With a name like Superior Hybrid Poplar, you know you’re getting a best-in-class tree. And the Superior Hybrid Poplar Trees live up to its name in beauty, delighting landscape owners and gardeners across most of the country.

Most often used as shade trees and privacy screens, these trees can grow up to 50 feet, and fast! They grow an average of 5 to 8 feet per year. As they grow, they keep their pyramidal form while showing off triangular leaves that glimmer in the sunshine. During spring and summer, their leaves are silvery-green on the top and soft pale green on the bottom.

In fall, this already-gorgeous tree transitions to vibrant yellow. Due to their impressive height and show of fall foliage, Superior Hybrid Poplars offer beautiful focal points for landscaping that features either informal balance or symmetrical design. Additionally, they are adaptable to a wide range of soils and varying degrees of sunlight. These trees generally require about an inch of water per week but may need more frequent watering during hot, dry spells in summer.

Sometimes called Cottonless or Seedless Cottonwoods, the Superior Hybrid Poplars do not produce cottony seeds that can clutter a landscape. This is an obvious advantage over the Cottonwood tree, which also doesn’t grow as quickly though they ultimately reach 70 to 100 feet.

Perhaps its most impressive feature, the Superior Hybrid Poplar can be planted in areas with both air and ground pollution, as its triangular leaves attract odor-carrying particles and recycle them into clean air.

If you would like to line your front or backyard landscaping, your driveway, or create a privacy screen along the street line, the recommended spacing is 10 feet apart. Within three years, you will have a solid screen that reaches 25 to 30 feet high.