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Lombardy Poplar
Characteristics 
• Exclamation mark silhouette 
• Heart shaped leaves 
• Skinny version of cottonwood 
• Aromatic buds
Ecology 
• Often used as wind breaks in agricultural 
areas such as the basin 
• Often in rows 
• Vegetative reproduction 
• Naturalized in areas throughout west 
• Important habitat to birds of arid west
Lombardy Poplar: Skinny Cottonwood With Heart Shaped Leaves
Lombardy Poplar: Skinny Cottonwood With Heart Shaped Leaves
Lombardy Poplar: Skinny Cottonwood With Heart Shaped Leaves
Lombardy Poplar: Skinny Cottonwood With Heart Shaped Leaves
Lombardy Poplar: Skinny Cottonwood With Heart Shaped Leaves

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Lombardy Poplar: Skinny Cottonwood With Heart Shaped Leaves

  • 2. Characteristics • Exclamation mark silhouette • Heart shaped leaves • Skinny version of cottonwood • Aromatic buds
  • 3. Ecology • Often used as wind breaks in agricultural areas such as the basin • Often in rows • Vegetative reproduction • Naturalized in areas throughout west • Important habitat to birds of arid west