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Swedish Aspen vs Green Giant / Brooks #6 Poplar

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Green Giant / Brooks #6 Poplar
Swedish Aspen

Green Giant Poplar - also known as Brooks #6 - is a large, prairie hardy tree ideally suited to shelterbelts. Cold tolerance, drought tolerance, and disease resistance make the green giant a perfect fit for anyone looking for a low maintenance tree. This hybrid poplar variety produces no fuzz.

Swedish Aspen is an extremely fast growing columnar aspen tree. It's ideally suited for urban settings where space is limited such as privacy screens or along the edges of driveways. Swedish aspen produces no fluff and is less prone to suckering than tower poplar. Swedish aspen thrives in a variety of growing conditions with little maintenance or pruning.

We grow this species over a two year production method from root cuttings via the Smoky Lake Styro-Stack method (SSS method) first pioneered at Smoky Lake Forest Nursery in 2002. This method has quickly become the gold standard in the reforestation nursery industry for growing clonal aspen.

We are well known for pioneering its use worldwide and currently produce some of the highest volumes of Swedish Aspen in Canada.

Green Giant / Brooks #6 Poplar Quick Facts

Swedish Aspen Quick Facts

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Zone: 2a
Zone: 2a
Height: 15 m (49 ft)
Height: 15 m (49 ft)
Spread: 8 m (25 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: any
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: very fast
Growth rate: very fast
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: high
Suckering: medium
Maintenance: medium


Fall colour: soft reddish rust
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)
Other Names: brooks poplar, hybrid poplar
Other Names: eurasian aspen, european aspen, swedish columnar aspen