Populus ‘Chiba’

Poplar

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Populus ‘Chiba’ has a narrow, fastigiate form, making it great for use in shelter belts. It is highly resistant to poplar leaf rust, and its leaves turn yellow in the autumn. Populus ‘Chiba’ is tolerant of frost and wind, but it prefers moist soil conditions and does not do well in coastal areas or dry soils. Populus ‘Chiba’ is deciduous, not native to New Zealand, and is a hybrid between Populus maximowiczii and Populus nigra. Populus ‘Chiba’ was developed by Allan Wilkinson in New Zealand and was named after Shigeru Chiba of the Japanese Oji Paper Company who supplied the Populus maximowiczii parent.

Synonyms: Populus 'ASP1'

Winter Foliage: Deciduous

Tolerates: Heavy Frosts, Heavy Rainfall, Light frosts, Windy


Height: 10m

Width: 3.0m
Estimated 10 year height and width

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