Common name: Cottonwood
Scientific name: Populus deltoides
Category: Native Tree - Deciduous, Common
Sample mature size: 50 m tall, 25 m wide; 164.5 ft tall, 82.5 ft wide
Sunlight: Full-sun, Partial-sun
Water: Medium-wet, Wet
Soil: Sand, Silt
Blooms: Green in April
Natural habitats: Riverbanks-beaches, Swamp-wetland
Wildlife benefits: Bees/wasps π
Points of interest: - Usually found growing along lakeshores, rivers, and in marshes
- The hollow trunk provides shelter for wildlife as well as its twigs and bark provide food
- Because this tree is fast-growing it is often planted as windbreakers
