These slim trees reach up to 60 feet tall and grow about 6 feet each year. On the downside, Lombardy poplar is not an evergreen, so the leaves won't be there to offer privacy in the winter ...

Poplar trees were modified to grow quicker and faster by Professor Simon Turner at The University of Manchester. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news ...

What do poplar trees, sharks and biofuels have in common ... poplars check several boxes needed to be a successful biofuel ...

Studies with male transgenic poplar trees containing a male-sterility gene ... GM methods cannot be effectively employed despite the growing anthropogenic threats to native forests, the urgent ...

A class on “Growing and Tending Your Forest, and Growing Bioenergy Feedstock” takes place from 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 25, at Miltona City Hall/Community Center, 300 County Road 14 NE, Miltona.

Petersburg’s City Council voted Tuesday to approve a partnership between the city and Virginia State University that would grant the city $56,000 to improve the tree canopy and provide educational ...

The plan emphasizes preserving existing tree canopies – including the one in Poplar Lawn Park – while also adding new green spaces throughout Petersburg. Over the past year, the city has also ...

The GIC and city identified several trees in Poplar Lawn that need to be removed or pruned, according to a Department of Forestry grant application written by VSU professors Sarah Melissa Witiak ...