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Gray Poplar

Populus x canescens

Deciduous Tree

Height

50 - 100 (feet)

Spread

30 - 70 (feet)

Distinctions

Rapidly growing tree; tolerates wet soil; leaves silvery on the underside.

Limitations

Branches tend to be weak; suckers.

Hardiness

SC, SE (Zone 4)

Origin

Hybrid between P. deltoides and P. nigra

Cultivars

‘Tower’ Tower poplar; same as the numbered variety #7315; hardier than Lombardy poplar; upright columnar canopy.

Gray Poplar