Green Giant / Brooks #6 Poplar vs Thornless Honeylocust - TreeTime.ca

Green Giant / Brooks #6 Poplar vs Thornless Honeylocust

Populus x Green Giant

Gleditsia triacanthos inermis

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Green Giant / Brooks #6 Poplar
Thornless Honeylocust

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.

Thornless Honey Locust makes an excellent shade tree with its lacy foliage and dappled shade. The leaves are honey-yellow, light and airy, providing interesting color and texture to your landscape. This variety is thornless, and the seeds and pods provide food for wildlife such as deer and squirrels.

The Thornless Honey Locust is tolerant of drought, various soil conditions, and even road salt.

Green Giant / Brooks #6 Poplar Quick Facts

Thornless Honeylocust Quick Facts

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Zone: 2a
Zone: 3a
Height: 15 m (49 ft)
Height: 15 m (50 ft)
Spread: 8 m (25 ft)
Spread: 15 m (50 ft)
Moisture: any
Moisture: any
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Hybrid: yes
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Growth rate: very fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: long
Maintenance: medium
Maintenance: medium
Suckering: high
Suckering: none

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

Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)


Other Names: brooks poplar, hybrid poplar