Image to followAI-generated illustrationPopulus tremula
Populus tremula
FamilyGenus: Populusnative in Germany
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Interactions
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Host relationships
Species
About this species
Populus tremula is a deciduous tree native to Great Britain. It reaches around 18 m in height, bears flowers from March to May, and carries broad, mid-green leaves that colour in autumn before falling. It grows well in sun to semi-shade on fresh, moderately fertile soils with a neutral to slightly acid reaction.
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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit
Annual cycle
Leaves emerge in spring, and the tree flowers from March to May. The foliage colours in autumn before falling, leaving the tree bare over winter.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Halbschatten
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Mittelzehrer (Normaler Boden)
Flowering period
Mär – Mai
Soil reaction
Mäßig sauer bis neutral
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Baum
Woodiness
Verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Leaf phenology
Laubabwerfend
Plant height
18.252 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Plant Populus tremula in a sunny or lightly shaded position with moist but well-drained soil of average fertility. A neutral to slightly acid pH is suitable. Once established, the tree requires little routine intervention.
Scientific profile
Populus tremula is a deciduous broad-leaved tree native in Great Britain. It typically attains a height of about 18 m. The leaves are broad and deciduous, falling in autumn. Flowers appear from March to May. The tree performs best in full sun to semi-shade and on fresh, moderately moist soils of moderate fertility. It tolerates a neutral to slightly acid soil reaction and is associated with habitats that experience low levels of disturbance.
Pollinators & visitors
10 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Apatura irisLomaspilis marginataOrthosia cerasiApatura ilia (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775Biston betulariaColotois pennariaLymantria disparOrthosia incertaNymphalis antiopaNymphalis polychloros
Host relationships
74 species use this plant as a host
Tethea ocularisTethea or (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1776Smerinthus ocellataLaothoe populiEulithis testataLobophora halterataEpione vespertariaAgriopis aurantiariaCabera exanthemataCerura vinulaFurcula bifidaClostera anachoretaScoliopteryx libatrixClostera pigraColocasia coryliAcronicta alniAcronicta leporinaEnargia paleaceaAnorthoa mundaLacanobia thalassinaDrepana falcatariaDiaphora mendicaClostera curtulaCosmia trapezinaAgrochola circellarisBrachylomia viminalisEupsilia transversaEpirrita dilutataAgriopis marginariaPoecilocampa populiHemithea aestivariaOrthosia crudaBiston stratariaCatocala fraxiniEupithecia subfuscataPtilodon capucinaCatocala nuptaErannis defoliariaFurcula furculaOrthosia populetiLomographa temerataPseudoips prasinanaLycia hirtariaLymantria monachaIpimorpha subtusaPhalera bucephalaNotodonta dromedariusPolia nebulosaOrthosia gothicaAcronicta rumicis
Other flower visitors
30 other species visit the flowers
Castor fiberNotodonta ziczacPheosia tremulaMicrorhagus pygmaeusPlatycerus caraboidesAgrilus viridisDinoptera collarisSinodendron cylindricumPyrochroa serraticornisUleiota planatusPterostoma palpinaCalvia quatuordecimguttataAdalia bipunctataHarmonia axyridisAgrypnus murinusCantharis lividaChrysomela vigintipunctataMelolontha melolonthaPolydrusus cervinusAlces alcesPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataCantharis obscuraProsternon tessellatumAlosterna tabacicolorAromia moschataPtilinus pectinicornisLamia textorVariimorda villosaOryctes nasicornisTaphrorychus bicolor
Sources & data origin
•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•FloraWeb / BfN
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
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