Thread: Poplar - shaping?
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Old 03-09-2011, 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Laura Corin View Post
We like the way that poplar leaves flash silver in the wind. There is a specimen in a nearby garden which has multiple stems - we like that look instead of the tall straight trunk. When would you cut the tree to produce that look? There is plenty of space for the tree to grow sideways and upwards.

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Laura
Hi Laura, I assume your talking about Populus alba but in any case, I'd cut it back in early spring. If you want it very bushy, then prune again the first week in August. If you want another, come down to Hayle car boot, I sell them for £4
hahaha, Lannerman.
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