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

Green Giant / Brooks #6 Poplar vs Prairie Sky Poplar

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Prairie Sky Poplar
Green Giant / Brooks #6 Poplar

Prairie Sky Poplar is a fast-growing columnar hybrid poplar developed at Agriculture and Agri-food Canada's Morden Research Station. It is adaptable to many soil conditions and seems to do best in the southern-most parts of the prairies.

Good as a shade or shelterbelt tree, it is often used in buffer zones as a visual screen or hedge. Ideal for lining properties, roads, etc.

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.

Prairie Sky Poplar Quick Facts

Green Giant / Brooks #6 Poplar Quick Facts

Zone: 2b
Zone: 2a
Height: 18 m (60 ft)
Height: 15 m (49 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Spread: 8 m (25 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: any
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: very fast
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Suckering: high
Suckering: high
Maintenance: medium


Foliage: large, heart-shaped
Hybrid: yes
Hybrid: yes
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