What do you folks know about any of these ultra fast growing trees? Do they create problems, sucker from the roots, break branches in storms, invite pests, etc?
The lovely Mrs_B wants some big trees in a couple spots of the property where the land is bare. We are in USDA agricultural zone 5, below 5000 feet elevation. Heavy clay nutrient starved soil.
Here is a Royal Empress Tree: http://www.fast-growing-trees.com/EmpressTree.htm
Here is a Hybrid Poplar, I actually have a couple of these on the edge of the property, mine did not develop a great canopy and are more vase shaped. I'm a little reluctant to try them in locations that are not along a border.
http://www.fast-growing-trees.com/HybridPoplar.htm
Not quite as fast growing, so it may take it out of consideration, the Tulip Poplar?
http://www.fast-growing-trees.com/TulipPoplar.htm
Here is a company that advertises on TV, its a Willow variant (Salix family of tress) and is supposed to be very vast growing, they call it the Austree.
http://www.rmausa.com/rma/trees/austree_st.html
They also offer some Poplar varieties including the Giant Kiowa which, according to the name, is a giant? The brochure claims very rapid growth.
http://www.rmausa.com/rma/trees/kiowa.html They also have a yellow leaf Poplar variant called the Gold Panner
http://www.rmausa.com/rma/trees/panner.html
And a reddish leaf variety, but I'm not interested in it because it is a windbreak type tree and not a shade tree type.
What I really am looking for is are there any downsides to these trees? I'm probably going to live in my house for another 10 to 15 years and then be gone. The trees claim a life expectancy of 40+ years. But do they get out of hand and throw off a lot of 'volunteers' where you don't want them? Do they have other nasty habits?
Or, will it do what I want and give me shade in a couple years . . . and then not cause any real grief until long after I move away?
The lovely Mrs_B wants some big trees in a couple spots of the property where the land is bare. We are in USDA agricultural zone 5, below 5000 feet elevation. Heavy clay nutrient starved soil.
Here is a Royal Empress Tree: http://www.fast-growing-trees.com/EmpressTree.htm
Here is a Hybrid Poplar, I actually have a couple of these on the edge of the property, mine did not develop a great canopy and are more vase shaped. I'm a little reluctant to try them in locations that are not along a border.
http://www.fast-growing-trees.com/HybridPoplar.htm
Not quite as fast growing, so it may take it out of consideration, the Tulip Poplar?
http://www.fast-growing-trees.com/TulipPoplar.htm
Here is a company that advertises on TV, its a Willow variant (Salix family of tress) and is supposed to be very vast growing, they call it the Austree.
http://www.rmausa.com/rma/trees/austree_st.html
They also offer some Poplar varieties including the Giant Kiowa which, according to the name, is a giant? The brochure claims very rapid growth.
http://www.rmausa.com/rma/trees/kiowa.html They also have a yellow leaf Poplar variant called the Gold Panner
http://www.rmausa.com/rma/trees/panner.html
And a reddish leaf variety, but I'm not interested in it because it is a windbreak type tree and not a shade tree type.
What I really am looking for is are there any downsides to these trees? I'm probably going to live in my house for another 10 to 15 years and then be gone. The trees claim a life expectancy of 40+ years. But do they get out of hand and throw off a lot of 'volunteers' where you don't want them? Do they have other nasty habits?
Or, will it do what I want and give me shade in a couple years . . . and then not cause any real grief until long after I move away?