Once an iconic landscape tree, famously featured in Constable’s The Hay Wain, the black poplar is now one of Britain’s most endangered species. Supporting over 100 insects, it plays a vital ecological role. In this talk, Suffolk Black Poplar Project Leader and Tree Warden David Appleton explores its history, wildlife value and conservation. David Appleton is Suffolk Black Poplar Project Leader and a Tree Warden with the Suffolk Tree Warden Network.