Populus deltoides 'Purple Tower'
(Poplar 'Purple Tower')
Family - Salicaceae
Category - Tree
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - 10m
Width - 3m
Location - The Wedding Ring Border
Description: A small to medium-sized Deciduous tree with a narrow, upright habit and aromatic young foliage. Large, attractive, beetroot purple leaves are ovate to triangular in shape. The branches are also deep purple when young. Dioecious. Catkins are produced from late winter to early spring before the leaves emerge.
Populus Deltoides 'Purple Tower' is pollarded in the Wedding Ring Border at Malverleys to maintain leaf size, colour, and the overall height of the tree.
Flower:
Dioecious. Catkins are produced from February to March.
Flower shape: Catkins
Flowering time: February, March
Foliage:
Glossy, deep reddish-purple leaves are ovate to triangular in shape and aromatic when young. The leaves are Alternately arranged on the branches. The branches are also deep purple when young.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Ovate to triangular
Autumn Colour: Yellow to orange
Propagation:
Plant Breeders' Rights (PBR). Unlicensed propagation is prohibited.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained.