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Poplar trees are the popular tree Calgary loves to hate

Poplar trees are the popular tree Calgary loves to hate

Update: 2024-05-01
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Big, brittle, sticky and fluffy. Calgary is a city of poplar trees, but they aren't always popular with the public. Master arborist Gerard Fournier tells us how we got so many of these trees. And you can blame Ottawa!

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