Salicaceae FAMILY
Populus tremula
Populus tremula
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Populus tremula is a deciduous tree that can grow up to 18.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope, including Britain, from Iceland south and east to N. Africa, temperate Asia to Japan.
HabitatFound in open woodlands and scrubby heathland, usually on poorer soils where it is sometimes dominant[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].