large-toothed aspen, paper poplar, soft poplar, Canadian aspen
Botanical Details
Family
Salicaceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Genus
Populus are deciduous trees, mostly very fast-growing and large, with male and female catkins on separate trees, opening before the leaves. Male catkins are the more ornamental, female ones can be a nuisance from the cottony, wind-blown seeds