Black Poplar
(Populus nigra)
Vienna, Austria
The next tree on the route of the Caravan of the Golden Lifetree is in Austria in a suburb of the historic principal town Vienna. Located at the “Blue Water”, a beautiful oxbow of the Danube surrounded by riparian forest, lies the mighty black poplar is nicknamed “Graureiher” (Blue Herion). The Silent Visit with this tree takes place on the 23. January 2015. This multi-master structure measures a circumference of about 10 meters and a height of about 27 meters. This tree was planted around the year 1915 and is thus estimated 100 years old.
Black Poplar in Vienna
Botanical name: Populus nigra
Location: Albern near Vienna, Austria
Coordinates: 48.161895, 16.491154
Circunference: about 10 meters
Height: about 27 meters
Age: almost 100 years
Healing Effects: stimulating, hemostatic, inflammatory, diuretic, expectorant, analgesic
Celtic Tree Circle: particularly sensitive, understanding, emotional, remembers, nature-loving
The Black Poplar (Populus nigra) is a deciduous tree species in the family of the pasture plants. Tall and narrow it is stretching the head into the sky and is well known for it’s characteristic shape. The Black Poplar places high demands on light and heat, as well as soils with good nutrient and water supply. Therefore you meet them mostly as a river guide in the temperate areas of Europe. Like all poplars and the black poplar grows very quickly, their wood is very soft and smooth. The species Populus nigra has become very rare.
From time immemorial, the poplar is valued for their medicinal properties and is used as a tea, ointment or oil. It has the property “standstill” and related conditions, symptoms and diseases to solve and to encourage the “river of life” again.
Further insights into the different aspects of Black Poplar:
Photo Populus nigra: © http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwarz-Pappel
