But going off what I think most people mean when they say Poplar - Populus alba (the White Poplar) and Birch - Betula pendula (Silver Birch), well there's lots of differences in every area of morphology, leaf shape, bark, habit, size etc. read more
But going off what I think most people mean when they say Poplar - Populus alba (the White Poplar) and Birch - Betula pendula (Silver Birch), well there's lots of differences in every area of morphology, leaf shape, bark, habit, size etc. read more
Paper birch is an easy tree to identify, with its white bark that tears in strips from the trunk. The bark of most poplars is dark colored, hard, fissured or furrowed on the mature specimens. The most abundant poplar, the eastern cottonwood, is more massive than any birch, as this cottonwood can grow to 100 feet and has a spreading canopy. read more
Poplars have male and female flowers on separate trees, so a poplar is either a boy or a girl. The female poplar flowers develop into a hanging thread of seed capsules that open when ripe, allowing the seeds to fly away in the breeze. Birch trees have male and female flowers on the same tree. read more