Check with knowledgeable authorities for recommendations. Twigs are slender, reddish-brown, smooth. Bark of the tree is yellowish-green, often marked with dark blotches. Not recommended for shelter plantings. Twigs are reddish to dark brown, the terminal bud long, slender pointed, covered with a fragrant resin.
Tree bark is greenish to brown on young trees, gray to grayish black and fissured on older trees.
A native tree of eastern and northern areas of the state. Not generally recommended for planting. New twigs and buds are covered with a cottony down. A medium to large, fast growing tree, it suckers freely and is therefore not commonly recommended for landscape plantings. It does have better drought tolerance than most poplars.