Windbreaks
Poplar Windbreaks
► Poplar windbreak trees are budded high onto a non suckering rootstock
► Generally planted at 1.2 to 1.5m spacing in the field
► Poplar trees grow rapidly
► Poplar trees defoliate in winter allowing cold air drainage
Newly Planted
1 year old (2m)
3 year old (3.5m)
5 year old (6m)