The National Trust said black poplar trees were once as common as oak and beech, but drainage of land and demand for faster ...

Britain’s rarest native tree takes root at Killerton - The National Trust is creating a ‘living library’ gene bank of trees ...

Britain’s rarest native tree takes root at Killerton The National Trust is creating a ‘living library’ gene bank of trees in east Devon to help protect the black poplar.

A living gene bank of the rarest native tree in Britain, the black poplar, is being created in an urgent effort to create a breeding population. The National Trust at Killerton in Devon is ...

The National Trust is creating a ‘living library’ gene bank of trees in east Devon to help protect the black poplar.

A living gene bank of the rarest native tree in Britain, the black poplar, is being created in an urgent effort to create a breeding population.

The National Trust is creating a ‘living library’ gene bank of trees in east Devon to help protect the black poplar.

Efforts are being stepped up to save Britain’s rarest and most threatened native species of tree. The National Trust is creating a “living library” gene bank of trees in east Devon to help protect the ...

The black poplar was once as common as oak and beech, but the drainage of land and the demand for faster and straighter growing non-native timber trees has contributed to the gradual decline of ...

National Trust ranger Fi Hailstone plants black poplar trees at Killerton, Devon (National Trust/James Beck/PA) Efforts are being stepped up to save Britain’s rarest and most threatened native ...