Okanese Poplar vs Eastern Red Cedar - TreeTime.ca

Okanese Poplar vs Eastern Red Cedar

Populus x Okanese

Juniperus virginiana

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Okanese Poplar
Eastern Red Cedar

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.

Eastern Red Cedar is native to eastern Canada and is actually a variety of juniper, not cedar. Its pyramidal crown, low hanging branches, and dense, compact foliage makes it an ideal windbreak or shelterbelt tree.

Eastern Red Cedar will attract wildlife to your yard and provide food and shelter for multiple varieties of birds. If you are on the east coast looking to create a windbreak, consider Eastern Red Cedar.

Okanese Poplar Quick Facts

Eastern Red Cedar Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 2a
Height: 18 m (60 ft)
Height: 8 m (25 ft)
Spread: 8 m (26 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: any
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: very fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: long
Suckering: high
Suckering: none


Hybrid: yes
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no

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

Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)