Poplar

Populus spp.

• Height: up to 30 m, tall-growing
• Trunk: grey, dark bark
• Leaves: mostly heart-shaped or triangular with long petioles
• Flowers: hanging catkins
• Fruits/Seeds: capsules containing numerous wind-dispersed, hairy seeds
• Other: fast-growing deciduous tree belonging to the willow family

^{Photos: BUND Naturschutz in Bayern (1,2,3,4)}