Poplar trees are introduced trees and because they grow tall and dense they are often used as windbreaks around farms and as decorative trees in parks and gardens. They are regarded as a weed where they seed and grow uncontrolled.
Cut the tree down to below the lowest green leaves and immeadiatly paint the cut stup with INVADE GEL or STUMP STOP.
Poplar trees were introduced to New Zealand and are used as winbreaks in many areas, particularly the Canterbury Plains. Because they seed and germinate well in New Zealand conditions and they grow rapidly they can become a pest when they grow in the 'wrong' place.
Poplars are members of the Populus genus.