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

Green Giant / Brooks #6 Poplar vs Yellow Birch

Populus x Green Giant

Betula alleghaniensis

NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON

NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON

Green Giant / Brooks #6 Poplar
Yellow Birch

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.

Yellow Birch is a large and valuable hardwood species in northeastern North America. The bark on its limbs and young trunks is silvery-yellowish in colour, hence the name. This tree prefers to grow in cool regions with damp or saturated soil.

Yellow Birch can be tapped for syrup, like Sugar Maple. Although the sap has less sugar content, it flows in greater quantity than maple trees.

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Green Giant / Brooks #6 Poplar Quick Facts

Yellow Birch Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 3a
Height: 15 m (49 ft)
Height: 18 m (60 ft)
Spread: 8 m (25 ft)
Spread: 11 m (35 ft)
Moisture: any
Moisture: normal, wet
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Hybrid: yes
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: yes
Fall colour: bright yellow
Bark: shiny yellow to grey silver peels in curly strips, becomes reddish brown when older
Growth rate: very fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: long
Maintenance: medium
Suckering: high
Suckering: low

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: golden birch