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

Green Giant / Brooks #6 Poplar vs Yellow Birch

Betula alleghaniensis

Populus x Green Giant

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Yellow Birch
Green Giant / Brooks #6 Poplar

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.

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 Quick Facts

Green Giant / Brooks #6 Poplar Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 2a
Height: 18 m (60 ft)
Height: 15 m (49 ft)
Spread: 11 m (35 ft)
Spread: 8 m (25 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: any
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: very fast
Life span: long
Life span: short
Suckering: low
Suckering: high
Maintenance: medium


Fall colour: bright yellow
Bark: shiny yellow to grey silver peels in curly strips, becomes reddish brown when older
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: yes
Catkins: yes
Catkins: no


In row spacing: 2.4 - 3 m (8 - 10 ft)
Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)
Native to: ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, PE
Other Names: golden birch
Other Names: brooks poplar, hybrid poplar