In the 70s, these trees were highly touted for their fast growth in any soil. The approximate estimated life was 50 years, far longer than the junky Lombardy poplar.
I personally planted 300-400, the best variety of which was the Androscoggin poplar. Within 10 years, they were 50-80 ft, and the Androscoggin had a wide crown and thick trunk to boot. Some autumns they yielded a bright, buttery leaf. You could break off a stem, stick it in the ground, and have a tree in no time. The only chore with this cloning method of propagation was that you had to keep weeds away for two years until they were established. If you planted one that already had roots, no weeding was needed.
OK, that was the good news. If you decide to go with hybrid pops, be aware that they eventually show thick protruding roots than can mess up mower blades. Of course, that's the case with lots of trees. But in 20-25 years, they come down. Sometimes the whole thing comes down in storms. More often, the top 1/3 of the trunk simply breaks off. It is dry and dead, while the rest of the tree is still filled with sap. Strange .. and ugly. This was especially true with the non-Androscoggin varieties.
Except for one humongous Androscoggin at the edge of the property, all have either come down on their own or I had them taken down. Got tired of cleaning up hybrid mess in the neighbor's field.