Recent Examples on the WebSome are square towers of yellow poplar, big enough to stand inside and producing ponderous, bolt-shaking lows.—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 1 July 2023 One property, 10,400 acres outside Washington, D.C., on the Maryland side of the Potomac River, features American beech, black cherry and yellow poplar interspersed with loblolly and Virginia pine.—Ryan Dezember, WSJ, 2 Nov. 2022 The new definition expands the definition to include a host of tree species such as magnolia, longleaf pine, river birch, sweet gum, sycamore and yellow poplar.—al, 16 Mar. 2021 Large 100' tall oaks, yellow poplars, and cypress are being replaced with fifteen-foot tall privet forests.—Jefferson County Cooperative Extension, AL.com, 29 Mar. 2018 With the project, the neighborhood will lose some yellow poplars and, potentially, the salamanders living under the rocks near the creek, songbirds, fox and deer.—Luz Lazo, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2017
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