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Leaves Lynx Creek - above Lynx Lake
Sue Smith | Leaves Prescott area
Jeff Schalau | Fruit Watson Woods
Sue Smith | Bark Lynx Creek - above Lynx Lake
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Origin: Native Similar Species: Populus fremontii, Populus ×hinckleyana
General Description: Deciduous. Deciduous tree, slender crown. Trunks can exceed 30 inches in diameter. Distinctive with narrow lanceolate leaves with even serrations. Life span of 100 to 200 years is not uncommon. Hybridizes with P. fremontii to form P. ×hinckleyana.
Identification notes: Large tree; slender crown, ascending branches. Bark furrows with age. Smooth leaves lance-like, tips pointed, twice as long as wide, leaf stems less than half as long as the blades. Long pendulous catkins; seeds tufted.
Height: To 60 feet Width: 20 to 30 feet
Habitat Description: Streamsides in mountains and foothills.
Plant Communities: Riparian
Elevation: 5000 - 7000 feet
Color: Yellowish-green Shape: Inconspicuous in elongated clusters
Tubular: N Flowering Period: Apr - Jun
Description: Male and female flowers on separate trees. Narrow catkins to 3 inches long appear in early spring before the leaves.
Leaf Color: Yellowish-green Type: Simple Shape: Round or oval Margin: Toothed Attachment: Alternate Hairs: N
Description: Leaves shiny and leathery, darker above, paler below, taper to a long point, to 5 inches long and 1 inch wide with finely saw-toothed margins.
Color: Light brown Type: Capsule Description: Small (1/4 inch), 2-valved, dry capsule on a hanging catkin, broadly ovoid to spherical, producing numerous small, cottony seeds.
Bark Color: Light brown, whitish, grayish-brown Bark Texture (Mature): Rough Bark and Branch Description: Bark is smooth when young, changing to light brown, whitish to grayish-brown and deeply furrowed on mature trees.
Spines, thorns or prickles: N |
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