Poplar clone AF13

Registered in the list of the most environmentally sustainable clones "MSA".

The AF13 clone has been widely tested and distributed in Spain, France, Italy and Hungary for many years now.

This clone was selected for its excellent characteristics in terms of growth, resistance to the main diseases, genetic immunity to the woolly aphid and for the good technological characteristics of the wood. Clone AF 13 has a very interesting basic density, it is an extremely light clone at 715 kg/m3 (I-214 has a basic density of 750 kg/m3). This aspect is of interest to the plywood industry, which has always been looking for lightweight material for the production of panels.

Laboratory tests on the resistance and sensitivity to woolly aphid of clone AF13

We carry out laboratory tests on the woolly aphid on all our selected clones at an advanced stage.

Let's consider I-214 as a control clone to have the comparison parameter of the scale of the attack by the insect.