Gray Poplar
Populus canescens
Salicaceae · broadleaf · introduced
Quick Facts
Height
40–70 ft
Light
Full Sun
Hardiness
Zone Zones 3a–8b
Origin
Europe and Asia Minor, in cultivation for centuries
Diseases (18)
Marssonina spp. Marssonina Leaf Spot
Leaf Rust
Taphrina spp. Leaf Blister
Leaf and Shoot Blight
Cytospora spp. (synonyms: Leucostoma, Valsa) Canker
Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae Bacterial Blight
Armillaria ostoyae Armillaria Root Rot
Aspen Trunk Rot
Black Canker (Target Canker)
Cryptosphaeria Canker (Snake Canker)
Cytospora canker Cytospora Canker
Ink Spot
Sooty-bark Canker
Rhizobium radiobacter (formerly Agrobacterium tumefaciens) Crown Gall
abiotic (drought, heat stress) or bacterial (Xylella fast... Leaf Scorch
Podosphaera aphanis var. aphanis Powdery Mildew
Septoria Leaf Spot and Canker
White Mottled Rot
Pests (14)
Malacosoma spp. Tent caterpillar
Satin moth
Borer
Poplar Petiole Gall Aphids
Lepidosaphes ulmi Oystershell scale
Carpenterworm
Aspen leaf blotch miner
Poplar twiggall fly
Cinara occidentalis, Cinara abietis Aphid
Acanthococcus azaleae Azalea bark scale
Fall webworm
Rose leafhopper
Leaf blotchminer
Lettuce root aphid