This hybrid was obtained by crossing the European Populus nigra with the American Populus deltoides. Different cultivars have individual characteristics some of which are renowned as fast growing, attractive ornamentals, very good timber trees and producers of large leaves. They are free from burrs (the main defect of P. nigra), are disease resistant and generally propagate from cuttings better than P. deltoides. They prefer deep, light, well - watered soils, or river banks and alluvial plains. Green leaf protein - 13.3%, digestibility - 74.0%.
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