Plants of the Populus Genus at BCA



The following species and varieties are currently (or recently were) in the collections at Boone County Arboretum. This list is certainly not exhaustive -- additional taxa may be available in the trade, or may have been removed from our collection and thus removed from this list. To include taxa that are no longer present, go to this other list.

 

Populus alba

White Poplar, Silver Poplar
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  • Populus alba // White Poplar, Silver Poplar ("straight species")
  • Populus alba 'Nivea' // Nivea White Poplar, Silver Poplar
  • Populus alba 'Raket' // Raket White Poplar, Silver Poplar
  • Populus alba var. Magreb // Magreb White Poplar, Silver Poplar
  • Populus alba var. Morocco // White Poplar, Silver Poplar (Morocco Provenance)
  • Populus alba subsp. pyramidalis 'xinjiang' // Xinjiahg Poplar

 

Populus alba x deltoides

Hybrid Poplar (White Poplar x Eastern Cottonwood)
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  • Populus alba x deltoides // Hybrid Poplar (White Poplar x Eastern Cottonwood) ("straight species")

 

Populus alba x tremuloides

Hybrid Poplar (White Poplar x Quaking Aspen)
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  • Populus alba x tremuloides // Hybrid Poplar (White Poplar x Quaking Aspen) ("straight species")

 

Populus angustifolia

Narrow-leaf Cottonwood, Mountain Cottonwood, Willow Cottonwood
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  • Populus angustifolia // Narrow-leaf Cottonwood, Mountain Cottonwood, Willow Cottonwood ("straight species")

 

Populus deltoides

Eastern Cottonwood
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  • Populus deltoides // Eastern Cottonwood ("straight species")
  • Populus deltoides 'Colmar' // Colmar Eastern Cottonwood
  • Populus deltoides 'Purple Tower' // Purple Tower Eastern Cottonwood
  • Populus deltoides 'Skywalker' // Skywalker Eastern Cottonwood
  • Populus deltoides var. Newport // Eastern Cottonwood (Newport, KY Provenance)

 

Populus deltoides x nigra

Hybrid Poplar (Eastern Cottonwood x Black Poplar)
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  • Populus deltoides x nigra 'Vesten' // Vesten Hybrid Poplar

 

Populus fremontii

Fremont's Cottonwood, Alamo Cottonwood
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  • Populus fremontii subsp. mesetae // Meseta Cottonwood

 

Populus grandidentata

Bigtooth Aspen
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  • Populus grandidentata // Bigtooth Aspen ("straight species")
  • Populus grandidentata var. grandidentata // Bigtooth Aspen (Connecticut Provenance)

 

Populus heterophylla

Swamp Poplar, Downy Poplar
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  • Populus heterophylla // Swamp Poplar, Downy Poplar ("straight species")

 

Populus jacquemontii

Jacquemontii Poplar
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  • Populus jacquemontii var. glauca // Jacquemontii Poplar

 

Populus laurifolia

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  • Populus laurifolia 'Walker' // Walker Poplar

 

Populus maximowiczii x trichocarpa

Androscoggin Hybrid Poplar [(P. maximowiczii) x (P. trichocarpa)]
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  • Populus maximowiczii x trichocarpa 'Androscoggin' // Androscoggin Hybrid Poplar [(P. maximowiczii) x (P. trichocarpa)]

 

Populus mexicana

Mexican Poplar
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  • Populus mexicana // Mexican Poplar ("straight species")

 

Populus monticola

White Bark Cottonwood
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  • Populus monticola // White Bark Cottonwood ("straight species")

 

Populus nigra

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  • Populus nigra 'Blanc de Garonne' // Blanc de Garonne Poplar
  • Populus nigra 'Gazi' // Gazi Poplar
  • Populus nigra 'Kocabey' // Kocabey Poplar
  • Populus nigra 'OP8' // OP8 Black Poplar
  • Populus nigra 'Plantierensis' // Plantierensis Black Poplar
  • Populus nigra 'Sempervirens' // Semi-Evergreen Black Poplar

 

Populus nigra x maximowiczii

Hybrid Poplar [(P.nigra) x (P. maximowiczii)]
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  • Populus nigra x maximowiczii // Hybrid Poplar [(P. nigra) x (P. maximowiczii)] ("straight species")

 

Populus pseudosimonii

False-simon Poplar
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  • Populus pseudosimonii // False-simon Poplar ("straight species")

 

Populus purdomii

Purdom Poplar
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  • Populus purdomii // Purdom Poplar ("straight species")

 

Populus simonii

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  • Populus simonii 'Pendula' // Weeping Simon Poplar
  • Populus simonii 'Robusta' // Robusta Poplar
  • Populus simonii var. SLU // Simon Poplar (SLU Provenance)

 

Populus szechuanica

Szechuan Poplar
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  • Populus szechuanica // Szechuan Poplar ("straight species")
  • Populus szechuanica var. tibetica // Tibetan Poplar

 

Populus tomentosa

White Poplar
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  • Populus tomentosa f. beijing // White Poplar (Beijing, China provenance)

 

Populus tremula

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  • Populus tremula 'Erecta' // Columnar Swedish Aspen

 

Populus tremuloides

Quaking Aspen
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  • Populus tremuloides 'JFS-Column' // Mountain Sentenial® Aspen
  • Populus tremuloides 'NE Arb' // Prairie Gold® Aspen
  • Populus tremuloides var. tremuloides // Quaking Aspen (Emory Peak, Big Bend National Park Provenance, "Upper Slope SA")
  • Populus tremuloides var. tremuloides // Quaking Aspen (Batesville, IN Provenance, near I-74)
  • Populus tremuloides var. tremuloides // Quaking Aspen (Emory Peak, Big Bend National Park Provenance, "Lower Slope 1/2 SA")
  • Populus tremuloides f. visalia // Quaking Aspen (Visalia, KY Provenance)

 

Populus violascens

Purple Poplar
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  • Populus violascens // Purple Poplar ("straight species")

 

Populus x

Hybrid Poplar
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  • Populus x // Hybrid Poplar [(P. laurifolia 'Walker') x (P. deltoidies)] ("straight species")
  • Populus x // Hybrid Poplar ("straight species")
  • Populus x // Hybrid Poplar [(P. deltoidies) x (P. heterophylla 'Rainbow River')] ("straight species")
  • Populus x 'ACWS151' // AC Sundancer™ Hybrid Poplar

 

Populus x

Hybrid Poplar (P. tomentosa) x (P. alba subsp. pyrimidalis)
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  • Populus x // Hybrid Poplar [(P. tomentosa) x (P. alba subsp. pyramidalis)] ("straight species")

 

Populus x

Hybrid Poplar (P. angustifolia) x (P. nigra 'Italica')
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  • Populus x // Hybrid Poplar [(P. angustifolia) x (P. nigra 'Italica')] ("straight species")

 

Populus x canadensis

Canadian Poplar (Hybrid)
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  • Populus x canadensis 'Crow's Nest' // Crow's Nest Canadian Hybrid Poplar
  • Populus x canadensis 'Serotina Aurea' // Serotina Aurea Hybrid Poplar
  • Populus x canadensis 'Serotina de Selys' // Serotina de Selys Canadian Hybrid Poplar

 

Populus x canescens

Gray Poplar (Hybrid)
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  • Populus x canescens '717' // 717 Grey Hybrid Poplar
  • Populus x canescens 'Tower' // Tower Grey Hybrid Poplar
  • Populus x canescens var. Irvine KY // Grey Hybrid Poplar (Irvine, KY Provenance)

 

Populus x euramericana

Gelrica Poplar (Hybrid)
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  • Populus x euramericana 'Gelrica' // Gelrica Hybrid Poplar

 

Populus x heimburgeri

Heimburgeri Poplar (Hybrid)
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  • Populus x heimburgeri // Heimburgeri Hybrid Poplar ("straight species")

 

Populus x rouleauiana

Rouleauiana (Rouleau's) Poplar (Hybrid: White Poplar x Bigtooth Aspen)
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  • Populus x rouleauiana // Rouleauiana (Rouleau's) Hybrid Poplar ("straight species")
  • Populus x rouleauiana var. Big Bone // Rouleauiana (Rouleau's) Hybrid Poplar (Union, KY Provenance)
  • Populus x rouleauiana var. Corbin // Rouleauiana (Rouleau's) Hybrid Poplar (Corbin, KY Provenance)

 

Populus x tomentosa

Silver Chinese Poplar
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  • Populus x tomentosa // Silver Chinese Poplar ("straight species")