Trees from www.hybridpoplars.com

[Anonymous Poster]

Trees from [url]www.hybridpoplars.com[/url]

Has anyone bought trees from www.hybridpoplars.com? I'd go with Musser Forests but all they have in the hybrid poplars are 1 year plants and I want something bigger to start with. At www.hybridpoplars.com they have some 4' and 6' plants at some pretty decent prices which includes shipping. I'm just wondering if anyone here has ever done business with them and how it turned out.

 

[RobS]

Re: Trees from [url]www.hybridpoplars.com[/url]

Danny Y, I've not heard of hybridpoplars.com but I have dealt with Musser. They are first rate. From what I've heard, a 4-6 foot hybrid poplar may only be one year old. A friend of mine has offered that I come and take some cuttings from his. Pop 'em in the ground and watch 'em grow /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

How much for the 4-6 footers?

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Re: Trees from [url]www.hybridpoplars.com[/url]

He has a package deal that is 25 trees with "stockosorb" (I don't know what that is, but I assume it's supposed to help it get started growing) and free shipping. For 25 4' trees it's $150, which is $6 each. For 25 6' trees it's $220, which is $8.80 each.

 

[RobS]

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Wow, too rich for my blood. I'm looking at 50 from Mussers for $96. 1-3 footers. They claim 5-8 feet per year growth and my friend confirms that (once they get established anyway). If you order some, let us all know how they work for you /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Re: Trees from [url]www.hybridpoplars.com[/url]

Do you mean that you can cut a branch off one, put it in the ground, and it will grow?

I'm still trying to decide what to do. The last trees I planted were from The National Arbor Day Foundation. Last spring I got 3 "trees", which were just sticks. One was a Bradford Pear which was about 3' tall and is now over 6' tall. One was a Redbud which was about 2' tall and the top part died off and then it grew up from the root to about 2' tall. The other one was a Red Maple, which did the same thing as the Redbud. I'm tired of messing with "sticks"!

 

[RobS]

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<font color=blue>Do you mean that you can cut a branch off one, put it in the ground, and it will grow?</font color=blue>

That's what my friend has said. I haven't actually tried it, but he has. He cuts off nice straight branches, uses a bit of root growth hormone (commonly available product?) and pokes them into the ground. Apparently this works well with hybrid poplars as they grow so fast. I'll look him up and try to get more detail /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[RobS]

Poplar Propogation

I talked to my friend about "propogation" (there's a $100 word). He said all he does is take a cutting about 18" long, cut it off at a steep angle with a very sharp knife. Peel away the buds on the lower half (cut end) but leave the bark. Poke a hole in the ground with a screwdriver and stick the cutting in. As long as it is moist, there will be roots in a couple of weeks. He said it works best in the fall as the roots will grow all winter. He doesn't use any rooting compound but it wouldn't hurt. Apparently, the same technique will work with hardwoods, but they need to be started in a greenhouse and kept in near 100% humidity for the first year. The poplars will do fine on thier own as long as they don't get too dry. Hope this helps /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[Blu21]

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Softwoods such as poplar and willows will propogate using this method,I've had good luck in the spring.Willows contain some type of natural rooting compounds,I think thats why they grow like a weed. Tom

 

[Roy]

Re: Trees from [url]www.hybridpoplars.com[/url]

You can also graft some trees. That is, cut a branch off one, cut a branch off a different tree, and place the branch of Tree A on Tree B (two different species), and yes, the branch of tree A will fuse with the trunk of Tree B. It's called grafting.

Some species are amazing how they survive. One of the easiest things to propagate is Ivy. Sometimes I believe that if it can 'see' ground, it roots.


Roy

 

[RobS]

Re: Trees from [url]www.hybridpoplars.com/Ivy[/url]

<font color=blue>One of the easiest things to propagate is Ivy. Sometimes I believe that if it can 'see' ground, it roots. </font color=blue>

Another mistake I learned the hard way. My wife and I planted a bunch of ivy close to our house. For the first year or so we were so proud of our new landscape. For a few years after that we learned to cut it back pretty hard. Last year we finally gave in and ripped the stuff out entirely. It was growing up under the vinyl siding on the house and would send shoots 20-30 feet under the porch and deck to the other side. Where ever a shoot touches ground it would root and begin new shoots. I'm sure we'll spend this summer pulling the remains of the various new growth, but I say GOOD RIDDANCE to the stuff. If I use any ivy on our new place it'll be in the woods well away from any man-made structures /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif