Thank you for considering Ecolotree for your hybrid poplar tree needs. We believe that you've come to the right place for the following reasons:

1. Proven track record - our registered tree nursery has provided over 50,000 trees to hundreds of customers across the United States since 1990, including private landowners, environmental consultants, business owners, schools, and communities.
   
   
2. We eat our own cooking - we have used identical trees to the ones provided to our customers at over 40 of our phytoremediation projects across the nation. Thus, we have a vested interest in growing the absolute healthiest trees.
   
   
3. Competitive prices - we've priced our trees to provide a good value to our customers.
   
   
4. Bigger, fatter trees - our trees are grown in rich Iowa topsoil with wider spacing than many other nurseries use, meaning that you often get a larger diameter tree from us than you might otherwise receive.
   
   
5. Proven varieties - we provide only the proven, time-tested DN-34 (i.e. "Imperial Carolina") and DN-21 hybrid poplar varieties. These hybrids are natural crosses between eastern cottonwood and black poplar (deltoides x nigra). In the book "Poplar Culture in North America" (2001), the authors describe the DN-34 as:
   
   "...by far, the most prevalent Euramerican clone in general cultivation in North America...it has been planted for so long and is so pervasive that land managers, naturalists, foresters, and botanists across the continent often mistake it for the native P. deltoides...relatively free from pests and diseases..."
   
   The DN-21 is a close cousin to the DN-34 and one of the most widely used clones in the Great Lakes region. A nice attribute of the DN-21 is that it holds its leaves later into the fall than the DN-34 and some other clones.
   
   The Iowa Willow was selected for it's fit with the Ecolotree program; it's genetics are not well defined because it must be a mongrel.  It grows fast, columar, male (only pollen - no cotton or seed), and fits well into a narrow buffer.  The leaves emerge early and hold later than poplar.  The leaf structure is a narrow blade that allows air flow.  Only available as a whip.
   
   Our trees are all male and thus do not produce annoying cotton. Typical growth rates range from 3-8 feet per year, depending upon site conditions.
   
   
6. Excellent technical support - many of our customers are newcomers to planting poplar, so we make sure that they get the information they need. Our customers receive specific instructions for how to plant and care for their trees, and we are only a phone call away if they have questions.
   
   
7. Tree warranty - we take great care to provide healthy, viable trees to our customers, and inspect each tree before shipping. Experience has shown that survival rates are typically greater than 95% when the trees are planted into adequate soils and cared for properly. Ecolotree customers receive a limited warranty if tree replacement is needed.

Customers can obtain hybrid poplar trees in the following sizes:

• All orders received before April 1.
• Minimum $300 Order
• All orders shipped before May 1.

How to place an order:

1. Contact Ecolotree by e-mail (anne-randell@ecolotree.com) or phone (319-665-3547) to check on tree stock availability.
2. Fill out and sign the attached tree order form.
3. Mail the tree order form and a payment check to Ecolotree.
4. Indicate date you wish to receive the trees and the expected shipping date.
5. Your trees will typically be shipped out on a Monday to arrive on Thursday.
6. *50% Deduction on S&H if you pick up at Ecolovillage, 111 Washington Ave, Lowden, IA 52255 or
   Ecolotree World Headquarter, 3017 Valley View LN NE, North Liberty, IA 52317
7. Sales tax applied where required by Tax Code.

Tree storage and planting instructions:

Please see the attached document for what to do when you get your trees.

Additional information is also available from the following sources:

• Iowa State University Extension (PDF document)
• North Dakota State University web site