Green Ash vs Okanese Poplar - TreeTime.ca

Green Ash vs Okanese Poplar

Populus x Okanese

Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Okanese Poplar
Green Ash

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.

Green ash is a fast growing tree with incredible golden yellow leaves in fall. This tree is native to the prairies and is well suited for drought and cold. Green ash can also tolerate soil compaction, periods of flooding and a wide variety of soils including alkaline. This makes green ash ideally suited for use in urban environments.

Okanese Poplar Quick Facts

Green Ash Quick Facts

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Zone: 2a
Zone: 2b
Height: 18 m (60 ft)
Height: 18 m (60 ft)
Spread: 8 m (26 ft)
Spread: 12 m (40 ft)
Moisture: any
Moisture: dry, normal
Light: full sun
Light: full sun
Hybrid: yes
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: bright yellow in early fall
Growth rate: very fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: long
Suckering: high
Suckering: low

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

In row spacing: 1.8 - 2.4 m (6 - 8 ft)
Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)
Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)


Other Names: downy ash, red ash, swamp ash, water ash