Trembling Aspen vs Okanese Poplar - TreeTime.ca

Trembling Aspen vs Okanese Poplar

Populus x Okanese

Populus tremuloides

COMING SOON

(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

COMING SOON

(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

Okanese Poplar
Trembling Aspen

Okanese Poplar is an excellent shelterbelt tree. It's one of the hardiest and fastest growing trees you can plant on the prairies. This hybrid poplar is disease resistant, drought and cold tolerant, produces no fuzz, and requires little maintenance. Okanese poplar also makes for a good privacy screen on larger properties.

Trembling Aspen is a hardy, fast-growing tree. It is known for its unique "trembling" leaf movement and beautiful bark that whitens with age.

This native shade tree tolerates a range of growing conditions and requires little maintenance.

Okanese Poplar Quick Facts

Trembling Aspen Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 1a
Height: 18 m (60 ft)
Height: 25 m (82 ft)
Spread: 8 m (26 ft)
Spread: 9 m (30 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: any
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: very fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Suckering: high
Suckering: high
Maintenance: medium


Fall colour: brilliant yellow
Seeds: fluff
Hybrid: yes
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: yes

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

Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)
Other Names: american aspen, golden aspen, mountain aspen, quaking aspen, quiver leaf aspen, trembling poplar, white poplar