Trees with triangular leaves
A blade that widens to a straight base. Silver birch’s edge has big and small teeth; the poplars’ leaves end in a long, fine tip.
What to look for
- Silver birchBig and small teeth, on a white-barked tree
Black poplarShiny both sides, on a broad leaning tree
Lombardy poplarOn a tall, narrow column of a tree
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- A short round each dayUntil you know them on sight
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