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

Green Giant / Brooks #6 Poplar vs Okanese Poplar

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Okanese Poplar
Green Giant / Brooks #6 Poplar

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.

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.

Okanese Poplar Quick Facts

Green Giant / Brooks #6 Poplar Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 2a
Height: 18 m (60 ft)
Height: 15 m (49 ft)
Spread: 8 m (26 ft)
Spread: 8 m (25 ft)
Moisture: any
Moisture: any
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: yes
Hybrid: yes
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Growth rate: very fast
Growth rate: very fast
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Maintenance: medium
Suckering: high
Suckering: high

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)


Other Names: brooks poplar, hybrid poplar