Is this a birch??

[Tibbigt]

Hi everyone is this a birch?? If so any idea what kind if there are different kinds??

 

[oldoakman]

Hybrid poplar. Kill it now.

 

[Tibbigt]

Hybrid poplar. Kill it now.

Haha I found it in a field was going to dig it up if it was a birch. Def not going to kill it

 

[oldoakman]

I would seriously advise you to get rid of it. They are shortlived weak trees that really don't contribute a lot. The have large surface roots that are nearly impossible to mow over and will sprout prolific suckers everywhere. If you are in the Warriors Mark that I am familiar with(Central PA). I had a client many years ago close to you that had 3 in the front yard. The trees were between 2 and 3 feet in diameter and only 16 years old. I took them down and when we ground out the stumps, we had to grind every square inch of the front yard to get all the surface roots. I know you are in the country and want to encourage and develop your woodlot, but use native species to do it, otherwise this guy and other non-native species will overrun things. Best of luck.

 

[Tibbigt]

So are we sure that's what it is? Just double checking trying to weigh by options if it is that?? I would use something like this for quick wind breaker live in the middle of a field and it's like a damn wind tunnel down here lol..

 

[Tibbigt]

And thanks for the input everyone!!

 

[demctree]

I live by the axiom "if it grows quick it can break easily". May be a good wind break for a short time but then....

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[Hallow]

Quaking aspen. nice tree for the woods but not for the yard. They spread from there roots.

 

[Tibbigt]

Quaking aspen. nice tree for the woods but not for the yard. They spread from there roots.

Can someone verify this please? If so I am so excited I've wanted these for some time and there are probably 30+ growing that I can get.

I am hearing it's a hybrid popular can someone help me figure this out.

Thanks

 

[Hallow]

If you have larger trees in the area that have white smooth bark but doesn't get flakey you have aspen. Aspens bark stays white its whole life. Young trees have a slight green color, birch when young is brown. The leaves look to small to be an other type of poplar. Quaking aspen leaves are quite small compared to other trees. keep them in woods, once they get established they will take over your yard.

 

[Hallow]

If you have larger trees in the area that have white smooth bark but doesn't get flakey you have aspen. Aspens bark stays white its whole life. Young trees have a slight green color, birch when young is brown. The leaves look to small to be an other type of poplar. Quaking aspen leaves are quite small compared to other trees. keep them in woods, once they get established they will take over your yard.

 

[flyingsquirrel25]

Quaking aspen is not very common in my part of PA (your area might be different). I have seen a total of 2 in 12 years, and both were rotted and dying because our climate isn't really what they like. Hybrid poplar on the other hand is very plentiful across the state. Although I don't recall seeing seedling/saplings growing up unless planted.
Either way the poplar family is probably something you quite possibly could regret later on.
If you are looking for quick wind screen green giant arborvitae is a great choice due to its deer resistance. Also Norway spruce has a lot of disease resistance that other spruces don't. As for shade trees Katsura, pin oak, silver maple (must be pruned and trained) and copper beech are all relatively quick growers and much longer lived species than either poplar discussed here. Attached is a photo of 15+/- year old hybrids we worked on a few weeks ago. They certainly can be bad news, not to mention very expensive. Good luck!