The newly restored River Culm floodplain at Killerton where a population of rare black poplar is being established A living gene bank of the rarest native tree in Britain, the black poplar ...

Tom Shuttleworth, tree and woodland adviser for the National Trust, added: “The native black poplar is an iconic tree in the British landscape. “It is arguably our tallest native broadleaf and ...

Bere Marsh Farm has one male and one female black poplar on site, with others nearby across the road and along the River Stour. With support from Trees for Wimborne, who tested the tree and found ...

Tom Shuttleworth, tree and woodland adviser for the National Trust, added: “The native black poplar is an iconic tree in the British landscape. “It is arguably our tallest native broadleaf and ...

Black poplar trees are being planted at the National Trust’s estate at Killerton (National Trust/James Beck/PA) Over the winter months, 27 rooted cuttings of the wetland-loving tree have been ...

Another interesting question is whether the relationship between black poplar and Cladosporium is symbiotic, and whether the fungus benefits from living with the tree, or whether there are ...