White Poplar

Populus Alba

From £1.30

Bare root stock not available until November 2025 but you can Pre Order to secure your stock now

White poplar (Populus alba) Good screening tree. The leaves are large, to 10cm, and maple-like with five lobes. Young leaves are covered with a white hairy down, which gradually fade from the upper surface, but retained on the underside throughout the season. The upper surface becomes dark green, turning yellow before leaf fall in autumn.

Buying Options

Features

Mature Height

Mature Height

18-30 metres
Crown Spread

Crown Spread

12-18 metres
Growth Rate

Growth Rate

Fast
Soil Types

Soil Types

Loamy
Lighting

Lighting

Full Sun

Full Description

Leaves look best on White Poplar in the wind as you can see the pretty underside fluttering and contrasting with the green tops.

The bark of the white poplar is smooth and greenish- white with characteristic diamond- shaped dark marks on young trees. The flowers are catkins borne in late winter early spring.

The white poplar is dioecious, male and female catkins being borne on separate trees. Male catkins are red, female green, the later producing masses of fluffy seeds which are dispersed by the wind in June.

Delivery

Within 24 hours of placing your order, we will contact you to confirm an exact delivery date. Most orders are delivered within 5 working days. Your plants will be freshly lifted and packaged the day before dispatch to ensure they arrive in the best possible condition.

If you have a preferred delivery date please use the comments box and we will try our best to accommodate this (not available at weekends).

Although items can remain in their packaging for 7–10 days if kept frost-free, we recommend planting bareroot trees as soon as possible after delivery.

We use a courier service, and a signature is required on delivery unless you specify a safe place in the comments box when placing your order.

Small Orders (UK Mainland Only)

Orders of 1–15 plants in size 40/60cm can often be sent via Royal Mail for £8.00.

Please note: Your basket will initially show a delivery charge of £15.00 + VAT, but if you request Royal Mail delivery in the comments box, we will adjust the payment for you once we receive the order.

England and Wales Standard Delivery Charges

  • Orders up to £75 – £15 + VAT
  • £76 – £200 – £22 + VAT
  • £201 – £300 – £30 + VAT
  • £301 – £500 – £40 + VAT
  • £501 – £1000 – £45 + VAT
  • Over £1000 – £50 + VAT

Mainland Scotland Standard Delivery Charges

  • Orders up to £75.99 – £20 + VAT
  • £76 – £150.99 – £28.40 + VAT
  • £151 – £300.99 – £38 + VAT
  • £301 – £500.99 – £50 + VAT
  • £501 – £1000.99 – £56 + VAT
  • Over £1001 – £62 + VAT

Click and Collect

Click and collect available free of charge from: Tree Shop Ltd., Harts Barn, Monmouth Road, Longhope, GL17 0QD, UK

Bareroot

Size (cm)Qty 1-10Qty 11-30Qty 31-150Qty 151-1000  
60 - 120£3.50£2.20£1.85£1.30