杨树（poplar）.doc

杨树（poplar） Populus tomentosa is a large tree with a height of 25 meters. Bark gray, dark gray when old, longitudinal split; young Populus tomentosa Branches gray tomentose, old branches smooth, glabrous, buds slightly tomentose. Ye Husheng; long branch leaves triangular ovate, 10-15 cm long, 8-12 cm wide, apex acuminate, base truncate or subcordate, with large glands 2, the edge of a complex toothed, dark green above, with sparsely pilose, the gray white tomentose, petiole round, length 2.5 ~ 5.5 cm; small leaves old branches on the edge with undulate teeth, gradually glabrous; leaves smaller on short branches, ovate or triangular, abaxially glabrous with wave tooth. Catkin, dioecious, blooming before leaves; male inflorescences ca. 10 cm to 14 cm; bracts ovate, apex lobed, villous; stamens 8; female inflorescence length 4 ~ 7 cm; ovary elliptic, 2 - lobed stigma. Capsule is long egg shape, 2 crack. Flowering March. Fruit April. [plant morphology] trees, up to 30m. Bark grayish green or grayish white lenticels, diamond powder, or even 2-4, the old trunk base black gray, crack. Buds ovate, flower buds ovoid or subglobose, slightly felted. Long leaves broadly ovate or triangular ovate, 10-15cm long, 8-13cm wide, apex short acuminate, base cordate or truncate, margin sinuate dentate; petiole is flat, 3-7cm long, apex usually have 2-3 (-4) gland; short leaves usually small, ovate or triangular ovate; margin with deep wavy skin teeth, petiole slightly shorter than leaves, flat, apex without glands. Male inflorescence length 10-14 (-20) cm; male bracts about 10 pointed out, densely haired, stamens 6-12, anthers red; female inflorescence length 4-7cm, bract tip crack, edge with long hairs; ovary oblong, stigma 2 - lobed, pink. Fruit long to 14cm; capsule 2 valved. Florescence is 3-4 months, fruit 4-5 months. [properties] character identification of bark board sheet or roll, 2-4mm thick, the surface dark green when fresh, dry brown black, often remaining silver cork, lentic