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Poplar vs Willow

Both are Tree. Each axis is a percentile across all 538 crops — 80 means higher than four-fifths of the table. Where an axis is missing, the crop genuinely is not measured that way.

Poplar Willow

Measure Poplar Willow
Season Perennial Perennial
Sowing window Jan–Feb Jan–Feb
Days to harvest 5–8 yr 5–8 yr
Spacing 5 × 4 m 3 × 2 m
Soil pH 6.0–8.0 6.0–7.5
Water 900–1500 900–1600
Temperature °C 10–35 5–30
Seed rate Entire plants Cuttings
Yield 20–30 m³/yr 12–18 m³/yr
Watch for Defoliator, stem borer Rust, stem borer

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Crop Sow Days pH Temp °C Yield
Sesbania Jun–Jul 1–3 yr 6.0–8.5 20–38 20–30 t green
Gliricidia Jun–Jul 2–4 yr 5.5–7.5 20–35 20–30 t green
Calliandra Jun–Jul 2–4 yr 5.0–7.0 20–32 15–25 t green
Tagasaste Sep–Oct 2–4 yr 5.5–7.5 5–28 10–18 t green
Erythrina Jun–Jul 3–6 yr 5.5–7.5 20–35 15–25 t green
Casuarina Jun–Jul 4–7 yr 6.0–8.5 20–38 20–30 m³/yr
Subabul Jun–Jul 4–8 yr 6.0–8.0 20–35 12–20 m³/yr
Poplar Jan–Feb 5–8 yr 6.0–8.0 10–35 20–30 m³/yr
Willow Jan–Feb 5–8 yr 6.0–7.5 5–30 12–18 m³/yr
Eucalyptus Jun–Jul 6–10 yr 5.5–7.5 18–35 15–25 m³/yr
Melia (Malabar Neem) Jun–Jul 6–10 yr 6.0–7.5 18–35 12–18 m³/yr
Gulmohar Jun–Jul 6–10 yr 6.0–7.5 20–38 Ornamental
Jacaranda Jun–Jul 6–10 yr 6.0–7.5 12–32 Ornamental
Kachnar Jun–Jul 6–10 yr 6.0–7.5 15–35 6–10 t

27 more in this list. All 538 crops, with every column → The sowing year →