The poplar farm was planted and is owned by Adrien and Thérèse Caillier.
There are 27 acres of trees here in St-Léon.
Information on the hybrid popular:
• Hybrid Poplar trees are among the fastest growing trees in North America
• Production of high wood yields for fiber and wood products (Pulp, OSB, solid wood)
• Hybrid poplar is easy to plant and conventional agricultural equipment can be used for most of the crop management
• Environmental protection:
• reduces wind and water erosion
• increases crop and forage yields because of shelter effect
• intercepts nutrient runoff near riparian areas
• stores carbon therefore reduces greenhouse gases in the air
• uses up agricultural, municipal and industrial wastewater