Hill Poplar vs Okanese Poplar - TreeTime.ca

Hill Poplar vs Okanese Poplar

Populus x Okanese

Populus x Hill

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Okanese Poplar
Hill 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.

Hill Poplar is a hardy, fast-growing tree with a narrow crown. Hill Poplars function well as a privacy screen or windbreak.

This attractive, long-lived shade tree is a great choice for home and commercial consumers alike, as it requires little pruning or maintenance care.

Hill Poplar has largely been replaced by more desirable hybrid poplar varieties that are more resistant to disease.

Okanese Poplar Quick Facts

Hill Poplar Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 2a
Height: 18 m (60 ft)
Height: 20 m (66 ft)
Spread: 8 m (26 ft)
Spread: 15 m (50 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: any
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: very fast
Growth rate: very fast
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: high
Suckering: high


Seeds: fuzz
Hybrid: yes
Hybrid: yes
Catkins: no
Catkins: yes

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

In row spacing: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)
Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)