Okanese Poplar vs Thornless Honeylocust - TreeTime.ca

Okanese Poplar vs Thornless Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos inermis

Populus x Okanese

Thornless Honeylocust
Okanese Poplar

Thornless Honey Locust makes an excellent shade tree with its lacy foliage and dappled shade. The leaves are honey-yellow, light and airy, providing interesting color and texture to your landscape. This variety is thornless, and the seeds and pods provide food for wildlife such as deer and squirrels.

The Thornless Honey Locust is tolerant of drought, various soil conditions, and even road salt.

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.

Thornless Honeylocust Quick Facts

Okanese Poplar Quick Facts

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Zone: 3a
Zone: 2a
Height: 15 m (50 ft)
Height: 18 m (60 ft)
Spread: 15 m (50 ft)
Spread: 8 m (26 ft)
Moisture: any
Moisture: any
Light: full sun
Light: full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: yes
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: very fast
Life span: long
Life span: medium
Maintenance: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: high


In row spacing: 2.4 - 3 m (8 - 10 ft)
Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)