Populus deltoides

Eastern Cottonwood at Greenway, ACT

Populus deltoides at Greenway, ACT - 21 Nov 2016
Populus deltoides at Greenway, ACT - 21 Nov 2016
Populus deltoides at Greenway, ACT - 21 Nov 2016
Populus deltoides at Greenway, ACT - 21 Nov 2016
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Populus deltoides 29 Nov 2016 michaelb
Populus deltoides 29 Nov 2016 MichaelMulvaney
Populus alba 27 Nov 2016 michaelb

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Growing on the edge of the Murrumbidgee River, 1 km north of Pine Island Central, and on the west side. Photos taken from the east side across river.

4 comments

BettyDonWood wrote:
   27 Nov 2016
The bark is OK but the leaves do not look right. Unfortunately the key in VicFlora uses hairiness and colour of the backs of the leaves as characters for IDing.
   29 Nov 2016
Mike the back of the leaves of Populus alba are white, while those of Eastern Cottonwood are pale green - bit hard to tell from the photos - but I think Eastern Cottonwood
michaelb wrote:
   29 Nov 2016
Thanks Betty & Michael. I couldn't get any closer because of the river. Will confirm Michael's suggestion, and hopefully get some better pics later if the river goes down.
michaelb wrote:
   22 Feb 2017
I revisited, and collected leaves for verification; underside pale green not white; photo added.

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  • 16 - 100 Abundance
  • 21 Nov 2016 07:41 PM Recorded on
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