Black poplar  (Populus nigra)

Learn about the scientific name of this species and how it fits into the tree of life at Nature Navigator.

Threats

The preferred habitat of this species has become very rare across Europe as floodplains have been modified and drained for agricultural purposes or succumbed to development pressures (10). Other threats include hybridisation with introduced poplars, which degrades the gene pool, competition with hybrids, and reductions in the groundwater table, which results in trees drying out and dying (8).

Conservation

Plans to try to recreate the flood plain forest habitat favoured by black poplar, a habitat that is largely extinct in the UK, have been put forward (5).

There may be further information about this species available via the National Biodiversity Network Gateway.
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