Populus alba - white poplar
A handsome tree, the white poplar has pale thick grey-green branches. The bark on the trunk also remains smooth and pale grey for many years, but finally develops beautiful diamond-shaped patterning. The crown is broad, and the shallow-lobed leaves flash in the breeze, showing their white-felted undersides. The foliage is especially striking on lake shores, when the water reflects sunlight onto the leaf undersides.