Eastern Cottonwood
Populus deltoides
This tree has green deltoid leaves up to 5 inches long that turn yellow in the fall. Before leaves emerge, small male and female flowers appear on separate trees in the mid-spring.
Plant Type:
Tree
Water Needs:
Average
Light Requirements:
Full Sun
Height: 50 -
80 ft
Spread: 35 -
60 ft
Duration:
- Perennial
Season of Interest:
Countries:
- United States
Ecoregion Level II:
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- 8.1 - Mixed Wood Plains (USA)
- 8.2 - Central USA Plains
- 9.2 - Temperate Prairies (USA)
- 9.2 - Temperate Prairies (Canada)
- 9.3 - West-Central Semi-Arid Prairies (USA)
- 9.3 - West-Central Semi-Arid Prairies (Canada)
- 12.1 - Western Sierra Madre Piedmont
- 13.1 - Upper Gila Mountains
- 11.1 - Mediterranean California
- 10.2 - Warm Deserts
- 9.4 - South Central Semi-Arid Prairies