Populus 'Kawa' NZ 5006 Kawa hybrid balsam poplar (male) Ht 30m

Large tree / Deciduous / Tolerates wet sites / Attractive autumn colours - yellow / Timber / Erosion control / Shelter / Forestry species / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)

P. deltoides x yunnanensis. Broadly columnar, deciduous. Very vigorous. Not suitable for exposed sites due to large leaf size. Better in gullies & valley floors. Later yellow autumn colouring than other hybrid poplars. not very frost hardy. Widely used in western and northern regions, possum resistant. Timber density 360kg/m3, equal to P. radiata. Cuttings at 40cm ("40-60cm" grade). Rooted plants topped at 1.2m ("90-1.2m" grade) or 1.5m ("1.2-1.5m" grade).