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‘Argyle’ is a PVR-licensed variety resulting from the 1980 P. x euramericana crosses.
Topics: Poplar Information; Poplar Clones;
Document Type: Fact Sheets;
‘Braaksma’is a Populus deltoides x P. nigra hybrid.
Topics: Poplar Information; Poplar Clones;
Document Type: Fact Sheets;
‘Chiba’ is a New Zealand-bred poplar hybrid cross of P. maximowiczii, a balsam poplar species from Japan, and P. nigra, a black poplar species from Europe.
Topics: Poplar Information; Poplar Clones;
Document Type: Fact Sheets;
‘Crowsnest’ is a New Zealand-bred PVR-licensed variety that originates from a backcross between a P. x euramericana hybrid and P. nigra. It was first released commercially in 1994.
Topics: Poplar Information; Poplar Clones;
Document Type: Fact Sheets;
‘Fraser’ is a P. x euramericana hybrid, resulting from a 1980 NZ cross between P. deltoides and P. nigra ‘Italica’. It was first released commercially in 1996.
Topics: Poplar Information; Poplar Clones;
Document Type: Fact Sheets;
‘Dudley’ is a P. x euramericana hybrid, resulting from a 1980 NZ cross between P. deltoides and P. nigra ‘Italica’. It was first released commercially in 2000. A NZ PVR application is pending.
Topics: Poplar Information; Poplar Clones;
Document Type: Fact Sheets;
‘Hororata’ was bred in New Zealand in 1993 and released for commercial use in 2011. It is female.
Topics: Poplar Information; Poplar Clones;
Document Type: Fact Sheets;
Bred in New Zealand in 1993, ’Geyles’ was released in 2011. It is a male clone.
Topics: Poplar Information; Poplar Clones;
Document Type: Fact Sheets;
‘Kawa’, bred in NZ in 1974, is a cross between P. deltoides and P. yunnanensis from China. It was released commercially in 1986.
Topics: Poplar Information; Poplar Clones;
Document Type: Fact Sheets;
‘Kaimai’ is a P. x asiamerica hybrid, resulting from a 1983 NZ cross between P. deltoides and P. ciliata. It was first released commercially in 2011.
Topics: Poplar Information; Poplar Clones;
Document Type: Fact Sheets;
‘Mapiu’ was bred in New Zealand in 1993 and released for commercial use in 2011. ‘Mapiu’ is female.
Topics: Poplar Information; Poplar Clones;
Document Type: Fact Sheets;
‘Otahuao’ is a P. x euramericana hybrid, resulting from a 1980 NZ cross between P. deltoides and P. nigra ‘Italica’. It was first released commercially in 1993.
Topics: Poplar Information; Poplar Clones;
Document Type: Fact Sheets;
‘Pakai’ is a New Zealand-bred poplar hybrid cross of P. deltoides, a black poplar species from eastern North America, and P. trichocarpa, a balsam poplar species from western North America.
Topics: Poplar Information; Poplar Clones;
Document Type: Fact Sheets;
‘Pecam’ was bred in New Zealand in 1993 and released for commercial use in 2011. ‘Pecam’ is male.
Topics: Poplar Information; Poplar Clones;
Document Type: Fact Sheets;
‘Plummer’ is a New Zealand-bred poplar hybrid cross of P. angustifolia, a balsam poplar species from western North America, and P. yunnanensis, a balsam poplar species from south-western China.
Topics: Poplar Information; Poplar Clones;
Document Type: Fact Sheets;
‘San Rosa’ is a P. x asiamerica hybrid, resulting from a 1983 NZ cross between P. deltoides and P. ciliata. It was first released commercially in 2011.
Topics: Poplar Information; Poplar Clones;
Document Type: Fact Sheets;
‘Rotorangi’ is a P. x asiamerica hybrid, resulting from a 1983 NZ cross between P. deltoides and P. ciliata. It was first released commercially in 2011.
Topics: Poplar Information; Poplar Clones;
Document Type: Fact Sheets;
‘Shinsei’ is a NZ-bred PVR-licensed tree that was first released commercially in 2000. It originates from a 1985 cross between the Italian P. nigra ‘LP 1’ and a P. maximowiczii male clone from Hokkaido, Japan.
Topics: Poplar Information; Poplar Clones;
Document Type: Fact Sheets;
‘Selwyn’ is a P. x euramericana hybrid, resulting from a 1980 NZ cross between P. deltoides and Populus nigra ‘Italica’. It was first released commercially in 1995.
Topics: Poplar Information; Poplar Clones;
Document Type: Fact Sheets;
‘Veronese’ is a P. x euramericana hybrid that was bred in Italy, imported into New Zealand and released commercially in 1986.
Topics: Poplar Information; Poplar Clones;
Document Type: Fact Sheets;
‘Toa’ is a NZ-bred PVR-licensed tree that was first released commercially in 1996. It originates from a 1982 cross between a P. x euramericana hybrid and the Chinese balsam poplar P. yunnanensis.
Topics: Poplar Information; Poplar Clones;
Document Type: Fact Sheets;
’Yunnan’ is a single clone of the balsam poplar P. yunnanensis from the Yunnan province in China. It was first imported in 1908, and was released for general use in 1986.
Topics: Poplar Information; Poplar Clones;
Document Type: Fact Sheets;
‘Weraiti’ is a P. x euramericana hybrid, resulting from a 1980 NZ cross between P. deltoides and P. nigra ‘Italica’. It was first released commercially in 1996.
Topics: Poplar Information; Poplar Clones;
Document Type: Fact Sheets;
The New Zealand Poplar and Willow Research Trust is offering national training 2-day workshops for new and experienced practitioners. Locations: Whakatane, Croydon, and Whanganui; Dates: March and April 2025
Topics: Erosion Control; Poplar Information; Trees for the Farm; Willow Information;
Document Type: Publications;
Pole planting is a quick and effective way of establishing trees in the presence of livestock, especially cattle.
Topics: Nursery; Poplar Information; Trees for the Farm; Willow Information;
Document Type: Publications;
To establish and operate an effective on-farm pole nursery will require resources, management and above all, time.
Topics: Nursery; Poplar Information; Trees for the Farm; Willow Information;
Document Type: Publications;
An annual calendar of nursery work.
Topics: Nursery; Poplar Information; Trees for the Farm; Willow Information;
Document Type: Publications;
A description of common pests and diseases of poplar and willow in New Zealand.
Topics: Diseases; Nursery; Pests; Poplar Information; Trees for the Farm; Willow Information;
Document Type: Publications;
A survey of the bioengineering works (primarily mature willows and poplar trees) on a) the Tūtaekurī River within the Heretaunga Plains Flood Control Scheme and b) the Te Ārai River from Gisborne City water intake to its integration into the Waipoua Flood Protection Scheme was conducted 13 months after Cyclone Gabrielle.
Topics: Erosion Control; Rivers; Poplar Information; Willow Information;
Document Type: Publications;
Pole planting of poplars and willows is one of the ways Greater Wellington helps to prevent erosion. Almost one million trees, shrubs and grasses will be planted across the Wellington Region in 2023.
Topics: Erosion Control; Poplar Information; Willow Information;
Document Type: Videos;
A report for the Forest Growers Levy Trust Project. The extent of NZ poplar plantations, silviculture, marketing and local use of poplar timber. Establishment of a Poplar Action Group within NZ Farm Forestry Association (NZFFA). ‘Stage one of a three stage review and analysis of the potential of poplars as commercial timber species in New Zealand.’
Topics: Poplar Information; Timber;
Document Type: Publications;
A report for the Forest Growers Levy Trust Project. Poplar cultivation: a comparison of international and national activity. The extent of NZ poplar plantations, silviculture, marketing and local use of poplar timber.
Topics: Poplar Information; Timber;
Document Type: Publications;
Water flow on pastoral slopes following rainfall transfers sediment and contributes to slope erosion. Pasture cover reduces flow rate allowing more time for water absorption. Trees also influence water flow in ways that complement and enhance the effect of pasture.
Topics: Erosion Control; Farms; Poplar Information; Trees for the Farm;
Document Type: Research Briefs;
This research brief reports on the performance of poplar clones in a trial established in 1990 by Environment Canterbury on the banks of the Rakaia River. The trial was to compare the performance of five New Zealand-bred poplar clones, with the ‘Veronese’ (Populus deltoides × P. nigra) poplar clone.
Topics: Poplar Information; Trees for the Farm; Timber;
Document Type: Research Briefs;
What is pollarding? Pollarding is reducing a tree to a stump by removing all branches. For poplars on farms the stump is left at 2 m height so animals cannot eat off the new shoots.
Topics: Cultivation; Poplar Information; Trees for the Farm;
Document Type: Research Briefs;
A single deposit of fertiliser, either N (80g urea), P (180g superphosphate) or both was supplied at 30 cm upslope of the pole and at 15 cm depth to ‘Veronese’ poplar trees on sloping pastoral land two months after the trees were planted as poles.
Topics: Cultivation; Nutrition and Fertiliser; Poplar Information; Trees for the Farm;
Document Type: Research Briefs;
Water flow on pastoral slopes following rainfall transfers sediment and contributes to slope erosion. Pasture cover reduces flow rate allowing more time for water absorption. Trees also influence water flow in ways that complement and enhance the effect of pasture.
Topics: Erosion Control; Farms; Poplar Information; Trees for the Farm;
Document Type: Research Briefs;
A range of willow (Salix) and poplar (Populus) clones were used in the study. This information is important for river engineers, land managers and landowners seeking to match planting material to situation.
Topics: Erosion Control; Rivers; Root Systems; Poplar Information; Willow Information;
Document Type: Research Briefs;
We measured and modelled pasture production over a 10-month period under poplar trees aged either 11 or 22 years (TP) and in open pasture (OP), to determine the effect of spaced conservation trees on pasture production.
Topics: Fodder; Cultivation; Poplar Information; Trees for the Farm;
Document Type: Research Briefs;
Poplar is widely planted internationally as a forestry and agroforestry species. The poplar cultivar ‘Kawa’ has been planted in Northland as an agroforestry tree. ‘Kawa’ has a higher wood density than most other poplar cultivars, with a straight stem.
Topics: Poplar Information; Trees for the Farm; Timber;
Document Type: Research Briefs;
Trunk diameter data from two wide spaced poplar trials planted in rows, with within row spacing of 10 m, at 20 m apart up a slope are used to provide insights into how slope position affects poplar growth.
Topics: Erosion Control; Root Systems; Cultivation; Poplar Information; Trees for the Farm;
Document Type: Research Briefs;
Poplar (Populus deltoides × nigra) Trees were grown from 3 m-long poles on pastoral hill slopes in three different soil types, pumice, sandy loam and clay loam, differing in their bulk density.
Topics: Erosion Control; Root Systems; Cultivation; Poplar Information;
Document Type: Research Briefs;
Poplar and willow provide fodder of sufficient quality and quantity to warrant using then as supplements for feeding to livestock during summer droughts. In addition to the feed quality, the tannins and phenolic glucosides present in the leaves provide pharmaceuticals benefits to stock.
Topics: Fodder; Poplar Information; Trees for the Farm; Willow Information;
Document Type: Research Briefs;
Farm milled poplar provides valuable wood products for both on-farm and off-farm use e.g. treated posts, battens and timber. On-farm, the timber was used for railings and gates in both cattle and sheep yards.
Topics: Poplar Information; Trees for the Farm; Timber; Farm milling & uses;
Document Type: Research Briefs;
The Poplar and Willow Research Trust August 2022 newsletter
Topics: Poplar Information; Trees for the Farm; Willow Information;
Document Type: Newsletters;
This study investigated the effects of poplar tree spacing on soil properties (infiltration rate, bulk density, soil moisture content and soil organic matter content) in two Nelder tree plots, with different soil types.
Topics: Cultivation; Poplar Information; Trees for the Farm;
Document Type: Research Briefs;
We evaluated the response of Populus and Salix trees to elevated carbon dioxide (CO2) and temperature, and the interaction of these factors with drought, in a controlled environment.
Topics: Poplar Information; Trees for the Farm; Willow Information;
Document Type: Research Briefs;
Large or old poplar trees considered a safety risk can be poisoned, killed and left standing, using an appropriate herbicide applied to the conducting tissue in the trunk.
Topics: Poplar Information;
Document Type: Research Briefs;
This study investigated farmers’ perspectives and experiences of poplar and willow trees planted on their farms for erosion reduction.
Topics: Erosion Control; Poplar Information; Trees for the Farm; Willow Information;
Document Type: Research Briefs;
Have you seen this unusual insect on your poplar trees? If you have spotted it we want to know! There are no other yellow/ orange caterpillars with black spots that feed on poplar leaves.
Topics: Pests; Poplar Information;
Document Type: Fact Sheets;