Lombardy poplar

American  

noun

1. a poplar, Populus nigra italica, having a columnar manner of growth, with branches erect and parallel.

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Lombardy poplar British  

noun

1. an Italian poplar tree, Populus nigra italica, with upwardly pointing branches giving it a columnar shape

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Etymology

Origin of Lombardy poplar

First recorded in 1760–70

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Lombardy poplar

To him is credited the introduction of the Ginkgo tree and the Lombardy poplar to America.

From The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia by Cousins, Frank

This leads me to speak of the planting of the Lombardy poplar, which may be taken as a type of the formal tree, and as an illustration of what I mean to express.

From Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) by Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde)

In Kashmir the plane and Lombardy poplar flourish, though hardly seen farther east, the cherry is cultivated in orchards, and the vegetation presents an eminently European cast.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

We are having up in Ontario, beyond Toronto, a blight that has attacked the Lombardy poplar and that looks similar to the chestnut blight.

From Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Third Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, December 18 and 19, 1912 by Northern Nut Growers Association

In the borders and shrubbery this is a very effective subject; it is amongst herbaceous plants what the Lombardy poplar is amongst forest trees—tall, elegant, and distinct.

From Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. by Wood, John