EcoFlora - Populus × jackii

Populus × jackii Sarg.
Family: Salicaceae Hybrid Poplar [Populus jackii Sarg., more]	vPlants Gleason & Cronquist Resources The Morton Arboretum Characteristics: intermediate between the parents. Similar species: No information at this time. Flowering: April Habitat and ecology: This hybrid grows in sandy soil and is rarely found far from Lake Michigan. Occurence in the Chicago region: native Notes: Populus species as a whole are subject to many diseases and insect pests, such as canker and tent caterpillars, which often kill the tree or make it unattractive. These risks, in conjunction with a water-hungry root system, have made the Populus species less desirable for landscape use. Etymology: Populus is the Latin word for poplar. Jackii honors John George Jack (1861-1949), a Canadian dendrologist working in Boston, Massachusetts. Author: The Morton Arboretum Vascular plants of NE US and adjacent Canada Rare natural hybrid of nos. 5 [Populus balsamifera L.] and 9 [Populus deltoides Marshall], cult. as a single pistillate clone. (P. gileadensis; P. candicans, misapplied) Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp. ©The New York Botanical Garden. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
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