Just so you know, you can take any poplar and cut off in the spring from a mature tree, at least 3 years old, some of the lateral lower branches about the same size of the tree when you ordered. Do this before it leafs out, only buds on branch and soak in water for a few weeks, shady area, and roots will grow on it. You can then plant the new sapling and don't have to order more trees that way.
Planted the hybrid poplar screen because I want the "living green wall" look. They are growing so fast. In a couple of years....goodbye nasty neighbors! I'm happy!
I have stupid neighbors as well but my one main tree that we planted doesn't seem to grow but I was thinking of something as far as privacy so I don't have to look at them when I walk outside I'm going to try these
Hey, who you calling "nasty" Bubba, man that hurts my feelings dude. I thought you enjoyed my all-night punk-themed Saturnaliafest last year, well guess who's not invited this year.... ;?D
@@kennysjamshack2410 we will have a new stupid neighbor who we've named, "Dinglefritz's" too.. can't wait to block them. You should've seen them try to build a fire pit...oh.my.god...😳🙄
I just stumbled upon this video after spending hours trying to identify a tree in our backyard. By the leaf and growth pattern, I was 90% certain it was a Hybrid Poplar... Now I'm about 99.9% certain! The tree began its life as a sapling following a heavy wind storm, back in the fall of 2014... About 2 years in, my neighbor wined about it (even though it wasn't blocking his view or anything), so I cut it down to the dirt... Within a few weeks, 4 trunks spawned from the main one, and within another year I had 4 trees about 10 feet tall! One of them snapped during yet another wind storm but it continued growing sideways... I finally had to cut that one because it was growing onto the fence. The others are growing as a single large tree and are about 30 feet tall...maybe even taller! Keep in mind, in 2016, I cut the original tree down to a stump. These things grow as fast as they say... The tree provides nice privacy and the leaves make a soothing sound with the wind. They're dark green on top and pale green at the bottom, so watching them when it's windy is pretty mesmerizing... Looks like the tree is flickering. Cheers!
Sounds like a hybrid poplar... I did an update video years later here, if your interested... ua-cam.com/video/ikCZ1348GtA/v-deo.html Thanks, take care.
I bought five of these and the deer immediately ate them. A year later, two came up and grew about 2 ft. I protected them and the next year they were 8 ft. They are now (3 years later) about 15 ft. They are also easy to propagate. Cut off the lower small branches and runners, find a place to stick (not dig, just stick) them in the ground. We now have 20 poplars growing. We staggered them so when the first trees die, the second trees will be full to take their place, then the next year and so on. I live on a windy ridge, and I mean windy, and have had no branches break off except if a buck rubs on one.
Bruce Sokol - very true. I forgot to mention they spawn easy... I have cut multiple young limbs off, and rooted them, now my parents have spawns of this tree in their yard. Good point there! 👍
Great video - straight, to-the-point, showed the pen for size, showed the tree he planted, stood next to it for scale, showed the price and the store! Helped me immensely in deciding whether or not to get this tree.
I did a nine year update video, I think you will be impressed of the growth since this video… This damn thing is trying to take over the world!!! ua-cam.com/video/fJbHdYpEJbs/v-deo.htmlsi=4QACBsitbUfDTA4K
They do grow fast. I purchased 50 forty years ago. About 5 didn't take. All the rest grew tall very quickly. I've cut down all but six that are still living, I have 5 standing dead ones that are 60-70 ft. tall. Woodpeckers are nesting in a few of them. Now here is what I experience(d) with these trees. As they mature, they shed small limbs 4-12 inches long when the wind blows hard. You'll have them all over around the tree. They shed sticky buds about 3/4" long in the spring. They stick to your feet/shoes. That lasts about 10 days. As someone else said below, because they are brittle on really windy days, larger limbs will break off leaving a mess. Large limbs die and eventually fall to th,e ground or get stuck on another limb. Depending on your soil/water conditions, the roots will protrude from the ground making it difficult to mow around some of them. The nicest trees I have purchased have been skyline or sunburst locust. Some tree guys don't like them butI do for the dappled shade and less messy in the fall. The leaves are very small and don't blow all over the lawn. Finally, it's been my experience that any tree that is fast growing will have multiple undesirable issues but the sellers won't tell you.
Well if that's the case, what's the update on the actual hybrid poplar dude? I had thought about the Lombardy, but read that disease might be an issue, plus not rated for my grow zone 5. But also considering the Austree Hybrid Willow which is supposed to be as fast or faster growing.
While poplars do grow fast and provide quick shade, just a note of caution about the life-cycle of poplars, in general. They are a short lived and brittle tree. They will start to deteriorate (dead tops, fragile branch attachments) after 25 to 30 years. Beyond that, they are a hazard for falling limbs and breakage in high winds at places where the stem forks or splits into two. If you plan on replacing them every 15 years, you'll be fine.
@@jonwarren1683 Thanks! Just so you know - I did a nine year update… this thing is unbelievable! Video link: ua-cam.com/video/fJbHdYpEJbs/v-deo.htmlsi=zlyCMTKuv2xBzPGc
Just remember, if you have to remove a poplar, girdle the tree, then let it stand for about a year (time depends on what kind of poplar it is). This will suck out the energy of the poplar down to it's roots, and kill the tree completely. It is necessary to do it this way, to prevent the roots from making new suckers, after you've cut down the tree.
I "helped" plant three of these in my pops front yard when I was 4. By the time I was in highschool, the trees had to come down. They were dying! One even fell over and hit our house.
I have two cottonwood trees and this my 2nd summer with them. Front tree is 8 feet tall and back tree is 7 feet tall. Both was seeds from my neighbor tree.
Thank you so much for this video! Spring is coming very soon and I really wanted a cottonwood or hybrid poplar to cover the walls of my house with vegetation, I never knew hybrid poplars grew so big so quick!
Thank you so much!!! Seriously...I can't tell you how nice it was that u got straight to the point and explained so well. Great job and really appreciate your experience to help others achieve what we need faster. One question, if you still keep up on this video, ther only thing we didn't hear was "why" you recommend the hybrid over the Lombardi? And the shade vs the screen?
Thanks for the three year follow up brother brother. This will be a contender as a replacement for the 100 year old red oak that fell two summers ago. My home office gets crazy hot without that old shade tree.
I bought one about 3 years ago, and it is nowhere near as tall as your 3 year old tree. Mine also came about 5 feet tall. It is now about 8 feet tall. The trunk has noticeably got thicker, but it isn't getting taller very fast. The leaves look beautiful all year, and I gave it a little water every day to every other day the first year (just let the water trickle over the roots for a hour). I live in Texas but my section of Texas the humidity is very high, so it stays moist (no desert climate). After the first year seeing little growth, I called the tree seller and they recommended buying tree fertilizer stakes and so I did that and hammered them in the ground just outside the limb reach. I have been doing this every 6 months as the stakes and tree seller recommended for the last 2 years. I am very disappointed with the growth. Other trees (oaks, arizona ash, crepe myrtles) have no problem growing on our property. I never use weed and feed around it because I have heard it can hurt young trees. I am at a loss.
I had mine in a pot and it didn't do anything for like a year, so didn't wanna kill it so i put it in the ground and boom it took off, i even transplanted it and it already starting growing like almost immediately , like hardly any transplant shock, now i can literally see new growth errday. hopefully stays growing fast
Yes, it grows fast, but it has a lot of problems. We planted two of them on our property 28 years ago, and while they do look impressive from a distance, they’ve caused plenty of headaches. The root system is highly invasive - wreaks havoc on the lawn as far as 35 feet from the trunk, with new fast growing saplings popping up all the time from them. We’re lucky the foundations and septic tank haven’t been damaged. In spring, when the leaves bud, the discarded husks are sticky and smelly. We learned to try to keep the dog out from under them, but it’s pretty unpleasant. The trees are gorgeous when they turn yellow, but they shed very quickly after that. They are quite hardy - they’ve endured some tough Maine winters. But anything with the word “hybrid” in its name should give people pause - I am sure I’ll have to deal with chopping down two gigantic dying trees within the next 10-15 years. Wish we’d known better when we bought them!
Thanks for the video! I've been debating whether or not to get one and now I'm almost sold. I've read that the female tree's start shedding cotton around 10-12 years old which is kind of a bummer. I've also heard that they should be planted 20-30 feet from the house because the roots can destroy your foundation. Lastly I've heard that when they get taller they tend to have major brea- offs in storms. I feel like I could live with all of that just fine! They grow so fast, seems like no big deal to just plant a new one if this one breaks! Would love to see another update. Thank you so much!
I'm cutting one down today. It is 40 years old. 70+ feet tall. 4 or 5 feet across at the stump. It is cracked down the middle and showing signs it would soon fall. It is very expensive to remove. The biggest problem with the tree is it sucks all the water and nutrients out of the soil. Other trees all over the yard are showing signs of water stress and this is in New England where we get a pretty good amount of rain. Large surface roots radiate far from the tree making it so the lawn and other plants barely grow at all within 60 feet of the tree. If you want to use these you might want to develop a strategy that takes into account that you won't let them grow that large.
I would caution people about seeking instant gratification in shade trees. These hybrid poplars were bred for biofuel industry and grow very fast, which also goes hand in hand with weak wood that breaks apart in storms. They also aren't particularly long-lived. Certainly every plant has its uses but if you're going to plant a poplar, invest in a slower growing tree elsewhere and plant it for 20 years from now when this hybrid poplar declines.
Yeah, people should plant a mix of slow growing trees and fast growing trees in order to ensure that they always have some shade in their garden or yard. I live in the central valley california and it gets really hot here so I think that I'm going to plant the hybrid poplar in my yard along with a leyland cypress.
Poplars are highly recommended by the DNR for various reasons -- they help stabilize sandy areas and river banks for flash flooding, can help absorb fertilizer runoff, etc. Plus the fast growth to become a shade tree is nice.
JJ Certainly other trees have those benefits also. And stronger trees are much less of a liability in residential areas. I understand the desire for fast growing trees but I just wanted to point out every plant has it's place and these poplars might be best suited to riverbanks.
HUGELY helpful, I thank you very VERY much!!! Thinking of buying a beautiful property but it can be seen WAY too much form the road, and I'm old so don't have time to waste waiting for trees to grow lol!! I want the screen version though. I can show you if y ou want to see a beautiful house but again, just thinking of buying it. The price is amazing.
Can you post updates on these trees every couple years. I'm particularly curious about the root system on how it will affect the foundation. I need a good shade tree that won't crumble my foundation.
Reub3 We planted our trees far too close to the house - only 10 feet! It’s been 28 years and they haven’t damaged the foundation as far as any inspector can see, but it did force the roots up and out at a ferocious pace away from the house. They’ll grow a hundred new fast-growing trees out of the roots of left unchecked. Also, in spring, as the leaves emerge from their buds, the husks are sticky as hell and are quite pungent. It’s a rather unpleasant problem for a few weeks, particularly if you have a pet who roams outdoors! In storms they’ve held up okay (and I’m in Maine, to give you a sense of the hardiness needed) and they still look healthy, but they also don’t tend to live long. I am on borrowed time.
You don’t see these trees nor regular/Siouxland cottonwoods being planted in the landscape very often, nurseries don’t really sell them, you can only really get them online
I love that Hybrid Poplar, is it fruitless and nutless? In other words just leaves? Which popular did you buy shade or scree and how tall? I have live oak that has acorns and are driving me absolutely nuts. no pun intended. I am looking to replace them. They are 80 ft tall.
Wow!! Beautiful tree!! I love the fact that it's a fast grower. Will that tree grow well in Fresno California area (93726) ? According to USDA Hardiness Zone Finder my area is classified as zone 9b according to the new 2012. But in the 1990 map it was zone as 8a. Please help. Thank you
Thanks for the comment... you think that’s awesome, check our the 3 year update video I just did.... ua-cam.com/video/ikCZ1348GtA/v-deo.html Take Care.
It would be nice to have a shade tree that quickly but I'd worry about it being too susceptible to bugs or diseases because how fast it grows rather than having tougher wood.
I understand the Royal Empress trees are the FASTEST GROWING trees. Some claim 12’ per year. If you continue to cut off the lower branches, the trees can be 50’-60’ tall in 3-4 years. I want to find a nursery that sells Royal Empress non invasive species.
We have two massive, old Cottonwood trees in our back yard. They are maybe 65'-70' tall, very old. They are so huge they scare us, and it's hard to find somebody to trim some dead out.
Congrats man. There are a few different hybrids, which one did you order? The new one I am getting bred in canada here is the Okanese Poplar. My mom and dad planted walker and swedish and other poplars I forget the names, on the farm when we were young. This newer one is resistant to some diseases that attacked the others from what I read.
Thanks for the comment, I am going to do another video in a month of these 2 trees. It has grown another 5 feet in the two months since I made this video. Unbelievable! 😮
UA-camr: I got it about the size of this pen, it was just a stick. Me: okay youtuber: this is how big it is after 3 years Me: nice, that's not so... Video: zooms out Me: Hooooooly Shhhhhh!
Lol... I did another update video on this tree another three years later. This thing is out of control... trying to take over the world or something. Here’s that vid if your bored. Thanks take care! ua-cam.com/video/ikCZ1348GtA/v-deo.html
Thanks for the comment... think you need to watch this video I did of an update three years later. It is unbelievable! Link... take care! ua-cam.com/video/ikCZ1348GtA/v-deo.html
@@MikeSparksTn You have to see I did a nine years later video if you’re interested in these trees… they are wild! Link- ua-cam.com/video/fJbHdYpEJbs/v-deo.htmlsi=B9HggZJ8hxwkNZ40
I got 3 of them And only one is starting to show and grow some leaves on it did you fertilize your tree with anything or was he just heavily watering it
The first year I just mulched it with chicken coop clean out. Then I put those hammer in tree fertilizer stakes around the drip line every year. Thanks… take care.
Great video, I believe you said go with the shade hybrid. However, do you know the difference with the screen hybrid? Also, any opinion on the hybrid willlow offered by them as well?
StevieD and AshleyC - the screen poplars grow fast and quick vertically and don't spread much horizontally so you can plant them in tight rows and they weave together making a nice huge vegetation wall. The shade poplar grows tall and wide making good quick full shade tree. I have never had a willow poplar... Take care!
+chossy911 I would recommend for sure. Mine grew over 10' per year! I also plan to do a update on the young one in the video later. Hopefully it has the same results. Thanks for stopping by.
. Populus, typically, are short lived. Though certainly within the range you stated. Liriodendron tulipifera can certainly attain that age if not more. In fact, old growth specimens were known to be up to 220 feet tall and 12' dbh. Few close to that size remain.
william stephenson - mine kind of sat for a season or two... then in the fall they shot up a noticeable bit. Went through winter, and when spring hit they went nuts. Best of luck brother! Take care!
Augustus Sutton - the trunk is about 8-10 inches wide now. I live in western southern Ohio. Gets up to 100 in the summer / down to 0 in the winter. Pretty harsh, but has done very well. Take care, thanks.
That is a very wide temperature range I had to google a Fahrenheit to Celsius converter where i live the temperature is never lower than 20 or higher than 95. I was told that poplars are killed by frost safe to say minus 17 is a bit harsher than frost. I will definitely be ordering a few dozen to try out, I didn't think this kind of growth was possible I mean bamboo but that turns into a weed fairly quickly and transgenic eucalyptus is nothing but problems also they put me in mind of Ents or Groot, it's a slippery slope. Thanks for your help.
Augustus Sutton these trees grow where I am in Saskatchewan where it easily gets down to -30C every winter. These trees were likely bred up here, they are extremely hardy.
I don’t disagree with people very often but here I do... YOU’RE the best.! Bestestest. Just uploaded a 3 year update on that tree video. It is a monster now! ua-cam.com/video/ikCZ1348GtA/v-deo.html Take care MsBetty!!!
The that tree was hella tall and all which coo but it didn't seem like it had very much shade, u said that was the Lombard one, can you show the shade hybrid one? want one that has shade that you can sit and stand under kinda like a canopy
Brad S - the one I featured, the tall one, was the shade hybrid. They shoot to 30 feet in no time and grow wider month by month... this video has been about a year ago, I'm gonna do an update video to show the size difference. The Lombardy is more of a decorative tree shaped like a q-tip that is stuck in the ground. ( very slim ). But if your looking for a quick growing, nice shade tree, I can't believe how quick and nice mine are. Take care man! Best of luck.
This. They grow rapidly, but extremely soft wood. Prone to branch breakage, disease and pests. Short lived tree, invasive root system and an unsightly appearance when it quickly dies. Hard pass on this tree.
Yes, the hybrid poplar will turn yellowish orange.. It does loose its leaves a little earlier in fall than the other trees, and grows like crazy. Big shade tree. The Lombardy poplar will grow like crazy but stays very thin / skinny. Have a good day!
+maria carrasquillo my two Lombardy's change to a deep mustard yellow color. They are beautiful in the fall. I live on the 6&7 zone boundary. They loose the leaves a few weeks before the other trees... Like maples and such, but it's not a big deal. You will love 'em.
Brian and Maria.... your trees are not Lombardy which is populus genus. Tulip poplar is genus liriodendron. Nice trees...not lombardy...not sure why you mention them as you properly dissed it in the video. You can check my channel. There's several videos of my crew removing the nasties.....
Just so you know, you can take any poplar and cut off in the spring from a mature tree, at least 3 years old, some of the lateral lower branches about the same size of the tree when you ordered. Do this before it leafs out, only buds on branch and soak in water for a few weeks, shady area, and roots will grow on it. You can then plant the new sapling and don't have to order more trees that way.
I like your plant advice I’ve been thinking about how to cultivate hardwood trees this idea about the season and sapwood great idea
Planted the hybrid poplar screen because I want the "living green wall"
look. They are growing so fast. In a couple of years....goodbye nasty neighbors! I'm happy!
I have stupid neighbors as well but my one main tree that we planted doesn't seem to grow but I was thinking of something as far as privacy so I don't have to look at them when I walk outside I'm going to try these
Hey, who you calling "nasty" Bubba, man that hurts my feelings dude.
I thought you enjoyed my all-night punk-themed Saturnaliafest last year, well guess who's not invited this year.... ;?D
before and after pictures please?
@@kennysjamshack2410 we will have a new stupid neighbor who we've named, "Dinglefritz's" too.. can't wait to block them. You should've seen them try to build a fire pit...oh.my.god...😳🙄
I just stumbled upon this video after spending hours trying to identify a tree in our backyard. By the leaf and growth pattern, I was 90% certain it was a Hybrid Poplar... Now I'm about 99.9% certain! The tree began its life as a sapling following a heavy wind storm, back in the fall of 2014... About 2 years in, my neighbor wined about it (even though it wasn't blocking his view or anything), so I cut it down to the dirt... Within a few weeks, 4 trunks spawned from the main one, and within another year I had 4 trees about 10 feet tall! One of them snapped during yet another wind storm but it continued growing sideways... I finally had to cut that one because it was growing onto the fence. The others are growing as a single large tree and are about 30 feet tall...maybe even taller! Keep in mind, in 2016, I cut the original tree down to a stump. These things grow as fast as they say... The tree provides nice privacy and the leaves make a soothing sound with the wind. They're dark green on top and pale green at the bottom, so watching them when it's windy is pretty mesmerizing... Looks like the tree is flickering. Cheers!
Sounds like a hybrid poplar... I did an update video years later here, if your interested... ua-cam.com/video/ikCZ1348GtA/v-deo.html Thanks, take care.
I don’t think the hybrids have a method to produce a seedling, they are sterile.... probably another type of poplar/cottonwood.
I bought five of these and the deer immediately ate them. A year later, two came up and grew about 2 ft. I protected them and the next year they were 8 ft. They are now (3 years later) about 15 ft. They are also easy to propagate. Cut off the lower small branches and runners, find a place to stick (not dig, just stick) them in the ground. We now have 20 poplars growing. We staggered them so when the first trees die, the second trees will be full to take their place, then the next year and so on. I live on a windy ridge, and I mean windy, and have had no branches break off except if a buck rubs on one.
Bruce Sokol - very true. I forgot to mention they spawn easy... I have cut multiple young limbs off, and rooted them, now my parents have spawns of this tree in their yard. Good point there! 👍
Great video - straight, to-the-point, showed the pen for size, showed the tree he planted, stood next to it for scale, showed the price and the store! Helped me immensely in deciding whether or not to get this tree.
I did a nine year update video, I think you will be impressed of the growth since this video… This damn thing is trying to take over the world!!! ua-cam.com/video/fJbHdYpEJbs/v-deo.htmlsi=4QACBsitbUfDTA4K
Well done sir! Short sweet and to the point, exactly what I was looking for. Appreciate you
I got 13 of them in my yard. They're only 4 years old and are taller than most of the 20+ year old trees in my yard 😄
They are pioneer trees to save the soil for more longer lived trees. Preparing the soil
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Interesting...
They do grow fast. I purchased 50 forty years ago. About 5 didn't take. All the rest grew tall very quickly. I've cut down all but six that are still living, I have 5 standing dead ones that are 60-70 ft. tall. Woodpeckers are nesting in a few of them. Now here is what I experience(d) with these trees. As they mature, they shed small limbs 4-12 inches long when the wind blows hard. You'll have them all over around the tree. They shed sticky buds about 3/4" long in the spring. They stick to your feet/shoes. That lasts about 10 days. As someone else said below, because they are brittle on really windy days, larger limbs will break off leaving a mess. Large limbs die and eventually fall to th,e ground or get stuck on another limb. Depending on your soil/water conditions, the roots will protrude from the ground making it difficult to mow around some of them. The nicest trees I have purchased have been skyline or sunburst locust. Some tree guys don't like them butI do for the dappled shade and less messy in the fall. The leaves are very small and don't blow all over the lawn. Finally, it's been my experience that any tree that is fast growing will have multiple undesirable issues but the sellers won't tell you.
Btw guys, that was my 'Lombardy Poplar' in the photo. It grew
20'+ tall as well, in 3 years. but looks like a Q-tip. Not much shade.
Well if that's the case, what's the update on the actual hybrid poplar dude? I had thought about the Lombardy, but read that disease might be an issue, plus not rated for my grow zone 5. But also considering the Austree Hybrid Willow which is supposed to be as fast or faster growing.
True, I planted a poplar, grew 10 feet a year, after 5 years, I had a dead tree 40+ feet, and no shade tree with a lot of work to cut and get rid of.
I got one 4 years ago and now I think it's 30 feet tall. Paid $12.00 for a twig that I planted in the spring.
Where’d you purchase from?
We just bought an older home. There is a very large one in the front yard and one in the back yard. Thanks for your video!
While poplars do grow fast and provide quick shade, just a note of caution about the life-cycle of poplars, in general. They are a short lived and brittle tree. They will start to deteriorate (dead tops, fragile branch attachments) after 25 to 30 years. Beyond that, they are a hazard for falling limbs and breakage in high winds at places where the stem forks or splits into two. If you plan on replacing them every 15 years, you'll be fine.
One of the best informative videos I've seen in a while. Keep it up! Thanks!
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Thanks! Just so you know - I did a nine year update… this thing is unbelievable! Video link: ua-cam.com/video/fJbHdYpEJbs/v-deo.htmlsi=zlyCMTKuv2xBzPGc
Just remember, if you have to remove a poplar, girdle the tree, then let it stand for about a year (time depends on what kind of poplar it is). This will suck out the energy of the poplar down to it's roots, and kill the tree completely. It is necessary to do it this way, to prevent the roots from making new suckers, after you've cut down the tree.
I "helped" plant three of these in my pops front yard when I was 4. By the time I was in highschool, the trees had to come down. They were dying! One even fell over and hit our house.
I have two cottonwood trees and this my 2nd summer with them. Front tree is 8 feet tall and back tree is 7 feet tall. Both was seeds from my neighbor tree.
Thank you so much for this video! Spring is coming very soon and I really wanted a cottonwood or hybrid poplar to cover the walls of my house with vegetation, I never knew hybrid poplars grew so big so quick!
Thank you so much!!! Seriously...I can't tell you how nice it was that u got straight to the point and explained so well. Great job and really appreciate your experience to help others achieve what we need faster. One question, if you still keep up on this video, ther only thing we didn't hear was "why" you recommend the hybrid over the Lombardi? And the shade vs the screen?
Perfect for my uses. I need quick privacy and in Future plenty of FREE Firewood. Thanks for posting useful video.
Thanks for the three year follow up brother brother. This will be a contender as a replacement for the 100 year old red oak that fell two summers ago. My home office gets crazy hot without that old shade tree.
I bought one about 3 years ago, and it is nowhere near as tall as your 3 year old tree. Mine also came about 5 feet tall. It is now about 8 feet tall. The trunk has noticeably got thicker, but it isn't getting taller very fast. The leaves look beautiful all year, and I gave it a little water every day to every other day the first year (just let the water trickle over the roots for a hour). I live in Texas but my section of Texas the humidity is very high, so it stays moist (no desert climate). After the first year seeing little growth, I called the tree seller and they recommended buying tree fertilizer stakes and so I did that and hammered them in the ground just outside the limb reach. I have been doing this every 6 months as the stakes and tree seller recommended for the last 2 years. I am very disappointed with the growth. Other trees (oaks, arizona ash, crepe myrtles) have no problem growing on our property. I never use weed and feed around it because I have heard it can hurt young trees. I am at a loss.
I had mine in a pot and it didn't do anything for like a year, so didn't wanna kill it so i put it in the ground and boom it took off, i even transplanted it and it already starting growing like almost immediately , like hardly any transplant shock, now i can literally see new growth errday. hopefully stays growing fast
I planted 2 they bloomed beautiful
Yes, it grows fast, but it has a lot of problems. We planted two of them on our property 28 years ago, and while they do look impressive from a distance, they’ve caused plenty of headaches.
The root system is highly invasive - wreaks havoc on the lawn as far as 35 feet from the trunk, with new fast growing saplings popping up all the time from them. We’re lucky the foundations and septic tank haven’t been damaged.
In spring, when the leaves bud, the discarded husks are sticky and smelly. We learned to try to keep the dog out from under them, but it’s pretty unpleasant.
The trees are gorgeous when they turn yellow, but they shed very quickly after that. They are quite hardy - they’ve endured some tough Maine winters. But anything with the word “hybrid” in its name should give people pause - I am sure I’ll have to deal with chopping down two gigantic dying trees within the next 10-15 years. Wish we’d known better when we bought them!
damn your comment changed my mind entirely. but just how bad does it smell though . i mean if the dog comes home with the smell , is it too strong ?
Thanks for the video! I've been debating whether or not to get one and now I'm almost sold.
I've read that the female tree's start shedding cotton around 10-12 years old which is kind of a bummer.
I've also heard that they should be planted 20-30 feet from the house because the roots can destroy your foundation.
Lastly I've heard that when they get taller they tend to have major brea- offs in storms.
I feel like I could live with all of that just fine! They grow so fast, seems like no big deal to just plant a new one if this one breaks! Would love to see another update. Thank you so much!
I'm cutting one down today. It is 40 years old. 70+ feet tall. 4 or 5 feet across at the stump. It is cracked down the middle and showing signs it would soon fall. It is very expensive to remove. The biggest problem with the tree is it sucks all the water and nutrients out of the soil. Other trees all over the yard are showing signs of water stress and this is in New England where we get a pretty good amount of rain. Large surface roots radiate far from the tree making it so the lawn and other plants barely grow at all within 60 feet of the tree. If you want to use these you might want to develop a strategy that takes into account that you won't let them grow that large.
I would caution people about seeking instant gratification in shade trees. These hybrid poplars were bred for biofuel industry and grow very fast, which also goes hand in hand with weak wood that breaks apart in storms. They also aren't particularly long-lived. Certainly every plant has its uses but if you're going to plant a poplar, invest in a slower growing tree elsewhere and plant it for 20 years from now when this hybrid poplar declines.
Yeah, people should plant a mix of slow growing trees and fast growing trees in order to ensure that they always have some shade in their garden or yard. I live in the central valley california and it gets really hot here so I think that I'm going to plant the hybrid poplar in my yard along with a leyland cypress.
Poplars are highly recommended by the DNR for various reasons -- they help stabilize sandy areas and river banks for flash flooding, can help absorb fertilizer runoff, etc. Plus the fast growth to become a shade tree is nice.
JJ Certainly other trees have those benefits also. And stronger trees are much less of a liability in residential areas. I understand the desire for fast growing trees but I just wanted to point out every plant has it's place and these poplars might be best suited to riverbanks.
Not all of them tho
Can they grow.in the.Tropics...the hybrid poplar?
HUGELY helpful, I thank you very VERY much!!! Thinking of buying a beautiful property but it can be seen WAY too much form the road, and I'm old so don't have time to waste waiting for trees to grow lol!! I want the screen version though. I can show you if y ou want to see a beautiful house but again, just thinking of buying it. The price is amazing.
I've been thinking of getting these. I can't believe it grew THAT MUCH!!!
I actually did an update video on this tree years later if your interested.... ua-cam.com/video/ikCZ1348GtA/v-deo.html Thanks, take care!
@@BrianEaly Awesome, thank you!
Short and to the point - LOVE IT
Can you post updates on these trees every couple years. I'm particularly curious about the root system on how it will affect the foundation. I need a good shade tree that won't crumble my foundation.
Reub3 We planted our trees far too close to the house - only 10 feet! It’s been 28 years and they haven’t damaged the foundation as far as any inspector can see, but it did force the roots up and out at a ferocious pace away from the house. They’ll grow a hundred new fast-growing trees out of the roots of left unchecked.
Also, in spring, as the leaves emerge from their buds, the husks are sticky as hell and are quite pungent. It’s a rather unpleasant problem for a few weeks, particularly if you have a pet who roams outdoors!
In storms they’ve held up okay (and I’m in Maine, to give you a sense of the hardiness needed) and they still look healthy, but they also don’t tend to live long. I am on borrowed time.
No closer than 8 feet out from your house
If you ever try to plant a garden or other structure, you'll find them intruding. If you get behind on it, they're very difficult to remove
@@andyk6325 maybe don't build a garden or other structures near the tree then? Just a thought 🤷♂️
@@leaf2180 more often than not, people's options are limited
You don’t see these trees nor regular/Siouxland cottonwoods being planted in the landscape very often, nurseries don’t really sell them, you can only really get them online
I love that Hybrid Poplar, is it fruitless and nutless? In other words just leaves? Which popular did you buy shade or scree and how tall?
I have live oak that has acorns and are driving me absolutely nuts. no pun intended. I am looking to replace them. They are 80 ft tall.
Wow!! Beautiful tree!! I love the fact that it's a fast grower. Will that tree grow well in Fresno California area (93726) ? According to USDA Hardiness Zone Finder my area is classified as zone 9b according to the new 2012. But in the 1990 map it was zone as 8a. Please help. Thank you
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Did you ever plant one? I love in LEMOORE and just ordered two to see if they’ll grow. For the price of two, it isn’t much of a gamble.
Thank you so much!! I will be buying many of these to plant against the border of my property
This is just amazing! We are going to buy a bunch of these. I can't wait! They are hard to come by because they get sold out here in Alberta Canada
Thanks for the comment... you think that’s awesome, check our the 3 year update video I just did.... ua-cam.com/video/ikCZ1348GtA/v-deo.html Take Care.
It would be nice to have a shade tree that quickly but I'd worry about it being too susceptible to bugs or diseases because how fast it grows rather than having tougher wood.
I understand the Royal Empress trees are the FASTEST GROWING trees. Some claim 12’ per year. If you continue to cut off the lower branches, the trees can be 50’-60’ tall in 3-4 years. I want to find a nursery that sells Royal Empress non invasive species.
Do these lose their leaves in the winter? I'm really wanting fast growing that keeps it's leaves. Thanks! Great video.
Thank you. I have some crappy neighbors that I dont like and just want them blocked from sight.
We have two massive, old Cottonwood trees in our back yard. They are maybe 65'-70' tall, very old. They are so huge they scare us, and it's hard to find somebody to trim some dead out.
Great video, short but 100% of the information I needed.
Congrats man. There are a few different hybrids, which one did you order? The new one I am getting bred in canada here is the Okanese Poplar. My mom and dad planted walker and swedish and other poplars I forget the names, on the farm when we were young. This newer one is resistant to some diseases that attacked the others from what I read.
Know what? Checked out your channel and I'm subbing. A great informative channel that is no nonsense and interesting! What could be better!?!?
It would be helpful to know what area of the country you’re in so we know the environment in which these trees do so well.
Any cotton issues yet? Also ordered their catalog and great prices
It does. Thank you.
Thankssss... Wow cannt believe it only 3 years and it grew that tall...
Thanks for the comment, I am going to do another video in a month of these 2 trees. It has grown another 5 feet in the two months since I made this video. Unbelievable! 😮
Sweetnalia. Hi sweet num nums. U sure are pretty
UA-camr: I got it about the size of this pen, it was just a stick.
Me: okay
youtuber: this is how big it is after 3 years
Me: nice, that's not so...
Video: zooms out
Me: Hooooooly Shhhhhh!
Lol... I did another update video on this tree another three years later. This thing is out of control... trying to take over the world or something. Here’s that vid if your bored. Thanks take care! ua-cam.com/video/ikCZ1348GtA/v-deo.html
Hello,
Did you get the second one from the same company? Thanks.
Nice ..👍👍👍will it grow in pheonix az
Hey how about another update?
How about the root system as far as it destroying the foundation of my house?
good video how much do they sell those small asleep Trees for?
Victor Chavez - they are 4 for $18... mine took off after a couple months. Take care man!
Hey, THANKS for telling us this!! I really needed this information!
Thanks for the comment... think you need to watch this video I did of an update three years later. It is unbelievable! Link... take care! ua-cam.com/video/ikCZ1348GtA/v-deo.html
Thank you for the advice.
@@MikeSparksTn
You have to see I did a nine years later video if you’re interested in these trees… they are wild! Link- ua-cam.com/video/fJbHdYpEJbs/v-deo.htmlsi=B9HggZJ8hxwkNZ40
Do u need to water them a lot?
Thank you sir!
I have subscribed.
How are they in the desert ?
For central Texas too?
Great video bud!
you can buy these hybrid poplars on Amazon
how far can I plant it from a pool or a concrete patio? how deep is the root?
When these first came out I ordered some cannot remember how many and they all died.
hey just curious what time of year did you plant those in
Thomas Hickey - I planted mine just at the very beginning of spring. Take care.
Great video. You convinced me to make my purchase. Thanks.
Dennis Sparks - thanks man, you will love em! Take care, best of luck!!!
THANKS PAL. I NEED ONE THATS ALREADY 6 FEET TALL MINIMUM.
WHAT IS GIST ON ROOT SYSTEM?
Great help!!
I got 3 of them And only one is starting to show and grow some leaves on it did you fertilize your tree with anything or was he just heavily watering it
The first year I just mulched it with chicken coop clean out. Then I put those hammer in tree fertilizer stakes around the drip line every year. Thanks… take care.
@@BrianEaly thank you
I’m hoping they will take of soon I followed your advice, it’s to hot here in south Texas
Great video, I believe you said go with the shade hybrid. However, do you know the difference with the screen hybrid? Also, any opinion on the hybrid willlow offered by them as well?
StevieD and AshleyC - the screen poplars grow fast and quick vertically and don't spread much horizontally so you can plant them in tight rows and they weave together making a nice huge vegetation wall. The shade poplar grows tall and wide making good quick full shade tree. I have never had a willow poplar... Take care!
Liked and Sub'd for providing real informative no BS content
Very nice. I want to plant some
+chossy911 I would recommend for sure. Mine grew over 10' per year! I also plan to do a update on the young one in the video later. Hopefully it has the same results. Thanks for stopping by.
The longer living poplars are Balsam and cottonwood. Balsam can live 100-150 years cottonwood can live 70-120 sometimes longer
. Populus, typically, are short lived. Though certainly within the range you stated. Liriodendron tulipifera can certainly attain that age if not more. In fact, old growth specimens were known to be up to 220 feet tall and 12' dbh. Few close to that size remain.
What state you in ? Wondering if it will do well here.
Thanks, Gerry from San Diego, CA
How long after planting did you notice signs of life? I got 40 of these,planted em a month ago. Two are growing good but the others nothing.
william stephenson - mine kind of sat for a season or two... then in the fall they shot up a noticeable bit. Went through winter, and when spring hit they went nuts. Best of luck brother! Take care!
How thick around is that trunk? Also what climate/growing zone are you in what is the average winter summer temperature.
Augustus Sutton - the trunk is about 8-10 inches wide now. I live in western southern Ohio. Gets up to 100 in the summer / down to 0 in the winter. Pretty harsh, but has done very well. Take care, thanks.
That is a very wide temperature range I had to google a Fahrenheit to Celsius converter where i live the temperature is never lower than 20 or higher than 95. I was told that poplars are killed by frost safe to say minus 17 is a bit harsher than frost.
I will definitely be ordering a few dozen to try out, I didn't think this kind of growth was possible I mean bamboo but that turns into a weed fairly quickly and transgenic eucalyptus is nothing but problems also they put me in mind of Ents or Groot, it's a slippery slope.
Thanks for your help.
Augustus Sutton these trees grow where I am in Saskatchewan where it easily gets down to -30C every winter. These trees were likely bred up here, they are extremely hardy.
This name reminds me of a Nacar Radio prank call...Call Mr Burges FREAKING Hilarious 📞
Is this tree can grow in tropical countries?
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Not sure what that says. Sorry. 🤷♂️… check out the 9 year update video. Pretty freaking crazy.
Great video!
River birches grow fast like that and are pretty
You're the best!!! 💕
I don’t disagree with people very often but here I do... YOU’RE the best.! Bestestest. Just uploaded a 3 year update on that tree video. It is a monster now! ua-cam.com/video/ikCZ1348GtA/v-deo.html Take care MsBetty!!!
The that tree was hella tall and all which coo but it didn't seem like it had very much shade, u said that was the Lombard one, can you show the shade hybrid one? want one that has shade that you can sit and stand under kinda like a canopy
Brad S - the one I featured, the tall one, was the shade hybrid. They shoot to 30 feet in no time and grow wider month by month... this video has been about a year ago, I'm gonna do an update video to show the size difference. The Lombardy is more of a decorative tree shaped like a q-tip that is stuck in the ground. ( very slim ). But if your looking for a quick growing, nice shade tree, I can't believe how quick and nice mine are. Take care man! Best of luck.
Will the Hybrid Poplar grow in high dessert environment like Reno, Nevada with little rain fall?
Perfecto M needs too much water.
Great review!!!
Thanks so need shade and privacy
Thank you sir!
Perfect review. Thankyou
How long does it live?
Well presented, thank you.
Extremely short lived trees. I planted a few and they grew like crazy then died after 10 years.
This. They grow rapidly, but extremely soft wood. Prone to branch breakage, disease and pests. Short lived tree, invasive root system and an unsightly appearance when it quickly dies. Hard pass on this tree.
Their lifespan varies on location and care. I've seen some over 100 years old, others don't even make it to maturity.
@@leaf2180 You're mistaking the Balsam and Yellow Poplar. The Hybrid Poplar rarely makes it to 30-50 years.
so the shade popler hybrid. change to orange yellow in fall not lombardy? and its quick growing.
Yes, the hybrid poplar will turn yellowish orange.. It does loose its leaves a little earlier in fall than the other trees, and grows like crazy. Big shade tree. The Lombardy poplar will grow like crazy but stays very thin / skinny. Have a good day!
really when oct /nov im in zone 7 and you?
loose there leaves planning on buy 2 poplar. lombardy those it change in the fall
+maria carrasquillo my two Lombardy's change to a deep mustard yellow color. They are beautiful in the fall. I live on the 6&7 zone boundary. They loose the leaves a few weeks before the other trees... Like maples and such, but it's not a big deal. You will love 'em.
Brian and Maria.... your trees are not Lombardy which is populus genus. Tulip poplar is genus liriodendron. Nice trees...not lombardy...not sure why you mention them as you properly dissed it in the video. You can check my channel. There's several videos of my crew removing the nasties.....
Thanks man!!!
Thanks for the info!!!!
How long to ship
Lmao, I dies at the comment "they don't come with the leaves on them.
Good video man...thanks!
Bob Martin - thanks- I appreciate it... take care!
What does that symbol on your shirt represent? Firestation?
It’s Independent Truck Co logo. Thanks man, take care.