| Botanical Name: | Populus nigra (Fam. Saliaceae) |
| Trade Names: | Pappel Maser, Poplar burl, Loupe de peuplier, upa de álano, Radica di pioppo |
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| Indigenous to: | Europe, prevalent France and East Europe |
| Characteristics: | similar in appearance to the Black Poplar; Burrs are bigger, knotty or knobbily designed accumulations napping buds; they break out during growing season; Epicormic branches and small spike-knots get formed and rapidly die off. Causes: wood species and thoroughbred-limited tendency, injuries, insect attack and other outside influences. |
