Ecologist Sara Kirk says the trees 'are great for biodiversity' providing homes for bees and butterflies.
A dozen rare native black poplar trees have been planted in Cheshire, in a bid to help preserve the species.
Land management changes and less need for traditional timber mean fewer have been planted, the trust said. Only about 370 true black poplar trees have been recorded growing in Cheshire since 1990 and they are mostly mature trees which are gradually being lost through old age, the trust said.The threat of the species being hybridised by other poplar varieties or disappearing completely inspired Chester Zoo to initiate a special conservation project to propagate true Cheshire black poplar cuttings to ensure the native tree's survival.
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