Populus nigra 'Brandaris' - 200-250 CM FTH WHIP BR

Description
White fruits emerge from these from May. The brown-green shoots are also an interesting sight.

Bulletpoints
* the flowers are heavily favoured by bees, bumblebees and hoverflies * attractive yellow-green autumn colouring * brown-green shoots * wind-resistant, heat-loving, tolerant of soil salts, tolerant of flooding

Leaves
Attractive yellow-green autumn colouring.

Bark
Dark grey, deeply fissured, longitudinally furrowed bark makes this plant an eye-catcher in any garden.

Growth habit
Black poplar 'Brandaris' is upright and spreading in habit and has a less translucent crown.

Water
The plant needs plenty of water. Do not allow the soil to dry out.

Location
Preferred location in a sunny to semi-shady position.

Soil
Normal soil.

Planting time
Container plants can be planted all year round, except when the soil is frozen and in summer heat (over 30°C).

Care
Cuts, saw cuts and broken branches should be treated as quickly as possible with a wound closure agent to prevent pathogens from entering the plant.

Flower
The red flowers appear in catkins in April.

Use
Solitary, park, bee pasture, landscape

Root
Populus nigra 'Brandaris' is a shallow-rooting or deep-rooting plant and, depending on the soil, forms densely branched, runner-forming roots.