White Poplar

White poplar may refer to several trees in the genus Populus:

  • Populus alba, native to Eurasia
  • Populus grandidentata, bigtooth aspen
  • Populus tremuloides, American aspen
  • Populus tomentosa, Chinese white poplar

Famous quotes containing the words white and/or poplar:

    “The white hive is snug as a virgin,
    Sealing off her brood cells, her honey, and quietly humming.

    Smoke rolls and scarves in the grove.
    The mind of the hive thinks this is the end of everything.”
    —Sylvia Plath (1932–1963)

    “Southern trees bear a strange fruit
    Blood on the leaf and blood at the root
    Black bodies swingin’ in the southern breeze
    Strange fruit hangin’ in the poplar trees.”
    —Billie Holiday [Eleanor Fagan] (1915–1959)