Poplar named ‘Shinsei’

Abstract

A new and distinct poplar clonal cultivar, Populus nigra L.xP. maximowiczii A. Henry, is described. The cultivar results from a controlled pollination using a male P. maximowiczii from Hokkaido, Japan and a female P. nigra of unknown parentage. Both named parents are unpatented cultivars. The new cultivar is characterised by a narrow crown form, dark green foliage, high resistance to leaf rusts and anthracnose, and low palatability to possums.

We claim:  
     
       1. A new and distinct variety (clonal cultivar) of poplar tree, substantially as herein described and illustrated, characterised by a straight, narrow crown form, rapid growth and resistance to  Melampsora larici - populina, M. medusae  (poplar leaf rusts),  Marssonina brunnea  (poplar leaf anthracnose), and low palatability to  Trichosurus vulpecula  (possum).