American Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua.

poplar trees in the fall Poplar trees produce a lot of leaves. During the summer, these leaves have many advantages – filtering dust and noise, reducing wind and providing shade, to name a few.

But come autumn, the leaves can lead to a lot of yard work. We recommend composting your leaves for rich garden mulch. The white poplar bears a weak wood.

The white poplar or silver poplar (Populus alba) is susceptible to a number of diseases and pests capable of making the leaves of the tree fall prematurely in summer. Losing that foliage in midsummer places a burden on the.

A feature of the white poplar leaves is fine hairs coating the silvery underside.

10 rowsPoplar trees lose their leaves in the fall and can therefore be classified as deciduous. Sep 22, Varieties and Cultivars of the Poplar Tree. White Poplar Tree. This Poplar produces fuzzy white buds in spring that transform into the elongated catkins later in the year. The white color of the Lombardy Poplar Tree. Eastern Poplar Tree. Balsam Poplar Tree. /5(K). Poplar Flowers and Seeds. Poplar flowers appear in elongate catkins that hang from tree branches in spring before the leaves emerge.

Once the female flowers are wind-pollinated from male trees. Mar 15, Poplar trees typically live about 50 years. A poplar tree is a member of the willow family, and varieties include native Lombardy, hybrid, balsam poplar, cottonwood and aspen trees.

Tulip poplar trees are not true poplars, and they live long lives. Aspen and balsam trees also live a century or more.