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Plant Profile  

Common Name: Eastern Cottonwood

Species Name: Populus deltoides

Plant Type: Woody

Family Name: Salicaceae, Willow Family

 

 

Examples of Eastern CottonwoodPopulus deltoides

A green triangular Eastern Cottonwood leaf with jagged edges.
A green triangular Eastern Cottonwood leaf with jagged edges.
A green triangular Eastern Cottonwood leaf with jagged edges.
An Eastern Cottonwood branch with small, brown buds that have pointed tips.
An Eastern Cottonwood branch with small, brown buds that have pointed tips.
An Eastern Cottonwood branch with small, brown buds that have pointed tips.
Clusters of small, round and green Eastern Cottonwood seeds.
Clusters of small, round and green Eastern Cottonwood seeds.
Clusters of small, round and green Eastern Cottonwood seeds.

 

 

Plant Facts  
Origin North America
Duration Perennial
Distribution in the U.S. Eastern half of the country, as far west as the foothills of the Rocky Mountains
Distribution in Oklahoma Throughout the state
Sun Preference Full Sun
Susceptibility Coral-spot fungus, leaf spot, canker, wilt, root rot and nematode

 

 

ID Characteristics

 

 

Habitat/Ecology  
Habitat Sandbars, floodplains, and edges of streams, ponds and reservoirs
Soil Preference Adapted to most soil conditions; prefers wet, barren soils
USDA Cold Hardiness Zone 3º
Notes Fast grower, weak wooded
Successional Stage Early and mid

 

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