Guy With The Brown Thumb said:


(My choices have been narrowed down to Nor'easter Poplar or Lombardy
Poplar. I've heard stories about both. Of those two, which would be
my best choice?)

Neither, with the Lombardy poplar being even more important to avoid.

This is not something you should cheap out on.
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