| Family: |
Salicaceae. |
| Landscape value: |
A fast growing narrow tree that can be used as a windbreak and as an attractive specimen tree for large, open areas.
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| Height: |
20 metre(s) |
| Width: |
6 metre(s) |
| Growth rate: |
Fast. |
| Habit: |
Narrowly ovate to broadly columnar. Becoming broader with age. |
| Foliage: |
Attractive mid-green, triangular foliage turns to yellow in autumn and can be spectacular.
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| Flowers: |
Inconspicuous catkins. |
| Bark: |
Grey and scaly, becoming furrowed. |
| Tolerances: |
Quite tolerant of dryer sites and soils of various pH values but performs best in moist soils and in full sun. Can withstand strong winds and poorly drained soils.
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| Comments: |
Prefers an open site. Moderately susceptible to Melampsora medusae (poplar rust) and leaf spot particularly in areas of high summer humidity. Propagated onto minimal-suckering rootstock and will generally not produce suckers unless the roots are damaged. Has been shown to have good potential as a timber tree and for erosion control by the New Zealand Forest Research Institute (NZFRI). |
