'Spike' Hybrid Poplar (Populus Deltoides X Populus Nigra)
'Spike' Hybrid Poplar (Populus Deltoides X Populus Nigra). Extremely fast growing poplar hybrid. Listed in the Maryland Conservation Planting Guide and thus eligible for conservation planting reimbursement. The hybrid poplars in the photo grew from a cutting to 11 feet in three months.
The USDA NRCS says of its utility:
"Spike is used for biomass production or for fuel wood production due to its fast growth, dominant main stem maintaining its diameter high into the crown and canker resistance.
Spike can also be used as an effective screen and as a windbreak in conjunction with other species. It can also be used as a short rotational woody crop in agro-forestry systems."
'Spike' Hybrid Poplar (Populus Deltoides X Populus Nigra). Extremely fast growing poplar hybrid. Listed in the Maryland Conservation Planting Guide and thus eligible for conservation planting reimbursement. The hybrid poplars in the photo grew from a cutting to 11 feet in three months.
The USDA NRCS says of its utility:
"Spike is used for biomass production or for fuel wood production due to its fast growth, dominant main stem maintaining its diameter high into the crown and canker resistance.
Spike can also be used as an effective screen and as a windbreak in conjunction with other species. It can also be used as a short rotational woody crop in agro-forestry systems."
'Spike' Hybrid Poplar (Populus Deltoides X Populus Nigra). Extremely fast growing poplar hybrid. Listed in the Maryland Conservation Planting Guide and thus eligible for conservation planting reimbursement. The hybrid poplars in the photo grew from a cutting to 11 feet in three months.
The USDA NRCS says of its utility:
"Spike is used for biomass production or for fuel wood production due to its fast growth, dominant main stem maintaining its diameter high into the crown and canker resistance.
Spike can also be used as an effective screen and as a windbreak in conjunction with other species. It can also be used as a short rotational woody crop in agro-forestry systems."