Purdue Landscape Report: Aspen, cottonwood, and poplar are all names for the fast-growing Populus tree species. Used widely for building materials, these trees are often located around ponds, ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Botanical markers and tree characteristics should be used when identifying a ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Leaves are food factories for the tree. Powered by sunlight, the green ...

I have a poplar tree in my backyard that is 1 1/2 years old. Over the past year and a half it has done a few funny things. Upon planting it, the leaves went yellow in the summer. I think we were over ...