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Both male and female clones are grown. This is the tree most commonly grown in Great Britain and Ireland as Lombardy poplar. [11] 'Manchester' is a cultivar of P. nigra subsp. betulifolia widely planted in northwest England. It is a male clone, and currently seriously threatened by poplar scab disease. [12] [13]
The Lombard League. Map of Historical Lombardy. Lombardy (Lombard: Lombardia), also called Historical Lombardy (Lombardia storega) or Greater Lombardy (Grand Lombardia), is a name referring to the territory, larger than the modern Italian administrative region, which culturally, linguistically and politically has been historically considered Lombard.
France is Europe's leading poplar producer. Although poplars account for no more than 3% of the country's hardwood forest area, on an annual average they supply more than 20% of its timber production (mainly peeled wood). In the early 2000s poplar plantations accounted for almost 22 mm 3 of standing area and annual production of around 2.8 mm 3 ...
Populus is a genus of 25–30 species of deciduous flowering plants in the family Salicaceae, native to most of the Northern Hemisphere.English names variously applied to different species include poplar (/ ˈ p ɒ p l ər /), aspen, and cottonwood.
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Lombardy is the first [13] region of Italy in terms of economic importance. [14] As of 2021, the gross regional product (GRP) of Lombardy was equal to over €366 billion and accounted for about 22% of Italy's total GDP. Lombardy's 2021 GRP was €36,500 per person, more than 25% higher than the national average of €25,729. [72]
Lombardy's alpine valleys are broader and deeper than those found in nearby Piedmont and the Aosta Valley. Because of their size, and in spite of their high altitude, the valleys of Lombardy are very accessible. Traffic through these passes has thus been constant in the region's history, especially commercial traffic. [1]
The Trees of Europe. For the purposes of this category, "Europe" is defined in accordance with the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) namely as one of the nine "botanical continents". It excludes Eastern Aegean Islands and Cyprus, which although geopolitically part of Europe are considered floristically part of ...