Abstract: ‘Lulin 16’is a new variety selected from ‘L323’בI-102’. It is male, both seedling and tree possess straight trunk without lateral branches or competitive lateral branches in the upper part; The variety has long oval crown and small branching angle; Distances between different year-old first order lateral branches are significant. Both the seedling breeding and afforestation have high survival rate, The varlety grows fast with good wood quality.

Key words: poplar, new variety, fast-growing and quality