Lombardy poplar

English thumb Etymology Selected in Lombardy, northern Italy, in the 17th century. Noun A type of tall black poplar, Populus nigra var. italica variety. en 2019 Charles Fenyvesi Trees: For Shelter and Shade, For Memory and Magic Plunkett Lake Press https://books.google.com/books?id=H5GpDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT29&dq=%22Lombardy+poplars%22&hl=&cd=5&source=gbs_api#v=onepage&q=%22Lombardy%20poplars%22&f=false Lombardy poplars shoot up to a height of ninety feet, and when planted next to a ditch that channels overflow rainwater, they may grow as fast as four feet a year, which qualifies them as one of the world's fastest growing trees. Further reading en terms derived from toponyms