Tree farmers can see economic returns in 10 to 12 years. Hybrid poplar research has reduced the disease problems. There are now commercially available disease-resistant trees.

Poplar trees typically have grey, white, or sometimes black bark. Often you can see dark "lenticels" or lines in the bark that may appear like horizontal scores.

Throughout Madison County, much of our forest is dominated by a tall, pale-barked tree that grows ramrod straight. Often called “yellow poplar” by loggers and sawmill owners, it’s also known ...

Poplar trees may provide beautiful fall foliage, but they can also wreak havoc on your foundation and spread via root runners. Here are some alternatives.

CATHY WURZER: After 20 years of research, scientists at the University of Minnesota Duluth just unveiled a new kind of tree. It's a cottonwood-poplar hybrid that can grow up to 8 feet per year.

The discovery of a hybrid population of poplar trees in western Wyoming has provided insight into how natural hybridization informs the evolution of many plant species, according to researchers.