Woody > Populus > Populus deltoides > Populus deltoides
Populus deltoides
Eastern Cottonwood
Origin: North America.
Mike's
Opinion
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A tree of limited landscape value except in natural situations where it in infancy it can be an attractive and sometimes stately specimen. I have seen some very large trees used in the landscape but expect to constantly prune them to remove dead wood and remove them after forty to fifty years.
Michael Pascoe, NDP., ODH., CLT., MSc. (Plant Conservation)
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| Family |
| Salicaceae |
| Genus |
| Populus |
| Species |
| deltoides |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 3a - 9 |
| Height |
| 20 - 40 m |
| Spread |
| 5-8 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| A vigorous short lived fast growing tree of limited ornamental value. |
| Landscape |
| Could be used in natural regeneration and landscape restoration projects. |
| Cultivation |
| Easy to grow in loose open soil, but does have an appetite for water. |
| Shape |
| Very broad pyramidal. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| ID Characteristic |
| Large, deltoid shaped leaves on long petioles. |
| Pests |
| Many, including several wet wood diseases and blights. |
| Habitat |
| Low lying ground, floodplains and swamp areas. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Smooth when young, light grey maturing to a dark grey with patches of ridges. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Acutely pointed, scaled and resinous. |
| Leaf Description |
| Deltoid, to about 8 cm across at its widest point, attached to the branch on a long petiole (4 cm). Light green above, lighter underside. |
| Colour Description |
| Yellow autumn colour. |
| Texture Description |
| Coarse textured. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Thames River Valley, London, Ontario. Whistling Gardens, Wilsonville, Ontario, Canada. |
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