Populus deltoides

eastern cottonwood, Carolina poplar, southern cottonwood

Photograph(s) by*: UWI JK

Characteristics

Height: 75-100'
Spread: 50-100'
Flowers: Mar.-Apr.; red
Fruit: May-Jul.; yellow-green; capsule
Fall color: yellow

Conditions *

Light:
Moisture: Moist Wet
Soil pH: 5.2-7.3
Soil type: Clay Loamy Sandy

Habitat

prefers moist situations along waterways but tolerates dry soils; most common on moist alluvial soils

Native to

Region: Piedmont *
States: MD PA NY WV VA

Wildlife

*
high wildlife value

Notes

best used for naturalizing; grows fast but short lived

 Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/1200.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004