Everyone knows beautiful tall trees - poplars. They are in almost all courtyards, some planted them at their summer cottage or near a private house. In our article we will tell what a poplar is a pyramidal, and give its description.
Short description
Pyramidal poplar belongs to the willow family. It can reach a height of 40 meters, and in width - up to 1 meter. It has a pyramidal crown: the branches rush up. Flowering occurs in March-April. One poplar can live more than 300 years. The tree has a smooth gray bark, a well-developed root system. Growth is pretty fast.
The Willow family also includes willow and its species: weeping, goat, dwarf, spherical, whole-leaved.
Important! Despite the fact that the poplar belongs to the light-loving plants, in the first year of life it is better to provide him shading. This can be done artificially - by creating a canopy or shelter.It grows best on loamy, slightly acidic and neutral soil, likes moisture, light, and tolerates frost well. Often found on the roadsides.
How to choose seedlings when buying
If you decide to purchase seedlings, we do not recommend going to the market. In order to find a really healthy tree, it is better to contact a specialized store or a farm that purposefully grows seedlings. 
Please note that the young tree should have a light bark, a few shoots. Look at the root system - if it is not visible because of the large amount of land, it is better not to buy such a plant. It is better to acquire male seedlings - they do not produce fluff, which adversely affects people's health, causing allergies.
Choosing a landing site
When choosing a site for planting, be sure to consider that the tree will grow and will have a powerful root system that can damage the foundation, destroy the asphalt. That is why it is not recommended to plant poplars closer than 50 meters from buildings, and also too close to the roadway. 
Pyramidal poplar loves open sunny areas - this must also be taken into account when choosing a place to land.
Stepwise landing process
In order for a tree to stick, you need to follow certain rules and recommendations. It is best to plant in the fall or spring - at this time the trees take root better. It is necessary to plant the cuttings, which must have a few live kidneys.
We offer you to read the step-by-step instructions for planting poplar:
- It is necessary to dig a hole 1 meter deep.
- Provide seedlings with good drainage.
- Deepen the seedling in the hole. At the same time, the root neck should not be deeper than 2 cm.
- Sprinkle the seedling with earth.
- For greater stability, tie the sapling to the support until it is strong.
When creating a series of pyramidal poplars, it is necessary to plant trees at a distance of 1.5x3 meters or 2.4x4 meters.Care of young trees
Planting and caring for poplar pyramidal require some effort. Young trees are recommended to be watered twice a month. Since the tree has a developed root system, it is necessary to pour at least 25 liters of water under each seedling. Periodically it is recommended to loosen the soil around the trunk - this will contribute to the rapid growth of the tree.
In the autumn and spring, you must perform bayonet to a depth of 10-15 cm.
Care for mature trees
After 6-7 years, soil loosening can be avoided. Watering is extremely rare, enough once a month, and with regular rainfall you can not water the tree at all. After this time, tree trunks are usually sown with lawn grass. From time to time it is necessary to trim to form a crown. After this procedure, all sections, the diameter of which is more than 2.5 cm, covered with garden putty.
Pruning should be done every year, starting at a young age. Crop is half the length of the shoots, leaving 10-20 cm on the poplar. Shoots should not stick out of the crown, it should be flat. Since the growth rate of poplar pyramid is quite large, pruning may be required more often.
Did you know? Poplar is the only tree that continuously saturates the atmosphere with oxygen. The remaining trees are able to produce oxygen only in the daytime.
If you want to rejuvenate the plant, you need to cut only its tops, which make up about 10% of the entire height of the tree. After the pruning procedure has been carried out, fertilizers are obligatory applied, regular watering and loosening of the tree trunk are carried out.Strong pruning should be done in the winter or early spring, before the active sap flow begins. Pruning a pyramidal poplar is a rather painstaking job, but the beauty and health of the tree depends on it.
Diseases and pests
Among the most common poplar diseases are necrosis. Also, a tree can infect certain types of tree crayfish. In the event of a disease, the plants must be eliminated and the stumps treated with creosol and fuel oil. 
Often young trees affect fungal diseases. Pests that lay larvae on foliage can also have a negative effect on plants. To prevent their invasion or destroy already existing, use insecticides.
Application in landscape design
Among the main useful functions of poplar - air purification from dust, gases, so it is extremely necessary to land in large cities. Often it is used to create compositions in parks, alleys. It can be landed both singly and en masse.
Important! If you are aiming to grow trees for sale, you need to plant near male and female plants - this will be more qualitative seed reproduction.Beautiful crown of pyramidal poplars makes them popular in creating original landscapes. Also with the help of trees create beautiful, high green protective walls.
Poplar, like sea buckthorn, sloe, mountain ash, birch, maple, linden is the most unpretentious plant for hedges.
Methods of reproduction at home
There are two ways of breeding poplar: seeds and cuttings. Consider them.
Growing from seed
This method is quite complicated, so it is practically not used at home. If, nevertheless, you decide to try to grow the poplar in this way, you will need to purchase seeds, germinate it, plant it in containers with special soil and wait until shoots appear. However, as practice shows, in most cases, this method of growing in the home does not give the expected results.
Cuttings
If you want to plant yourself and grow a pyramidal poplar, it is best to carry out its reproduction by cuttings.
To root the branches of a tree is quite simple - they germinate very quickly. It is necessary to put them in a container with water or slightly deepen into moist soil. If you want to grow your own seedlings from cuttings, it is necessary in the spring, before the leaves start to bloom, to cut off annual shoots.
They are the thinnest branches on large shoots or at the top of the trunk. The one-year gain has a length of about 20-30 cm.
Did you know? The oldest poplar grows in Ukraine. Its trunk circumference is more than 9 meters, and the age of a long-liver is about 200 years.Planted cuttings better in the spring, as soon as the snow melts. Cut off the shoots must be planted in a moist soil, the distance between them should be 10-15 cm. A quarter of the cutting should be located above the ground. After planting, it is necessary to water regularly. By the autumn, the cuttings will reach the required height and will be ready for planting on a permanent place.
As you can see, there is nothing difficult in planting and caring for poplar. The main thing is to have a desire, and you can be proud of having made a contribution to nature in the form of a beautiful and useful tree.
