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Latin Name	Common Name	Habit	Height	Hardiness	Growth	Soil	Shade	Moisture	Edible	Medicinal	Other
Populus alba	White Poplar	Tree	20.0	3-9	F	LMH	N	DM	1	2	3
Populus angustifolia	Narrowleaf Cottonwood	Tree	30.0	3-7	F	LMH	N	M	1	2	2
Populus 'Balsam Spire'	Tacatricho 32	Tree	30.0	4-8	F	LMH	N	M	0	3	2
Populus balsamifera	Balsam Poplar, Black cottonwood	Tree	30.0	0-0	F	LMH	N	M	1	3	3
Populus ciliata	Himalayan Poplar	Tree	20.0	0-0	F	LMH	N	M	0	2	2
Populus deltoides	Eastern Cottonwood, Plains cottonwood, Rio Grande cottonwood, Necklace Poplar	Tree	30.0	3-9	F	LMH	N	M	2	2	4
Populus deltoides monilifera	Plains Cottonwood	Tree	30.0	0-0	F	LMH	N	M	1	2	3
Populus deltoides wislizenii	Rio Grande Cottonwood	Tree	30.0	0-0	F	LMH	N	M	2	1	3
Populus euphratica		Tree	15.0	0-0	F	LMH	N	MWe	0	1	3
Populus fremontii	Cottonwood, Fremont cottonwood, Fremont Poplar, Western Cottonwood	Tree	25.0	2-9	F	LMH	N	DM	1	2	3
Populus grandidentata	Canadian Aspen, Bigtooth aspen	Tree	20.0	2-5	F	LMH	N	M	1	1	2
Populus heterophylla	Swamp Cottonwood	Tree	25.0	0-0	F	LMH	N	M	0	1	2
Populus hybrids	Hybrid poplar	Tree	50.0	2-10	F	LMH	SN	DM	3	3	4
Populus maximowiczii	Doronoki, Japanese poplar	Tree	30.0	4-8	F	LMH	N	M	0	1	2
Populus nigra	Black Poplar, Lombardy poplar	Tree	30.0	3-9	F	LMH	N	M	1	3	4
Populus pseudosimonii		Tree	20.0	0-0		LMH	N	M	1	1	2
Populus sieboldii	Japanese Aspen	Tree	20.0	4-8	F	LMH	N	M	1	1	2
Populus simonii	Simon poplar, Chinese Poplar	Tree	30.0	2-5	F	LMH	N	M	1	1	2
Populus tremula	Aspen Poplar, European aspen, Aspen	Tree	18.0	2-5	F	LMH	SN	MWe	1	2	3
Populus tremuloides	American Aspen - Poplar, Quaking aspen	Tree	20.0	2-5	F	LMH	N	DM	1	3	3
Populus trichocarpa	Western Balsam Poplar, Black cottonwood	Tree	40.0	4-8	F	LMH	N	M	1	3	4
Populus x canadensis	Canadian Poplar, Carolina Poplar	Tree	40.0	4-9	F	LMH	N	M	0	1	3
Populus x canescens	Grey Poplar	Tree	30.0	4-9	F	LMH	N	M	0	1	2
Populus x jackii	Balm Of Gilead	Tree	30.0	0-0	F	LMH	N	M	0	3	2

Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.

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