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Populus x canadensis

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Carolina Poplar

FAMILY: SALICACEAE

A hybrid between Eastern cottonwood (P. deltoides) and Lombardy poplar (P. nigra ‘Italia’), from 1830s.
Height can reach 150’ with a circumference up to 20’.
Leaves are heart-shaped and 3-5” long.
All trees are male clones.
Fairly common in Portland along streets with houses built 1900-1915.