Populus nigra thevestina

Description

Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Spring and Summer After Harvest Regrowth Rate Bloat None C:N Ratio High Coppice Potential Yes Fall Conspicuous No Fire Resistant No Flower Color White Flower Conspicuous No Foliage Color Green Foliage Porosity Summer Dense Foliage Porosity Winter Porous Foliage Texture Medium Fruit/Seed Color White Fruit/Seed Conspicuous No Growth Form Multiple Stem Growth Rate Rapid Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) 80 Height, Mature (feet) 190.0 Known Allelopath No Leaf Retention No Lifespan Short Low Growing Grass No Nitrogen Fixation None Resprout Ability Yes Shape and Orientation Columnar Toxicity None Growth Requirements Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Fine Textured Soils No Adapted to Medium Textured Soils Yes Anaerobic Tolerance None CaCO3 Tolerance High Cold Stratification Required No Drought Tolerance Low Fertility Requirement Medium Fire Tolerance High Frost Free Days, Minimum 160 Hedge Tolerance High Moisture Use High pH, Minimum 5.0 pH, Maximum 8.5 Planting Density per Acre, Minimum 300 Planting Density per Acre, Maximum 1200 Precipitation, Minimum 20 Precipitation, Maximum 50 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 32 Salinity Tolerance Low Shade Tolerance Intolerant Temperature, Minimum (-F) -28 Reproduction Bloom Period Early Spring Commercial Availability Routinely Available Fruit/Seed Abundance Fruit/Seed Period Begin Spring Fruit/Seed Period End Spring Fruit/Seed Persistence No Propagated by Bare Root Yes Propagated by Bulb No Propagated by Container Yes Propagated by Corm No Propagated by Cuttings Yes Propagated by Seed No Propagated by Sod No Propagated by Sprigs No Propagated by Tubers No Seed per Pound Seed Spread Rate None Seedling Vigor Small Grain No Vegetative Spread Rate Moderate Suitability/Use Berry/Nut/Seed Product No Christmas Tree Product No Fodder Product No Fuelwood Product Low Lumber Product No Naval Store Product No Nursery Stock Product Yes Palatable Browse Animal Low Palatable Graze Animal Low Palatable Human No Post Product No Protein Potential Low Pulpwood Product Yes Veneer Product