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 ...

The saplings, one male and one female, were ceremoniously planted by Peter Miles, who was wearing his mayoral chain. The spade used for the planting was the same spade used by Prince Phillip, Duke ...

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 ...