Populus ciliata, the Himalayan poplar, is a large deciduous tree with tall clean straight trunk and wide rounded crown.

[1][3] Populus ciliata is exotic to Afghanistan, France, Iran, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, and the United States.

[2] Populus ciliata prefers moist cool places and grows in sandy, loamy, and clay soil.

[2] Populus ciliata wood is used for making boxes for packing purposes, as well as for poles, trucks, barrow-trays, coaches, furniture and cross-beams.

[2] This tree can be used to control erosion as it easily establishes in shallow soils, exhibits a fast growth rate, and produces numerous strong lateral roots with little taper.

[2] During rainy season, the leaves of the tree are extensively colonized by leaf defoliators such as Pyragea cupreata and P. fulgurita.

[2] Other pathogens that cause premature defoliation in this species include Bipolaris mydis, Pseudocercospora salicia and Phorma macrostoma.