Populus nigra, L.

The European Black Poplar, extending spontaneously to China. It includes Populus dilatata, Aiton, or as a contracted variety, P. fasti- page 26 giata, Desf., the Lombardy Poplar. Greatest height 150 feet. Growth rapid, like that of all other poplars. Wood soft, light and of loose texture, used by joiners, coopers and turners, furnishing also superior charcoal. Bark employed in tanning. The tree requires damp soil.