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Green Giant / Brooks #6 Poplar vs Eastern Cottonwood

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Green Giant / Brooks #6 Poplar
Eastern Cottonwood

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.

This fast and tall growing tree has an open, spreading crown and is more suited to waterside planting than other aspens and poplars.

Commonly found in floodplains, stream valleys and lake shores, this tree quickly fills in reclamation areas.

In order to reproduce and grow effectively, Eastern Cottonwood relies on the natural flooding cycle to ensure they are not out-competed by weeds and other plants.

Green Giant / Brooks #6 Poplar Quick Facts

Eastern Cottonwood Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 3a
Height: 15 m (49 ft)
Height: 23 m (75 ft)
Spread: 8 m (25 ft)
Spread: 14 m (45 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: any
Moisture: wet
Growth rate: very fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: long
Suckering: high
Suckering: low
Maintenance: medium
Maintenance: medium


Hybrid: yes
Hybrid: no
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