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a tree that gossips in the wind and clones itself into immortality.
means A tall, fast-growing deciduous tree of the willow family, with flat-stalked leaves that flutter and rustle in the slightest breeze.
from From Old French 'poplier,' built on Latin 'populus' meaning poplar tree — which happens to look identical to 'populus' meaning 'the people.' The Romans seem to have linked them: the poplar was sometimes called the 'tree of the people,' said to be planted in public squares. Whether the two words truly share a root or just collided by chance is uncertain, but the trembling-leaf species earned the lovely name 'populus tremula,' the tree that shakes.
- clone army
- One Utah colony is 47,000 stems, all one organism
- oldest living
- That colony, Pando, may be 14,000 years old
- speed demon
- Grows up to ten feet a year
- matchmaker
- Wood once made most American matchsticks
- trembling leaves
- Flat stems make aspens shiver at any breeze
lombardy poplar — columnar tree planted along roads in europe, grows 40-60 meters tall
quaking aspen — trembling poplar native to north america, leaves flutter in slightest breeze
black poplar — endangered species in uk, only 600 trees remain in native habitat