Green Giant / Brooks #6 Poplar vs Prairie Skyrise Aspen - TreeTime.ca

Green Giant / Brooks #6 Poplar vs Prairie Skyrise Aspen

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Populus tremuloides Prairie Skyrise

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Green Giant / Brooks #6 Poplar
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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.

Prairie Skyrise Aspen has a compact and columnar branching structure that makes it a great privacy screen for small yards. You'll notice that the old and new growth have contrasting colors of green, giving this tree an attractive and unique appearance.

Prairie Skyrise Aspen is more disease resistant, columnar, and typically leafs out earlier than Swedish Aspen.

Green Giant / Brooks #6 Poplar Quick Facts

Prairie Skyrise Aspen Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 2a
Height: 15 m (49 ft)
Height: 12 m (40 ft)
Spread: 8 m (25 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Moisture: any
Moisture: normal, wet
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: yes
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: golden yellow
Growth rate: very fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: short
Maintenance: medium
Maintenance: medium
Suckering: high
Suckering: high

In row spacing: 2.4 - 3 m (8 - 10 ft)

Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)


Other Names: brooks poplar, hybrid poplar