Difference between poplar and birch

1. Differences between tree trunks

Poplar trees are generally 5 to 15 meters tall, with a white trunk, white or grayish white bark, a rough base, and a broad crown.

The trunk of the birch tree can be up to 25 meters high, and the bark is white and smooth, like paper, and can be peeled off in layers.

2. Leaf Difference

Poplar leaves have irregular tooth buds, petioles that are equal to or shorter than the leaves, and are covered with white hairs. The single leaves are alternate, oval in shape, 4 to 5 cm long, with a sharp tip, a heart-shaped base, and wavy edges. They are dark green on the upper side and light green on the lower side.

The leaves of the birch tree are simple and alternate. The edges of the leaves are finely serrated, thick and papery, and the shape is triangular-ovate or triangular-rhombus. The leaves are 3 to 9 cm long and 2 to 7.5 cm wide, with a sharp apex and a truncated, broadly cuneate or cuneate base.