Trees
Eastern cottonwood
Populus deltoides
Zone 2 · Intermediate Zone
Zone 3 · Upland Zone
- Size
- Height: 80 to 100 ft+ Width: 40 to 60 ft
- Bloom Color
- Non-showy
- Wetland Indicator Status
- FAC Facultative — occurs in wetlands and non-wetlands
- Salinity Tolerance
- Moderate soil salt and salt spray tolerance
Notes
Moist, well-drained soils; sun to part shade; can tolerate seasonally flooded soils
Wildlife Value
Browse, habitat and nesting material for small mammals; larval host for numerous butterflies including mourning cloak and viceroy