Populus lasiocarpa
(Chinese Necklace Poplar)
Family - Salicaceae
Category - Tree
Origin - Central China
Discovered By - Discovered by Augustine Henry
Year of Introduction - Introduced by Ernest Wilson in 1900
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - 20m
Width - 12m
Location - The Exotic Garden
Description: A medium-sized Deciduous tree with a conical outline that becomes more rounded with age. Enormous, dark green leaves are ovate to heart-shaped with finely toothed margins. Each leaf can reach 30cm in length and nearly the same across. Yellowish-green catkins are produced in mid-spring. The leaves turn yellow in autumn before falling.
Populus lasiocarpa can be cut back to maintain the large leaf size and overall height.
Flower:
Small, yellow-green flowers are held in catkins. The flowers can become fluffy and are produced in April.
Flower colour: Yellow-green
Flower shape: Small flowers held in catkins
Flowering time: April
Foliage:
Large, dark green leaves are Cordate to ovate in shape and have serrate margins. Each leaf can reach 30cm in length. The leaves are Alternately arranged on the stems and turn yellow in autumn before falling.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Ovate to cordate
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.