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

Green Giant / Brooks #6 Poplar vs Prairie Skyrise Aspen

Populus tremuloides Prairie Skyrise

Populus x Green Giant

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Green Giant / Brooks #6 Poplar

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 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 Quick Facts

Green Giant / Brooks #6 Poplar Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 2a
Height: 12 m (40 ft)
Height: 15 m (49 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 8 m (25 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: any
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: very fast
Life span: short
Life span: short
Suckering: high
Suckering: high
Maintenance: medium
Maintenance: medium


Fall colour: golden yellow
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)
Other Names: brooks poplar, hybrid poplar