cylindrical petiole.
Depending on climatic conditions, the tree blooms in the last weeks of April - early May. Often this period coincides with the blossoming of leaves. Among the inflorescences of the plant, which are catkins up to 8 cm long, botanists distinguish between male and female specimens. The former are characterized by a gray color and bright terracotta stamens, while the latter are characterized by a green-gray color. In addition, trees with female flowers are allergens. After pollination, seeds are formed, which are fully ripe by summer.
The achenes have the shape of a narrow cone. In the first phases of development, they are distinguished by their bright green color and smooth structure. As they mature, their color acquires light brown shades. At the end of summer, the seed pods become completely dark. They clearly show a pair of valves, from which small grains with specific long fibers at the base spill out.
Useful properties of white poplar
White poplar has healing properties. It contains tannins, carbohydrates, flavonoids, vegetable oils and lipids. To prepare medicines, first of all, poplar buds are used, from which infusions are prepared. It was also noticed that bees collect a sticky substance from the buds of white poplar, which they then use to produce propolis, one of the most famous and effective medicines.
Decoctions from silver poplar buds, due to their antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties, are used as an expectorant for colds, as compresses for the treatment of conjunctivitis, inflammation and dermatological rashes on the skin.
Originally from Central Asia. A slender, beautiful tree growing up to 30 m, with a large columnar crown and greenish-gray, smooth bark, cracked and gray in old trees. The leaves are large, shiny, dark green above, white tomentose below. Men's earrings are up to 4 cm long, with bright red stamens.
Dry air is easily tolerated. Smoke and gas resistant. Heat-loving, one of the most heat-resistant types of poplars. Photophilous, wind-resistant. Demanding on soil fertility and moisture. Grows quickly. Propagated by cuttings, root suckers and seeds. Under cultural conditions, pyramidal poplar is more durable and stable. A very valuable and decorative tree for landscaping cities in southern Russia, used in culture since ancient times. Recommended for alleys, garden compositions, small groups.
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- Botanical description
- Spreading
- Application
- Types of poplar
- Landing
- Reproduction
- Diseases and pests
The poplar genus is one of the most widespread and numerous among the representatives of the Willow family. In the temperate climate of Russia it is difficult to find an area where these trees are not found. Their popularity is explained by their unpretentiousness to the surrounding natural conditions, frost resistance, rapid growth and the ability to recover even if most of the trunks are destroyed.
Botanical description
Poplar (Populus) is a large dioecious deciduous tree. Most adult specimens of all species reach a height of 30–35 m; in favorable conditions, they outgrow the 50 m mark. The trunks are straight, 60–120 cm in diameter, and branches are rare. The crowns are dense, broadly ovoid, tent-shaped or pyramidal in shape. The bark is greenish-gray, silvery or black; in young shoots it is olive, smooth and thin; in adulthood it thickens, darkens and becomes covered with deep longitudinal cracks. The root system is superficial, with numerous branches diverging from the trunks to the sides almost horizontally. Root shoots extend far beyond the projection of tree crowns. In some species, with age, something like central rods grow, extending to great depths.
The buds are large, 5–10 mm in size, resinous, fragrant. The leaves are simple, petiolate, smooth, dark green, noticeably lighter on the back side, arranged alternately on the shoots. The shape of the plates is wedge-shaped, heart-shaped or ovoid: with a wide rounded base and a pointed tip. The edges are entire or finely serrated. When they bloom, the young leaves are sticky with resin.
Inflorescences: cylindrical spikelets in the form of hanging earrings up to 17 cm long. Males are reddish or burgundy, females are light yellow or pinkish, somewhat longer. They bloom simultaneously with the leaves in April or early May. Fruits: small dry capsules with 3–4 leaves. They ripen in early summer, containing inside a mass of dark seeds 1–2 mm in size, pubescent with thin white hairs. It is easy to distinguish female poplar specimens in June, when thick flakes of fluff fly from the branches and capsules swollen with seeds fall off.
Trees mature and begin to bloom at the age of 10–13 years. Life expectancy in urban areas is usually 50–70 years; further growth is often hampered by fungal damage. In the wild, poplars live up to 150–200 years or more.
Spreading
The natural habitats of the genus Populus cover areas with temperate and subtropical climates throughout the northern hemisphere: almost throughout Europe, Asia, North America and East Africa. Trees prefer moist, fertile soils, but successfully adapt to any type of soil, tolerating long-term droughts and waterlogging. They grow in river valleys, on mountain slopes, as part of mixed broad-leaved forests, adjacent to birch, maples, and oak.
Application
Poplars are gas-resistant and can withstand polluted urban air, including near industrial areas. Wide leaves cleanse the surrounding atmosphere of harmful impurities and release more oxygen than conifers. Damaged specimens quickly recover, growing long young shoots throughout the year. Many species are decorative and are a source of inexpensive wood. Greens and tree buds contain pharmacologically active substances. These qualities determine the value of poplars for industry and landscaping.
Wood
Poplar is a soft species that is not very resistant to biological and mechanical influences. This is a core porous yellowish-cream or light brown material with a fine, discreet texture, viscous, prone to cracking and swelling. The density of the dry mass does not exceed 420 kg/cub.m. Its physical and mechanical properties are low. Wood is easily crushed, damaged by fungus and quickly destroyed. Used in the turning, pulp and furniture industries. Poplar produces:
- paper;
- matches;
- packaging containers;
- artificial fabrics;
- charcoal;
- inexpensive kitchen utensils: cutting boards, bowls;
- cuttings of shovels and other agricultural implements;
- glued construction and finishing materials.
Medicine
Some types of poplar, such as black and common poplar, are medicinal plants. Tree buds are valuable for medicine. They contain a number of biochemically active compounds:
- glycosides;
- organic acids;
- tannins;
- essential oil;
- gum;
- resin.
The buds are collected in April, before the active growing season begins.. Salicylic acid and populin, used in the pharmaceutical industry, are isolated from the raw materials. Preparations based on them have antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial effects, reduce pain, stimulate the activity of the gastrointestinal tract and liver, and increase the separation of sputum from the lungs.
Traditional medicine recommends using decoctions of poplar buds to treat pneumonia, bronchitis, stomatitis, use them for intestinal diseases, cystitis, nephritis, rheumatic pain, hemorrhoids, and wash cuts, abrasions, and ulcers with them.
For smokers who want to quit their addiction, poplar water makes it easier to quit nicotine.
An extract from poplar buds is included in anti-dandruff shampoos and other hair care products.
Gardening and landscape design
The ability of poplars to purify the air from dust and gases is indispensable for city streets. Fast-growing straight-trunked trees are suitable for planting in parks, squares, and along roadways. Species with compact decorative crowns: sedge or pyramidal poplar, can be grown on the borders of plots. Breeding only male specimens allows you to get rid of the main annoyance of poplar plantations - the summer “snowfall” of clods of fluff.
A powerful root system strengthens sliding soil on rough terrain and along the edges of ravines.
Types of poplar
The genus Populus includes almost 90 species. Most of them are wild, but there are also hybrid varieties, bred artificially in order to combine decorative qualities and resistance to adverse natural conditions.
Balsamic
Homeland - North America and some areas of Chukotka. Found in groups and alone. Frost-resistant, fast-growing species. Each year, the shoots increase in height to 1 m. Mature trees are 20–25 m tall, with spreading, ovoid crowns. The bark at the bottom of the trunks is dark gray, thick, and cracked. At the top it is smoother and lighter, with a silvery sheen. The leaves are large: 7x12 cm in size, wedge-shaped, with a wide base, pointed, finely serrated edges. The upper part of the leaf is dark green, glossy, the lower part is lighter, with a bluish tint. In the spring, during bud break, poplar emits a strong resinous odor.
White (silver)
Found throughout most of Russia and Central Asia. Prefers fertile soils of river floodplains. The height of adult specimens is 25–30 m, the crowns are spherical and spreading. The bark is greenish-gray, noticeably lighter in the upper part of the tree. The leaves are ovate with notched edges. Above - dark green, smooth, the back side is light, silvery-green, with slight pubescence.
The species differs from others in its deep root system, it tolerates damage worse than others, the crowns suffer and become deformed from frequent haircuts.
Based on the silver poplar, decorative compact forms up to 7–12 m high have been developed for growing in gardens and home areas.
Black (sedge)
Distributed in the temperate zone of the European part, in Siberia, and the Caucasus. The trunks of mature trees are tall - up to 30 m, the crowns are wide-pyramidal. The bark is dark gray at the top, almost black at the bottom, with deep cracks. The leaves are diamond-shaped, with small teeth along the edges. It is frost-resistant and insensitive to polluted air. Used in landscaping.
Pyramidal
It comes from Asia Minor, is similar to black poplar and is considered a variety of it. It is distinguished by decorative narrow conical crowns. Suitable for creating hedges, alleys, and planting along roads. The leaves are triangular, serrated, smaller than those of sedge. Frost resistance is lower. The pyramidal poplar sheds its leaves later than others, remaining “dressed” until the end of October.
Laurel leaf
Northern species, grows mainly in Siberia. It is distinguished by the characteristic shape of its leaves: oval, with solid edges and a sharp tip, measuring 5x12 cm. The height of the trees is 17–25 m, the trunks are straight and have few branches. The bark is dark gray, the crowns are tent-shaped. The shoots are yellowish, with corky growths. Laurel-leaved poplar is unpretentious, grows on any soil, and tolerates prolonged frosts. Doesn't like extreme heat.
Fragrant
Far Eastern light-loving species. It grows very quickly, is resistant to prolonged cold, and is sensitive to polluted air. Trees reach a height of 20 m or more. The bark has a greenish-silver tint, the crowns are wide and spreading. Buds with a characteristic strong aroma. The leaves are large: 6×10 cm, heart-shaped, glossy. The back side is bluish-green, the petioles are slightly pubescent.
Canadian
Hybrid, one of the largest species: the height of the trunks of most trees reaches 40 meters. The crowns are regular, broadly pyramidal. The bark is gray, smooth, with a small number of shallow cracks in the lower part. The leaves are dark green, wide, wedge-shaped, fragrant. They fall in late autumn. The winter hardiness of this species is lower than that of black or bay leaves. Canadian poplar grows very quickly and tolerates pruning well.
Landing
Poplars should be placed on flat areas away from buildings and communications. You should retreat at least 10 m from the walls of buildings, roads and sidewalks. The soil is preferably slightly alkaline or neutral, loose. Although poplars grow on almost any soil, heavy clay soils are undesirable for them.
Trees are traditionally planted in April or September. Holes for seedlings are dug with a depth and width of 60–70 cm. For group plantings, the distance between them should be at least 3 m. The bottom is covered with a drainage layer of 15–20 cm. Any organic fertilizer is added to the excavated soil: compost, humus or rotted manure. The root collar is left at surface level. Thin and long specimens are recommended to be tied to supports. After planting, the tree needs to be watered abundantly.
Care
No other methods of stimulating tree development are required. Poplars are one of those species that grow “before our eyes.” Most of them grow up to 80–100 cm in the first year after planting, while simultaneously gaining wood mass. If development is slow, organic and phosphorus fertilizers can be periodically added to the soil.
It is advisable to trim the crowns from an early age: in early spring or in October. You can remove up to 30% of the shoot length per season. It is advisable to lubricate the cut areas with garden varnish to prevent fungal infections.
Reproduction
Poplars are usually bred by seed in nurseries, as they quickly lose their germination capacity. Vegetatively, poplar reproduces faster and easier. Cuttings and adventitious shoots are used as planting material. It develops in places where trunks are damaged, around the stumps of felled old trees. You can root young annual shoots.
The cuttings are cut 25–30 cm long and placed in moist soil for 2–3 months, leaving ¼ of the length outside. Before rooting, the sprouts are regularly moistened.
Diseases and pests
Swelling and raised brown spots on the bark of trees can be a sign of bacterial canker or dropsy. Infections lead to further appearance of deep cracks and wounds, and deformation of trunks. It is impossible to cure them at home; diseased seedlings are removed.
The appearance of reddish, brown, yellow or black growths, flagella, and droplets on the bark indicates damage by cytosporosis and other fungal diseases. In such cases, the trunks are treated with fungicides, diseased side shoots are removed.
The most famous pests of poplars are leafworm caterpillars, sawflies, mealbugs, scale insects, miners, aphids, and gall formers. Their presence can be guessed by damaged leaves, the appearance of spots, holes and growths on them. Affected trees should be regularly treated with insecticides, the crowns should be cut to most of their length, the soil under the trunks should be cleared of weeds and sprayed with chemicals.
Salicaceae Mirb. – Willow
Slender dioecious tree Poplar Bolle sometimes called Turkestan or Samarkand up to 30 m tall, with a dense spindle-shaped crown. The leaves are lobed, leathery, dark green above and white tomentose below. Male earrings of Bolle poplar are small and bright red.
Highly winter-hardy (excellent), heat-resistant, fairly drought-resistant (good). At a young age, it is practically not affected by pests and diseases (good). It blooms in mid-May and bears fruit (good). Turkestan poplar grows quickly, is light-loving, and tolerates soil salinity. Dust and gas resistant.
Decorative durability 20–25 years.
It has long been cultivated throughout the south of Russia as the most beautiful of the white poplars. Decorative in spring, during the flowering period. In summer - a light, slender crown and leaves that turn yellow in autumn.
Recommended for lining roads, streets, strengthening the banks of reservoirs, as well as in park construction for alleys, group and single plantings.
Reproduces mainly root suckers and root cuttings.
Despite the general indignation over the ubiquitous poplar fluff, botanists insist on the irreplaceable benefits of these unpretentious giants. First of all, it is important for megacities and industrial settlements. But in addition to the fact that the tree acts as a powerful biofilter, it also has medicinal properties, is a good honey plant and a valuable building material. What is silvery variety of poplar, why it is beneficial for cultivation, and where it can be used - read about all this further in the article.
Other names
Young seedlings have smooth bark, which rather resembles a smoky coating of felt. Mature trees are distinguished by a longitudinally fissured trunk surface of a light silver or slightly greenish color. Old trees can be identified by deep cracks and dark bark that very often turns black.
Leaves
In spring, small egg-shaped leaf buds appear on the branches of white poplar. Moreover, on old branches they are bare and glossy, and on young ones they are covered with light pubescence. From them emerge foliage of various shapes. Some specimens may be delta-shaped, others - oval, egg-shaped, multi-lobed. What unites this whole extravaganza of forms is the dense structure, size and color of the leaf plates. They are dark green and smooth above, and silvery-felt below. Closer to November, the foliage turns bright yellow, and may turn brown during the rainy season. But the peculiarity of Abele is that its leaf fall begins even when the crown is green. On average, each leaf reaches up to 12 cm in length and up to 10 cm in width. It is attached to the branch by a short cylindrical petiole.
Did you know? Depending on cultivation conditions and various environmental factors, poplar can change gender from female to male and vice versa.
Flowers
Depending on climatic conditions, the tree blooms in the last weeks of April–early May. Often this period coincides with the blossoming of leaves.
Among the inflorescences of the plant, which are catkins up to 8 cm long, botanists distinguish between male and female specimens. The former are characterized by a gray color and bright terracotta stamens, while the latter are characterized by a green-gray color. Besides Trees with female flowers are allergens. After pollination, seeds are formed, which are fully ripe by summer. 
Fruit
The achenes have the shape of a narrow cone. In the first phases of development, they are distinguished by their bright green color and smooth structure. As they mature, their color acquires light brown shades. At the end of summer, the seed pods become completely dark. They clearly show a pair of valves, from which small grains with specific long fibers at the base spill out. 
Root system
Typical features of the silver poplar root system are power And height. It develops depending on the physical and chemical characteristics of the soil. In humid areas, fibrous roots are located in the surface layers, and in loamy and sandy areas they go deep as far as possible, reaching moisture. Young shoots often appear at the bottom of the trunk. It can also be found at a fairly considerable distance - 20 m from the mother tree.
Some features
In fact, silver poplar has many unique characteristics. Let's look at the most interesting of them.
Average height, width
These trees are considered by many to be giants. The tallest poplars reach 60 meters in height. In our latitudes specimens below 19 m cannot be found. In this case, the diameter of the old trunk can reach two meters in width, and the crown stretches up to 35 m. 
In urban environments, such features of white poplar are highly valued. After all, according to Peter Bulakh, Doctor of Biological Sciences at the National Botanical Garden named after N. N. Grishko of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the plant develops quickly and easily adapts to sudden temperature changes and growing conditions. In addition, due to upward-pointing branches and a highly elongated crown, space is saved and at the same time purification of large volumes of air polluted by automobile exhausts. The scientist says that poplar foliage is capable of absorbing even metal-containing dust and is the leader in the list of trees in terms of the intensity of atmospheric filtration.
Growth rate
When you look at the tall poplars, it seems like they take forever to reach such heights. But it turns out that the intensity of growth in silver and other varieties is recorded only in the first fifty years. Older trees slow down their development, and after 10–20 years they stop growing altogether.
Once on fertile soils, the pyramidal silver poplar reaches its maximum height already at 25 years of age. From the moment of planting, it increases annually by 1 m and in width by 40 cm.
Now you can imagine the speed at which metabolic processes occur in the tissue fibers of wood. It is very viable and can be reborn even when the trunk breaks during a hurricane.
Lifespan
Lumberjacks often joke that trees live until they are used for firewood and planks. There is, of course, some truth in this dark humor. But if you do not take into account poplar fellings, then the lifespan of a poplar is measured in centuries. Today scientists say that many trees that more than 400 years, But There are also 600-year-old giants.
Important! Poplar trees do not like to compete for space for their roots, and are also characterized by aggressive spreading. That is why they are not recommended to be planted closer than 15 m from buildings. The root system of the plant is capable of destroying underground and drainage structures, as well as the foundations of buildings and drying out soils. Poplar becomes especially dangerous in clayey areas.
Growing conditions
Scientists constantly talk about the good survival rate of the silver species. Let's figure out what is most suitable for a crop for a comfortable growing season.
Distribution and habitat
Today, the Abel poplar is known without exaggeration on all continents. The tree can be seen in subtropical, Mediterranean, temperate continental and temperate climate zones. Its habitat is almost the entire territory of Eurasia, not including Scandinavia. Wild thickets are found near water bodies, in riverine forests, floodplains, oxbow lakes and valleys. In steppe zones, they are comfortable growing on slightly saline soils. And in rocky areas, these giants can climb thousands of meters above sea level. 
They often coexist with moisture-loving black poplars, elms, alders, and tamarisks, but they can also be placed alone.
Soil, moisture requirements
The ideal place for the growth of unpretentious false white poplar is fertile, moist, light substrates with good drainage and neutral acidity. But in the absence of such a benefit, the plant can be content with slightly acidic and alkaline soils, tolerate arid sandstones, heavy loams, and will even find vitality in silt and rubble.
Important! The tree reacts very painfully to pruning branches.
The plant is completely satisfied by nearby rivers and lakes or groundwater. Moreover, the root system does not suffer at all from prolonged flooding. But the tree's drought resistance is average. 
Lighting requirements
Perhaps this is the only categorical condition that is vital for sun-loving tree. It loves a lot of ultraviolet light and needs it. It can adapt to partial shade, but in such conditions its growth will slow down. Although, judging by the size of the poplar, it is not threatened by shadow.
Frost resistance
Botanists note high plant resistance to low temperatures. It can easily overwinter at -30°C.
Reproduction
It is very easy to get a new plant seedling. In tropical regions, this process is possible, but in temperate climate zones, vegetative propagation of silver poplar is more practiced. It is carried out by either separating the root shoots. Let's look into the intricacies in more detail.
Important! Poplar seeds lose their usefulness after a year. The best conditions for storing them are cold and low humidity.
If you love botanical experiments and are a fairly patient and optimistic person, then you can take risks with sowing grains. Just be prepared right away that they have the best germination immediately after collection. It is then that you need to prepare peat pots and sow. 
This is done in wet substrate. When sowing seeds outdoors, it is advisable to cover the bed with a thin layer of straw mulch without waiting for germination. The material will retain moisture and protect the grains from weathering and washing away by rain.
When seedlings appear, provide them with good lighting. After all, in the shade they will stretch out greatly, become thin and fragile. Such conditions can destroy the sprouts in the first days after germination.
Experts advise giving preference to the seedling method using peat pots or tablets. In this case, there will be no need to separate the young shoots into individual containers. But if this is not done, leaving poplar seedlings crowded into the garden bed, all efforts will be in vain. The idea will not succeed, since the tree’s root system does not like to compete for space, nutrition, moisture and sun. 
Important! When cutting cuttings, make sure that each of them has 2-3 leaf buds.
Of the vegetative propagation methods, the easiest is cuttings. To obtain a new seedling, you need to prepare planting material in March. This is usually done for mass plantings, Therefore, a whole bunch of apical branches is cut, after which they are tied and placed in a bouquet in a jar of water. By the way, liquid is needed up to half the container. Then everything is put into the refrigerator until planting. As a rule, it occurs in the second ten days of April.
The process itself consists of planting the blanks in such a way that two-thirds of them are underground, and one bud is always left in the above-ground part. In a month, small roots will appear. To do this, it is important to monitor the moisture in the soil.
Root cutting separation- a complex and troublesome procedure. It often ends in failure due to damage to the young seedling when separated from the mother root. 
Decorative forms
The beautiful non-standard green-silver coloring of the foliage and the light bark of the white poplar give it an unusual decorative appearance. The tree is beautiful in all seasons. That is why it is often used in landscape design to create compositions and frame alleys.
Did you know? Each hectare of fifteen-year-old Abele plantations produces more than 200 m³ of wood.
The tree fits beautifully into the architecture of water zones and can grow in combination with other plants that differ sharply in color or alone. 
Among the most popular decorative forms of the silver variety are:
- globular (globosa)- is a medium-sized tree with branches densely located in the shape of a wide oval and small foliage;
- weeping (pendula)- characterized by a low trunk and drooping branches;
- Richard (Richardii)- characterized by a yellow coloring of the glossy surface;
- snow white (var.nivea)- looks impressive due to the snow-white back side of the leaves, which contrast with the silver surface.
Application and properties
White poplar is not only a spectacular decoration of large parks and coastal areas, but also an excellent honey plant, a healing agent for people and also a valuable building material. Let's find out in detail what is the secret of the uniqueness of the plant. 
Landscape qualities
In megacities, the compactness of the volumetric crown is valued. The plant is often used as fire protection and strengthening of coastal zones. This is facilitated by the high resistance of the crop to strong sea winds. But, unfortunately, this ability deteriorates after reaching the age of ten.
People have learned to take advantage of the aggressiveness of the white poplar roots. That is why it can often be seen on sand dunes near bodies of water.
Important! When mass planting silver poplar varieties, it is recommended to maintain a distance between trunks of 3 m, and for multi-row layouts, this should be the row spacing, and a new seedling is planted after 5 m.
Medicinal properties
If you take the entire silver poplar tree, its foliage, bast and outer layers of wood are considered edible. According to scientists, the leaf blades are valuable because they contain vitamin C, dried bast can be added to flour for baking bread, and the bark relieves pain, inflammatory processes, and has a disinfectant, diuretic, astringent and tonic effect.
Salicylates were found in the surface parts of the poplar trunk, which are the active ingredients of many painkillers, including aspirin.
Pharmacology widely uses the plant bark for the manufacture of a number of medications for rheumatism, gout, arthritis, lumbar pain, digestive tract dysfunction, fever, anorexia, menstrual pain, and general weakening of the body. 
ethnoscience recommends many recipes using poplar raw materials for the treatment of purulent non-healing wounds, abscesses, oral diseases, hemorrhoids and frostbite.
Important! Some vegetable growers advise using a cold extract from the leaves and young branches of white poplar as a growth stimulator. The solution is made by soaking finely chopped raw materials in plain water for 24 hours.
Honey plant
When a poplar tree blooms, bees flock from everywhere to its branches. The fact is that the tree gives a good supply of pollen. Beekeepers note that in terms of honey-bearing characteristics, silver poplar is only slightly inferior to linden. Pollen is spread from male to female by the wind. And although during the flowering period many people grumble, complaining about allergies caused by poplar fluff, it is absolutely impossible to get rid of the tree. Ecologists, bee colony owners, and herbalists talk about this. 
Use of wood
This material is different softness, lightness and large layers. He is easy to work with. Internally, the wood is characterized by a distinct yellow core. In older specimens it becomes brown and hard. Sapwood is less durable in comparison. It contains a lot of moisture, which attracts fungi. As a result, this part of the tree is often loose.
In the forestry industry, white poplar is processed for the production of paper, pulp, turning and joinery, boards, plywood, parquet, lumber, building cladding, and packaging materials. 
In addition, the bark of the plant has also found its use. It is widely used to obtain yellow paint and leather tanning.
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