Trees and Shrubs not Native to County Durham

Species

• White Poplar - Populus alba
• Grey Poplar - Populus x canescens
• Lombardy Poplar - Populus nigra 'Italica'
• Hybrid Black Poplar - Populus x euramericana
• Balsam Poplars - Populus trichocarpa, Populus candicans, Populus beroliniensis
  

Recommendations

Widely planted in the past for their rapid growth. Modern hybrids and cultivars have commercial applications as fast growing timber species for better lowland sites and include cultivars suitable for short rotation coppice and for agro forestry. They are not recommended for more general planting.

See also Poplar (Aspen) and Poplar (Black).