Populus spp. - Poplar

Poplars, found in diverse habitats from riverbanks to upland areas, play a significant role in carbon sequestration, helping mitigate climate change. These fast-growing trees also contribute to soil health and water regulation while providing habitat and food for various species, including caterpillars, birds, and mammals.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 3¹
• Hardiness zone 4¹
• Hardiness zone 5¹
• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Full sun¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹

Type

• Tree

Functions

• Poop beast
• Flammable²

Footnotes

1. Populus nigra | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹

2. Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, “Wildland Urban Interface Vegetation Lists,” 2021 (https://web.archive.org/web/20250504084353/https://ccfd.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/CCFD-WUI-Vegetation-Lists-2021.pdf), rates “Populus Nigra” and “Populus Spp.” genus-wide as high fire hazard, requiring 20-30ft structure clearance ↩