Comments on: Tree Identification - Black Poplar

By: extko

extko — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 15:45:00 +0000

Great stuff.

—Whilst Poplar is a poor firewood, its timber is both light and tough and so used for a variety of purposes.—

It would be a nice extra if you could possibly name some of the uses it has?

thanks

JetlagJen — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 15:45:00 +0000

Black poplar? *Native* Black Poplar? You might want to check that, because they’re very rare. Britain’s most rare native timber tree, in fact. Also, Vin Garbutt wrote a song about them. Take a look at http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/reports/archive/science_nature/poplar.shtml

Schwuk — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 15:45:00 +0000

Ah, but:

bq. This means that almost all the remaining native Black Poplars are of a considerable age and size.

This is of considerable age and size, and every other aspect seems to match so I’m 90% confident of this ID.

Thanks for the link though.

kNo' — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 15:45:00 +0000

And now…

The larch.

The.

Laaaaaaaaarch.

Pablo — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 15:45:00 +0000

Schwuk,

I’m with you all the way with the tree identification. Great series, keep it up.

Pablo