Description
Size (HxW): 50’ x 30’
Growth Habit: Broad, Round
Planting Location: Exposed
Zone 2
- Large, fast growing tree
- Outstanding silver foliage atop reddish branchlets
- Excellent shelterbelt tree
- Tolerates excess moisture
- Produces seeds (fluff) in June
- Fast Growth Rate: 2-3’/year
- Soil, Wind, & Cold tolerant
- Individual Spacing: 30’
- Shelterbelt Spacing: 8-10’ apart
- Shelterbelt compatibility: Elm, Manitoba (Boxelder) Maple, Hackberry, Poplar or Cottonwood
- Root Spacing: plant at least 30’ from foundations, paved driveway & open pipes
- Shallow roots may break surface (tripping hazard)
- No currently known disease/pest concerns
- Life Expectancy: 40-60 years
