Populus nigra 'Italica' Wind often grown as a pollinator

often grown as a pollinator and popular garden tree

A beautifull shrub or tree with long-blooming lilac-pink flowers opening after a warm

A very tidy and attractive columnar form of our beloved native hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) ideal for restricted spaces

acidic soil (though fairly tolerant of alkaline) and medium shade

which persist well into the winter after the leaves have fallen

Populus nigra 'Italica' Wind often grown as a pollinatorThis impressively fast growing male clone, selected in Lombardy in northern Italy in the 17th century, has a compact, narrow crown with mid green, birch like leaves. Trees often exceed 30m in height, providing a fantastic windbreak for crops or a dramatic spire like focal point in a large garden or park. Tolerates all soils, including waterloggedo ones. Hardy. A shallow rooting habit.