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Green Giant / Brooks #6 Poplar vs Tulip Poplar

Liriodendron tulipifera

Populus x Green Giant

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Tulip Poplar
Green Giant / Brooks #6 Poplar

Tulip Poplar is the perfect shade tree for wide open spaces. It has a shallow and extensive root system, so ensure you give it space to grow. The attractive and showy, yellow-orange, tulip shaped flowers are where this tree gets its name.

Tulip Poplar is somewhat rare in Canada but highly sought after as it is difficult to grow. Does best in a moist, well-drained soil.

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.

Tulip Poplar Quick Facts

Green Giant / Brooks #6 Poplar Quick Facts

Zone: 4a
Zone: 2a
Height: 18 m (60 ft)
Height: 15 m (49 ft)
Spread: 9 m (30 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


Hybrid: no
Hybrid: yes
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


In row spacing: 2.4 - 3 m (8 - 10 ft)
Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)
Native to: ON
Other Names: brooks poplar, hybrid poplar