Poplar tree seeds vs plants which is best

Confused about poplar tree seeds or plants? What to buy for good & guaranteed returns. Comparison given with buying source and numbers.

Buy poplar plants not seeds, plants grow easily and seeds often collapse. It feels easy to buy seeds with low transportation cost, low space required to store and small size packing.  It is easy to buy but difficult to develop in a tree.

Poplar tree seeds vs plants which to buy for profit

If you are looking to buy poplar tree seeds or plants you should know the fact before a purchase. 

Benefits and drawbacks of buying poplar tree seeds

Benefits of buying poplar tree seeds

• They don’t need much space to store. A small 6×6 room is enough to store tons of seeds.
• Seeds can be easily transported from far distances to your farm place.

Drawbacks of buying poplar tree seeds

• Shelf life is less and collapses within 2 weeks.
• Growth rate is slow.
• The survival rate is around 60 – 70% which is very low.

When you purchase poplar tree seeds from another state, city & if seeds reach late your location there is a big chance of losses.

Benefits and drawbacks of buying poplar plants

Benefits of buying poplar plants

• It is easy to grow a tree from a plant in comparison to seeds.
• The plant to tree development rate is above 90%.  
• Most poplar plants grow taller healthy and the survival rate is better.
• Manageable and available in nursery and you can buy plants online as well.
• These plants grow faster than seed plants.
• They grow healthy and taller.

Drawbacks of buying poplar plants

Due to suitable weather & soil farmers mostly do poplar farming in Punjab, Uttarakhand, UP and North Indian regions. If you purchase poplar plants in Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Bangalore or other states then you have to pay expensive transportation costs as well.

Farmers usually sell one year’s poplar plants from nursery. The height of a one year plant is generally between 6 feet to 15 feet. If you are purchasing the plant from a 300 km away region you won’t buy only 50 plants. You will purchase at least 500 to 1000 plants to avoid second round buy. 

Plant sellers usually don’t give you transport facilities, especially on 50 plants. They ask you to arrange your own transport for a small number of plants. Most farmers provide transport facilities for over 2000 plants and for 2000 plants you have to pay around Rs 50 x 2000 plants = Rs 100000. 

The below table shows the important points in a quick overview.

Plants or seeds	Answers
Poplar tree seeds or plants	Plants – Grow faster, survival above 90%. Seeds – Grow slower, survival rate 60-75 %.
Faster growth	Plants – 3.5 to 4 years. Seeds – 5 to 7 years.
Drawback plant buying	Transportation cost is only a drawback.
Best poplar variety	109 and 110 are best.
Avoid variety	Avoid the g48 variety; it’s slow and outdated.
Poplar tree seeds shelf life	A few days to 2 weeks only.
Poplar plants shelf life	1 week to 1 month.
Contact numbers	9759170430, 9837721142, 9719972929.

From where to buy poplar tree seeds and plants

If available in your area you can buy poplar plants from a nursery. You may not get the plants in the ordinary nursery where all other plants, flowers and fruits are available. You should visit a separate nursery dedicated to popular trees to get the best variety.

Uttarakhand farmers are selling popular trees and seeds. You can directly contact these farmers to get the best price as there is no middle man. 

Some contact numbers to buy plants are: 9759170430 (Akhlakh Puhana), 9837721142 (Kalwari nursery near COER college), 9719972929.

Conclusion – Investors and farmers can buy poplar tree seeds from the given numbers, before buying seeds read the drawbacks and benefits as well. The main drawback of seeds is the development ratio is low in seeds whereas plant to tree development ratio is higher in plants. Transportation is the major drawback of plants to your place as plants are 6 feet to 15 feet and you may need a full truck for 2000 plants.

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