This species can obtain a height of 30 m and is able to grow on all types of soil, including compacted, swampy, acid or alkaline, provided the roots have sufficient moisture. However, for a good yield of timber, a fertile soil is necessary It used to be commonly found around the margins of moist meadows in Europe, and was pollarded to produce firewood at regular intervals. It can be used for the same purposes as the white poplar, although the wood is more coloured.
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