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

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