Show 0 0 KNOWING THE LOMBARDY POPLAR tim lombardy poplar is a tall and slender tree 80 to feet high shaped like the spire of a church of rapid growth while its erect branches usually start at a point not far above the ground the trunk Is twisted and deeply furrowed and its bark Is brown and rough the leaves are a dull green blunt toothed and triangular often broader than long and tapering to a sharp point the lombardy poplar is attacked by poplar canker disease baa recently been found destructive in nurseries and on large trees planted for shade and ornament the stateliness of tall growth Is the characteristic of the lombardy poplar and it la the only member of the poplar family which Is eligible for street planting its erect trunk and narrow form are desirable in the dignified of a narrow street it Is used appropriately in italian or formal landscape design 1111 Wea tern union |