Green Giant / Brooks #6 Poplar vs Balsam Poplar - TreeTime.ca

Green Giant / Brooks #6 Poplar vs Balsam Poplar

Populus x Green Giant

Populus balsamifera

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Green Giant / Brooks #6 Poplar
Balsam Poplar

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.

Balsam Poplar is a hardy, fast-growing deciduous tree that is Native to Canada east of the Rockies.

We grow them in two variations. Sometimes they are a male clones, so they don't produce fluff. Other times, we grow them from seed, which will result in fluff. The detailed descriptions (see below) will tell you which is which.

Green Giant / Brooks #6 Poplar Quick Facts

Balsam Poplar Quick Facts

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Zone: 2a
Zone: 2a
Height: 15 m (49 ft)
Height: 25 m (82 ft)
Spread: 8 m (25 ft)
Spread: 9 m (30 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: any
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: very fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: high
Suckering: medium
Maintenance: medium


Fall colour: golden yellow
Hybrid: yes
Hybrid: no
Fuzz/fluff: see description
Catkins: no
Catkins: yes

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

In row spacing: 2.4 - 3 m (8 - 10 ft)
Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)
Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)
Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, YT, NT, NU, PE
Other Names: brooks poplar, hybrid poplar
Other Names: bam, bamtree, eastern balsam poplar, hackmatack, tacamahac