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Lombardy Poplar (Wholesale Bundles) | Spring 2027
$221.00
Price breaks
| Bundles in your cart | Per bundle | Per plant |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 bundles | $221.00 | $8.84 |
| 4 to 11 bundles | $187.85 | $7.51 |
| 12 to 23 bundles | $165.75 | $6.63 |
| 24 bundles and up | $143.65 | $5.75 |
40 bundles or more? Email us for a quote.
Breaks count every Farm & Ranch bundle in your cart, any mix of plants.
Farm & Ranch bundles are already priced wholesale, so SAVE discount codes don't apply to them.
Reliable shipping
Wholesale only. We carry Lombardy Poplar only by the wholesale bundle. For just a few trees, see our hedgerow and shade plants.
At a glance: Lombardy Poplar is a fast, narrow, columnar screen tree rated hardy to zone 3 in our ratings (winters to -40°F). Ships bare root. Sold here at wholesale prices, by the bundle.
| Also called | Italian poplar (Populus nigra 'Italica') |
|---|---|
| Hardy to | Zone 3 on the MFTC modified cold hardiness scale (-40°F). Grows in zones 3 to 9. A bare number means the whole of zone 3, colder half included. Find your zone with our cold hardiness calculator. |
| Mature size | 40 to 70 ft tall and only 10 to 15 ft wide |
| Pollination | None needed. A male clone grown from cuttings. |
| Spacing | 5 to 8 ft apart for a solid screen. |
| Good for | Tall narrow screens, lane and lot line plantings, quick vertical shelter where space is tight |
| Deer | Sometimes damaged by deer. |
| What you get | Dormant bare root plants, 25 to a bundle, or 20 to a bundle for 3 ft. and taller. Sizes: 10-24 in., 2-3 ft. and 3 ft.+. Shipped from Missoula, or picked up in Missoula, in spring 2027. |
| Wholesale terms | Sold by the bundle. Mix any Farm & Ranch plants to reach a price break at 4, 12 and 24 bundles. 40 bundles or more, email us for a quote. |
Overview
Lombardy poplar is the tall green column that lines farm lanes across the West. It grows fast and takes up almost no width.
Origin & History
A male clone of black poplar that turned up in northern Italy in the 1600s and has been grown from cuttings ever since.
Uses
Screens and lane plantings. It is short lived, often 15 to 25 years, because of stem canker, so treat it as a fast temporary screen and don't count on it as a permanent row.
Growth Habit
Strictly upright, with branches that hug the trunk.
Spacing
Plant 5 to 8 ft apart. A bundle of 25 covers 125 to 200 ft.
Pollination
Not a concern. All trees are male and shed no cotton.
Cold hardiness
We rate Lombardy poplar to zone 3, winters to -40°F.
How wholesale orders work
- Bundles can't be split. Sizes under 3 ft. come 25 to a bundle, 3 ft. and taller come 20 to a bundle.
- Price breaks count every Farm & Ranch bundle in your cart, any mix of plants. 4 bundles, 12 bundles and 24 bundles each drop the price on all of them. The discount shows up in your cart on its own.
- Add to your order any time before it ships. Same shipping address, and the bundles count together toward the next price break.
- No cancellations after February 1. Cancel part of an order before then and the rest is priced at the break it still earns.
- If we come up short on a plant, you keep the price break you paid for and we refund the bundles we couldn't send.
- Our dead plant guarantee covers these the same as everything else we sell. A plant that never leafs out its first season gets a credit code for what you paid for it plus its share of the shipping. We can't break a bundle, so credit goes toward a future order, not loose replacement plants.
- Planting 40 bundles or more? Email us for a quote.
Questions we get about Lombardy Poplar
How cold hardy is Lombardy Poplar?
We rate it hardy to zone 3, which means winters down to about -40°F.
How far apart do I plant Lombardy Poplar?
5 to 8 ft apart for a solid screen.
What arrives, and when does it ship?
Dormant bare root plants by the bundle, roots packed in moist sawdust, shipped from Missoula, or picked up in Missoula, in spring 2027. Orders are paid in full at checkout. Our dead plant guarantee covers them: a plant that never leafs out its first season gets a credit code toward a future order.
Photos: “2012-10-17 P1010234 Lombardy Poplar along Clubine Road in Lamoille Valley” by Famartin, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0.