Status:
valid
                
                
                    
Authors:
Ledeb.
                
                
                    
Source:
tro
                
                
                    
Year:
1833
                
                
                    
Citation Micro:
Fl. Altaic. 4: 297 (1833)
                
                
                    
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001133649
                
             
            
            
                
                
                
            
            
            
                                    
                        Common Names
                        
                        - Laurel-leaf Aspen
- Laurel-leaf Poplar
- Laurel-leaf Cottonwood
 
                                
                
                    
                    
                    
                
                
                
                
                                                    
                        Description
                        
                            Populus laurifolia (also called Laurel-leaved Poplar, among many other common names) is a deciduous tree native to China. It has a spreading crown and a light gray bark. The leaves are ovate-oblong, with a serrated margin and a pointed tip. It grows in tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, at an altitude of 0-1500 m.                        
                     
                                
                                    
                        Uses & Benefits
                        
                            Populus laurifolia is used for making paper, furniture, and other wood products. It is also used as an ornamental tree in landscaping and for providing shade.                        
                     
                                
                                                    
                        Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
                        
                            Populus laurifolia has small yellow-green flowers, small seeds and small seedlings with long, narrow leaves.                        
                     
                                
                
                
                                                    
                        Where to Find Populus laurifolia
                        
                            Populus laurifolia is native to temperate forests in China.                        
                     
                
                
                                    
                        Species in the Populus genus
                        
                            Populus deltoides, 
Populus inopina, 
Populus euphratica, 
Populus fremontii, 
Populus canescens, 
Populus candicans, 
Populus balsamifera, 
Populus berolinensis, 
Populus brayshawii, 
Populus berkarensis, 
Populus simonii, 
Populus smithii, 
Populus suaveolens, 
Populus tadshikistanica, 
Populus tomentosa, 
Populus tremula, 
Populus rollandii, 
Populus rouleauiana, 
Populus trichocarpa, 
Populus tremuloides, 
Populus odorata, 
Populus parryi, 
Populus moscoviensis, 
Populus nigra, 
Populus grandidentata, 
Populus hopeiensis, 
Populus hinckleyana, 
Populus heterophylla, 
Populus hastata, 
Populus alba, 
Populus acuminata, 
Populus jackii, 
Populus kanjilaliana, 
Populus hybrida, 
Populus brandegeei, 
Populus heimburgeri, 
Populus generosa, 
Populus angustifolia, 
Populus mexicana, 
Populus ciliata, 
Populus mexicana, 
Populus tomentosa, 
Populus cathayana, 
Populus amurensis, 
Populus berolinensis, 
Populus cataracti, 
Populus glaucicomans, 
Populus iliensis, 
Populus laurifolia, 
Populus macrocarpa,                         
 
                     
                                                    
                        Species in the Salicaceae family
                        
                            Abatia angeliana, 
Abatia americana, 
Abatia canescens, 
Abatia glabra, 
Abatia mexicana, 
Abatia microphylla, 
Abatia parviflora, 
Abatia rugosa, 
Abatia spicata, 
Abatia stellata, 
Azara alpina, 
Azara celastrina, 
Azara dentata, 
Azara integrifolia, 
Azara intermedia, 
Azara lanceolata, 
Azara microphylla, 
Azara petiolaris, 
Azara salicifolia, 
Azara serrata, 
Azara uruguayensis, 
Banara acunae, 
Banara arguta, 
Banara axilliflora, 
Banara boliviana, 
Banara brasiliensis, 
Banara brittonii, 
Banara caymanensis, 
Banara cordifolia, 
Banara domingensis, 
Banara excisa, 
Banara glauca, 
Banara guianensis, 
Banara ibaguensis, 
Banara larensis, 
Banara leptophylla, 
Banara minutiflora, 
Banara nitida, 
Banara orinocensis, 
Banara parviflora, 
Banara portoricensis, 
Banara quinquenervis, 
Banara regia, 
Banara riparia, 
Banara riscoi, 
Banara saxicola, 
Banara selleana, 
Banara serrata, 
Banara splendens, 
Banara tomentosa,