Hybrid Poplar on Fast Growing Trees Nursery

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*Height Includes Root System

Mature Height:	40-50 ft.
Mature Width:	30 ft.
Growth/Year:	up to 8 ft.
Sunlight:	Full - Partial
Soil Conditions:	Adaptable
Drought Tolerance:	Good
Botanical Name:	Populus
Does not ship to:	AZ

One of the fastest growing shade trees you can find. Shoots up to 8-10 feet a year, and gives you great shade from the summer sun- which can cut down your AC bills!

One of the fastest growing and most attractive shade trees you can find.

New home builders love to use our Poplars as front yard shade trees. They quickly get that established look that can add thousands to the value of their homes. Hybrid Poplars have a pleasing oval shape that complements any property.

You can plant these Poplars where ever you need fast shade or privacy. They’ve been known to grow up to 8 ft. in a single year and can dramatically cool your home in the summer. In the winter, they drop their dense green foliage, letting through sunlight when it’s needed most.

Due to the tree's height of 40-50 ft. you can strategically plant them to block your house from direct sunlight, lowering your air conditioning costs.

• Extremely easy to grow
• Tolerates poor soils including acidic, alkaline or wet soils
• Thrives in virtually any growing condition

Beware – not all Hybrid Poplars are the same. Ours is bred for landscape purposes, not timber. So you get a better formed, long-lived tree.

The Builders who normally buy these Hybrid Poplars have stopped building. So now we’re left with thousands of them. We can see them growing bigger and bigger each day. Soon they’ll be too large to ship.

That’s why we’re discounting them by as much as 50%. Now you can easily afford to increase your property value and add shade to your yard.

Your Hybrid Poplar can be planted any time of year!

We Hate to Wait and know you do too! That's why Fast Growing Trees Nursery leads the industry in how quickly we get your order out. While some orders go out immediately, most are shipped within 7-10 days of your order date. This does not include transit time, which can be several days depending on your state.

We try to avoid plants being in transit over the weekend, which may cause your order to be shipped out at the beginning of the following week. We use FedEx so your order is shipped quickly.

Several products are delayed shipping until the Fall or Spring. These delays are stated on the product description page and helps us insure that you get the healthiest plants possible. On rare occasions, we will delay shipping if we see severe weather forecasts for your area or ours or if we encounter other unusual issues.

If you would like to postpone or reschedule your ship date, just call us and we can send your plants out at a more convenient time for you. If you are sending plants as a gift or need them quicker than normal, we encourage you to place your order by phone.

Sorry cannot ship to AZ.

Amount of Order	Shipping Charge
Less than $15	$5.95
$15.00-$23.99	$8.95
$24.00-$39.99	$11.95
$40.00-$59.99	$13.95
$60.00-$79.99	$18.95
$80.00-$98.99	$21.95
$99+	Apx. 17%

It's Easy to Plant your Hybrid Poplar
	Step 1 - Dig Your Hole Select a site with full to partial sun and moist or well drained soil for your Hybrid Poplar. If you're planting a hedge, mark out a visual guide by placing stakes five to six feet apart and looping string around them. Plant the trees where the stakes are and they'll grow together to make a dense privacy screen. First, dig each hole so that it is just shallower than the root ball and at least twice the width. Then loosen the soil in the planting hole so the roots can easily break through. Use your shovel or try dragging the points of a pitch fork along the sides and bottom of the hole.
	Step 2 - Place Your Tree Next, separate the roots of your Hybrid Poplar gently with your fingers and position them downward in the hole. The top of the root flare, where the roots end and the trunk begins, should be about an inch above the surrounding soil. Then make sure the tree is exactly vertical in the hole. To make it just right, use a level.
	Step 3 - Backfill Your Hole As you backfill the hole, apply water to remove air pockets. Remove debris like stones and grass and completely break up any dirt clumps. Water your Hybrid Poplar again after the transplant is complete. To help retain some of that moisture, it's recommended that you place mulch around each tree to a depth of 2"-3" up to but not touching the trunk. Organic mulches such as wood chips or pine needles also help to better soil structure as they decompose.

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Most useful customer reviews (Hybrid Poplar Reviews):

Tim in Grimes, IA

Very vigorous grower! Specimen tree in front and back yards - it is a great growing tree. They have both doubled in size already. One problem we had in the back yard tree it grew so fast it doubled over - proper staking and support corrected the problem quickly. We are very happy with them.

JR in Greenville, TX

This tree is growing steadily after overcoming an initial shock phase. It made great strides this summer, and its foliage is 2-3 times thicker and the height is about 1 foot taller than last summer. Tolerates drought well. Easy to plant.

Dean in IL

I love my trees and I am so glad that I went to your website. These trees are great and are growing faster than any trees I have seen. I thought that a Maple tree grew quick but the Hybrid Poplar and the Royal Empress blow them away. Great Company and Great trees! Thank You for being in business and I will be buying more next spring.

Mary Anne in Palm Coast, FL

I live in Florida and the back of our home faces West. Very Hot. We planted our hybrid poplar tree right off the patio. We needed shade desperately. With any other tree we would wait years for the growth we need to get shade. Well, let me tell you everything you said about this tree is true. It is a little over a year and half and it is now 15 feet tall. We are amazed, and so are people that visit. I pointed out to them when I planted the tree or should I say stick. Now! They cant believe it is the same tree. I had intentions of purchasing two more for my son for the front of his home here in Florida.

Susan in Rock Springs, WY

My hybrid poplar trees arrived in very good shape. I planted my poplars behind my vinyl privacy fence as a windbreak. The wind in Wyoming is brutal and the little trees took quite a beating last winter. I did stake them and fence them, putting up burlap as a protector. They leafed out well in the spring and looked good all summer but did not get as big as I had hoped. They probably grew 2 feet but are still not visible over my six foot fence. I am watering them with a drip system probably 2.5 gallons a day or double that when the temp is over 95 degrees. Maybe I should water more gallons less often ? The soil is very clayey but I tried to amend it well before planting. All in all I love the trees and am very satisfied with the purchase.

Sarah in Hattiesburg, MS

I planted my hybrid poplar tree 2 years ago. It has done very well and has grown faster than I thought it would. Im sure it will be a beautiful tree. It has been no trouble and is growing in somewhat rocky soil.

Alex in Columbus, OH

I got some Hybrid Poplars to help block the sun while we are outside on our deck. The trees are great so far. The are growing so fast, just as advertised. I am hoping that the are tall enough to block the sun next summer.

Bryan in Hastings, MI

We planted four hybrid poplars in 2006 that were about 4 ft tall. Now, all the trees are all around 25 feet tall! I swear you can see new growth every morning when you get up. Great trees, and fun to watch grow.

Jake in Southern NJ

I will start by saying that when it comes to trees and landscaping, I dont know much. My lawn looks terrific, but trees and shrubbery are a different story. I have a single story house with a small front yard, and 100% sunlight beating on my living room all day long. The living room is several degrees higher than the rest of the house, just because of this. So I need some shade fast in my front yard. I found this tree by doing a simple search on Google for "fast growing tree". Within 3 days of doing that search, my hybrid poplar arrived. I was shocked to see a large root ball, and the excellent health of the tree overall. Ive seen others, and they come as a stick with a single new root. Not this one, it came with a nice root ball that was ready to grow right out of the box. I planted mine on 6/20/09, thinking it was already late in the season, and that we might not see a whole lot of growth in this year. I planted it that same day at 59 1/2 inches. By 8/4/09 I went out and measured it, and it was at 89 inches tall already. I measured it again this morning ,8/30/09, and it currently sits at 103 inches tall ,over 8 ft. tall!,. So in a grand total of 2 months and 1 week, we have gotten a vertical growth of 43 1/2 inches. We also have several nice branches starting to grow. When I planted it, I dug out a much larger hole in the ground, and mixed in 2 bags of good top soil, some peat moss, and some scotts planting soil. Since then, I cannot believe the speed with which this tree is growing. I could not be happier with such a simple purchase. Thank you very much to the people growing these trees...it is a bargain of a price, and a very well cared for young tree. Hopefully at this rate, by the end of year 3 we will see some shade on our living room.

Alicia in Denton, TX

We planted our hybrid poplar in the front yard ,our first tree,. It has grown so fast! The leaves are healthy and big ,some are as much as 6 inches wide,. Every couple of days we measure it because it is growing so fast. We planted the tree at the end of March. It is now the middle of July and the tree has grown 3 feet and 3 inches! We do have to stake the tree as it grows a little faster than it is able to support itself. It is a great tree! The neighbors have commented on watching it grow. We are talking about which shade tree to buy next for the backyard.

Victor in Washington, DC

I planted the Hybrid Poplar tree in the Fall of 2008. It was 3 ft tall and of course I had my doubts. But once Spring rolled in the tree started sprouting leaves. Weve gotten so much rain this spring that our tree is well over 7 feet tall and already is showing a full collection of leaves - looking like a mini tree. I placed three heavy stakes around the tree to prevent severe swaying. Weve also gotten a lot of wind this past spring. I guess Im a little cautious but Im so proud of this tree I dont want it to be uprooted. I expect to continue to grow well over 12 feet this year! So far so good, Im very happy and excited.

Larry in Hillsboro, TX

When I planted 5 Hybrid Poplars in the Fall of 2007 they were just "sticks" about 4 ft. tall. I planted three of them on the west side of our home to shade two bedroom windows and two in the front yard, facing South, for landscaping. The two in front are now about nine feet tall and the ones on the west side are about five feet tall. All are very healthy and Im looking forward to the shade they will provide.

Fred in Nampa, ID

Its growing by leaps and bounds. It has a nice shape. The trunk will probably be strong enough next year to go without being supported. A few times we thought our winds had totally blown it down, but we would stake it up again and it continued to grow.

Jason in Waco, TX

Purchased and planted this tree in late Feb 2009. Tree is now 6 feet tall... The tree grew 5 feet in 6 months! Has leaves like you wouldnt believe. They are about 10 inches long by 8 inches wide. Im guessing the tree will have grown to 8 feet tall by the end of summer if not more.

Ishmael in Lancaster, CA

I ordered 40 plus trees, and theyre all doing great. Easy maintenance. Fast growing. Good looking tree.

Margaret in Florida

If you want a majestic fast growing, this is it. And to top it off, the leaves are a gorgeous heart shape.

Maggie in Spring Grove, PA

My tree grew very fast!!!! Love it, may get another one!!!!!!!

Brandon in Fort Wayne, IN

This tree is growing quite nicely even through the first harsh winter we had. It still is growing at a rapid rate. I highly recommend the Hybrid Poplar.

Willis in Lincoln, NE

I like the fast growth as I need shade fast. Great tree. The tree took to growing like it belonged here, it will make a great shade tree in my lawn.

Mike in Albuquerque, NC

I was surprised at the size of this bare root plant. I followed the instructions and watered as directed, & the trees quickly grew to about 6 feet tall. Thank you

Todd

Just received the two hybrid poplar trees a couple days ago, and got them planted. They looked wonderful! Even had leaves on them, and very little wilt. Thank you so much for your help, and taking care of me quickly. Very nice company to deal with. Hope yall have a great week!

Ted in Brentwood, TN

Planted my tree late summer 2007. Last year was the first full year of growth and as advertised it grew about 10 feet. If the tree grows at the same pace this year my deck will have afternoon shade for the first time.

Dave in Wisconsin

My willows are older than the poplars and are about 15 to 20 feet tall! My poplars are newer and are about 6 to 12 feet tall! I did lose two of the Hybrid Poplars the first year, however they were replaced and the replacements are growing just fine now. Good product and good service!!

Carrie in Alexander, AR

We planted our Hybrid Poplar trees last April and theyve already grown about 5 feet! Were really pleased with them!

Jen in Red Bluff, CA

We planted the Hybrid Poplar in spring of 08, it was about 3-4 feet tall. My ,new, chocolate lab puppy decided to "trim" it by chewing it to about 1 foot tall. We thought it would die. It didnt. As of my last look at the tree, it stands taller than my house!!! Its about 12 feet tall right now!!! Healthy and full and the trunk is about 5 inches in diameter. If you are looking for a fast shade tree ... get this one. Thank you Fast-Growing-Trees.com!

Jacque from Michigan

These trees are amazing! I planted two of these in June of 2010 ( it is now November 2011). One is 12 feet tall and the other is 10 feet tall! Both are doing very well, and I'm extremely satisfied!

Linda

I bought a Hybrid Poplar last summer for my back yard. It was a tiny little stick. One year later it is well over 10ft with big lush green leaves. Make sure you stake these trees. If you go on vacation and come back they could topple over w/ the growth rate these trees have. I love it!

Steve Loftin

Grows extremely fast. Mine is 25 feet tall and 6 inches wide in 2 years, from a 3 foot stick the size of my pinky. Because of this, VERY WEAK immune system, and I've been fighting leaf rust like crazy both years. Had to treat it for boring beetles the first year. If this tree does not die and beats the odds after next year, maybe it will be ok. But, I've learned my lesson with hybrid poplars. They are cool for the growth factor, and that's where it stops. They are very hard to maintain and not worth the trouble and money. I've spent more trying to keep it alive than I have on gasoline to run my mower. It's like getting a special breed of dog and all of the flaws that come with that breed (allergies, skin problems, etc). I won't ever plant another one of these. Who needs fast shade when it's going to be short lived? I PROMISE you that a tree that grows like this has been bred for speed, but also for an early demise (even if unintentional). It's just the nature of the beast. Now I know what people meant on the forums I had read. Sometimes we just have to find out the hard way. Sure has been fascinating watching it skyrocket though. If you just want to see how fast it grows, buy one. I'd like to know what all of the others who reviewed thier's early, have to say now. Giving it three stars for the growth "wow" factor, and because it is still alive for now.

Michelle

OMG! I planted 3 of these trees in the springtime and the one that wasn't eaten in half by my horse is now at least 12 feet tall! The other two munched down are about 9 feet tall! These are amazing trees. I will have to stake up all 3 pretty soon because the winds can get strong here in Modesto, CA. ALSO, I saw some reviews from people in Lancaster, CA and Red Bluff, CA.....we all live in VERY different climates so that goes to show how adaptable these trees are. I just wished this company would plant a tree in the USA for every plant sold.

Mike in Augusta GA

They said this was a fast growing tree but all I can say is wow! This beautiful tree has grown more than 6 ft in one season.

jeff

I planted 6 of the shorter trees spring before last, the trees took off! they all grew over 6' the 1st year. This year I have lost 2 and others have barrely grown to about 8 foot there not doing good at all, alkaline soil and growing zone 10 are too much?ive got them on drip and they water every 6 days.

janet Walters

So far so good. We planted three Poplars last fall and all three are doing very well. I think one has grown about 6 to 7 feet while the other two have grown a little less but they receive a bit less sun. We were very pleased with the condition of the three trees when they arrived.

Brenda

I planted my hybrid one year ago and its about 14 feet tall. The leaves are huge. Simply love it.

Karen

These trees are beautiful and do grow fast. BUT they can be fine in the fall and be dead in the spring. We have had 5 of these trees (7years old and very tall) die. In the fall, their leaves simply turned black, and fell off. In the spring they were dead. I have heard other people who had them say that they are not a very long living tree. And much of the root system comes up above ground and makes mowing a nightmare.

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