Grows to 40 m, is narrow, columnar, with close, erect branches, particularly suited to forming a tall windbreak or screen. It has a suckering habit, is very fast growing and is suited to most soils in areas receiving at least 550 mm mean annual rainfall. Very adaptable to a wide range of ecological conditions.
Green leaf protein - 14.3%, digestibility - 77.0%. The timber is used in the manufacture of sawn packaging.
Propagation from cuttings only, as most Lombardy poplars are male.