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Starting a poplar
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Primsong
Flower of the Shire
Joined: 15 Apr 2006
Location: Oregon (Map)
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| Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 4:33 am Post subject: Starting a poplar |
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I know that poplars are pretty vigorous, but we are taking down a dead one in our row along the drive, grinding out two stumps and making way for two baby poplars to fill in the gaps in the row.
The question is - is it worth the thirty dollars to get an established sapling (about 10 ft. tall) and pop it in the hole, or are they truly as 'easy to grow' as I have heard, that I could cut off a sprout from the side of one of the larger ones, plant it deep in the soil and have it take root?
Has anyone ever really tried this?
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Pianolady
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| Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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I haven't tried it with a poplar, but have had success with many other plants this way. If you want immediate height, I'd say yes, it's worth $30, if you're willing to wait, I'd give the cuttings a try.
http://www.agr.gc.ca/pfra/shelterbelt/shbpub11.htm
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dooley
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| Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 5:56 am Post subject: |
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I think they must root easily. I haven't had one so I don't know for sure. But, a lady here put some on the freecycle space and Dan saw it. Since I knew the lady I called her. She said they were bare root and she had them in a bucket of water. She started them for a wind break and decided she didn't have time to plant all of them. I asked her how many? She said, a lot. I looked them up and discovered they required a fair amount of water to get established and decided we didn't want them because water is a problem here much of the time. I just couldn't give them the amount they would need to grow properly. I do like the looks of them. Dooley
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Primsong
Flower of the Shire
Joined: 15 Apr 2006
Location: Oregon (Map)
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| Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 8:45 pm Post subject: |
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Well, the old is coming down this Friday. I've looked around and only found Lombardi poplar saplings at the nurseries here - I've heard nothing but bad about Lombardis, that they sucker like crazy and then die early... Are there other varieties that are still as upright and narrow, or am I stuck with this kind in my poplar row?
I wouldn't mind gradually replacing them with a hardier one as they die off over the years, if such a thing exists.
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eileen
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| Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 12:03 am Post subject: |
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I think hybrid poplars are hardy Prim and less prone to disease. They seem to root quickly from non-woody, green cuttings - much like willow does.
I found this website that may contain some useful information for you.
http://bioenergy.ornl.gov/papers/misc/trees.html
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