This is the replacement for the Lombardy Poplar, (By the way you can come and take all the cuttings you want… free. Offer is good from the middle of November until the first week in April every year) this tree is not supposed to have all the problems the Lombardy had, in fact the cutting I received came from a 40 year old tree. Be advised, when you plant gazis, expect to get about 65-70 mature trees out of 100 cuttings.. The mortality happens when the trees are very young, less than a foot tall. Once they have passed that height they will make it.