Populus alba - bush heath(4808' N 1634' E)

Description:

2008-05-23 Lower Austria, district Gnserndorf (Lobau bush heath - Busch-Heisslnde, 150 AMSL).The dead trees are Populus alba; to the right there's also Robinia pseudoacacia to be seen (flowering).This is a typical bush heath habitat of Lobau - dry and nutrient-poor soil on elevated rubble terraces which are usually only flooded rarely (every 10 years or so, or even less frequent; this place however has been flooded in 2002, 2009 and 2010).