Canadian poplar

Populus x canadensis

• Height: up to 30 m, fast-growing
• Trunk: grey bark
• Crown: broad, widely spreading crown
• Leaves: triangular to rhombic in shape, pointed, 7–10 cm long, finely toothed margin, flattened petiole, reddish
• Flowers: reddish, pendulous male catkins and greenish female catkins in March/April before leaf emergence
• Fruits/Seeds: two-valved capsules with hairy seeds in May/June
• Other: Hybrid of Canadian and native black poplar

^{Photos: BUND Naturschutz in Bayern (1,2,3)}