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

Green Giant / Brooks #6 Poplar vs Black Cottonwood

Populus trichocarpa

Populus x Green Giant

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Black Cottonwood
Green Giant / Brooks #6 Poplar

Black Cottonwood is the largest and tallest of the North American poplars. Named after its white, fluffy seeds with cottony hairs, this hardy tree produces sticky, fragrant buds and has a straight growth habit. Black Cottonwood needs ample moisture and nutrients to grow successfully to full height and are found in the Western provinces and the Yukon with BC being its heartland.

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.

Black Cottonwood Quick Facts

Green Giant / Brooks #6 Poplar Quick Facts

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Zone: 4a
Zone: 2a
Height: 30 m (100 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: fast
Growth rate: very fast
Life span: long
Life span: short
Suckering: medium
Suckering: high
Maintenance: medium
Maintenance: medium


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: AB, BC, YT
Other Names: balsam cottonwood, california poplar, western balsam poplar
Other Names: brooks poplar, hybrid poplar