Okanese Poplar vs Prairie Skyrise Aspen - TreeTime.ca

Okanese Poplar vs Prairie Skyrise Aspen

Populus x Okanese

Populus tremuloides Prairie Skyrise

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Okanese Poplar
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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.

Prairie Skyrise Aspen has a compact and columnar branching structure that makes it a great privacy screen for small yards. You'll notice that the old and new growth have contrasting colors of green, giving this tree an attractive and unique appearance.

Prairie Skyrise Aspen is more disease resistant, columnar, and typically leafs out earlier than Swedish Aspen.

Okanese Poplar Quick Facts

Prairie Skyrise Aspen Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 2a
Height: 18 m (60 ft)
Height: 12 m (40 ft)
Spread: 8 m (26 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Moisture: any
Moisture: normal, wet
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: yes
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: golden yellow
Growth rate: very fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Maintenance: medium
Suckering: high
Suckering: high

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

Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)