Does anyone know what this tree might be? I work in the Dallas Texas area, and one of the office complexes nearby has 20 or more trees like this. The trees are roughly 20-25' tall, and the main trunk bark is predominately white/grey. The leaves shimmer in the slightest breeze and have a very interesting green top with white/grey underside. Canopy shape, it’s somewhat irregular, and the foliage / branching being open and airy. See photos attached. I'm interested in this tree because of its unusual appearance (for north Texas at least). This is the only planting of them I’ve noticed, and I’ve been keeping my eyes peeled for the last couple weeks looking for others. Is this a good species for the North Texas climate & soil? Thanks in advance for any help! -Nate
I'd love to know too, because these are very common boulevard trees in Quito. I'd assumed they were some kind of Cotoneaster or something, but I never see berries.
These are poplars. Do they have an erect, flame-like habit, or are they spreading, with more normal branching?
Definitely not flame like. I'd have to say normal branching... The other odd thing is that the trees appear to have been planted in clusters of 2 or 3 trees. I say this because the main trunk(s) are not unified, rather there are 1, 2, or 3 trunks originating as a cluster on the ground, and angling out at 30-45deg. Kind of like this if you can visualize \ / .... I looked at some poplars on google image search, and none of them appear to be anything even close to these trees... I'll try to get a shot of an entire tree if that will help. Thanks, -Nate
Poplar! Yeah, that's got to be it. I googled this time for silver poplar, then white poplar.. Looks like it's probably Populus Alba.. This image would appear to be a dead wringer. Thanks!
