Name: Eastern Cottonwood
Brand: NVK Nurseries
SKU: 3639-175CM-5G
Price: 16.0 CAD
Availability: OutOfStock

Populus deltoides

A fast-growing native poplar suited to large open landscapes, shelterbelts, and riparian plantings.

Upright-oval habit
Glossy triangular green leaves turn yellow in the fall
Dioecious: trees are either male or female, flowering before the leaves appear
Male flowers are red and inconspicuous, female flowers are yellow, ripening in the spring
Female trees are messy, with 'cotton' drifting
Fast-growing
Commonly used for woodland/woods edge, naturalizing
Grows best in full sun

Size

125 cm, 1 gal

175 cm, 5 gal

5 gal

40 mm caliper, bare root

35 mm caliper, bare root

45 mm caliper, wire basket

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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight

Full sun

Soil Moisture

Moist, Average, Well-drained

Hardiness Zone

2 – 2

Mature Height (meters)

20.0 – 25.0

Mature Spread (meters)

16.0 – 18.0

Growth Rate

Fast

Foliage Colour

Green

Fall Colour

Yellow

Bloom Time

Spring

Habit

Mounding

Attracts Birds

✓

Ontario Native

✓

Landscape Uses

Mass planting

Growing & Maintenance Tips

It will tolerate a range of soil types and pH, growing best in moist, well-drained conditions and does not tolerate shade. A good pioneer plant, providing habitat for other plants.