UW News
Bioresource Science and Engineering Program
November 15, 2017
Are petite poplars the future of biofuels? UW studies say yes
![small poplars](https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2017/11/04133740/Short-rotation-coppice-e1510688868425-150x150.jpg)
A University of Washington team is trying to make poplar a viable competitor in the biofuels market by testing the production of younger poplar trees that could be harvested more frequently — after only two or three years — instead of the usual 10- to 20-year cycle.