Balsam Poplar vs Okanese Poplar - TreeTime.ca

Balsam Poplar vs Okanese Poplar

Populus x Okanese

Populus balsamifera

Okanese Poplar
Balsam Poplar

Okanese Poplar is an excellent shelterbelt tree. It's one of the hardiest and fastest growing trees you can plant on the prairies. This hybrid poplar is disease resistant, drought and cold tolerant, produces no fuzz, and requires little maintenance. Okanese poplar also makes for a good privacy screen on larger properties.

Balsam Poplar is a hardy, fast-growing deciduous tree that is Native to Canada east of the Rockies.

We grow them in two variations. Sometimes they are a male clones, so they don't produce fluff. Other times, we grow them from seed, which will result in fluff. The detailed descriptions (see below) will tell you which is which.

Okanese Poplar Quick Facts

Balsam Poplar Quick Facts

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Zone: 2a
Zone: 2a
Height: 18 m (60 ft)
Height: 25 m (82 ft)
Spread: 8 m (26 ft)
Spread: 9 m (30 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: any
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: very fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: high
Suckering: medium


Fall colour: golden yellow
Hybrid: yes
Hybrid: no
Fuzz/fluff: see description
Catkins: no
Catkins: yes

In row spacing: 2.4 - 3 m (8 - 10 ft)

In row spacing: 2.4 - 3 m (8 - 10 ft)
Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)
Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)
Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, YT, NT, NU, PE
Other Names: bam, bamtree, eastern balsam poplar, hackmatack, tacamahac