MGF Vivai

Populus tremula StandardOrigin: Europe, Asia. Deciduous tree with a crown that is at first conical, later becoming oval or roundish. The trunk is smooth and straight with a grey-green bark. The leaves are 5cm long, small and round with undulate margins, dark green on the upper side, bluish underneath. The leaf stalks are extremely flattened making the leaves shimmer at the slightest breeze. In autumn they are tinged with a beautiful amber colour. Flowers in male and female catkins borne by different trees. They appear in March and the female ones become woolly and shed white seeds in May. Prefers fertile soil but grows well even in dry and sandy soil.