Eastern Cottonwood

Populus deltoides W. Bartram ex Marshall - Willow family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 190.0 feet

Planting Distance: 7.3 feet

Plant Type: Tree

Root Depth: 24 inches

Growth Form: Single Stem

Growth Rate: Rapid

Features

Flower Color: Yellow

Conspicuous Flowers: No

Bloom Time: Spring

Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer

Evergreen: No

Fall Colors: No

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes

Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: Medium

Flood Tolerance: High

Fire Tolerance: Medium

Salt Tolerance: Medium

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Honey Bees; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Eastern Cottonwood: Abagrotis barnesi, Actias luna luna, Amphipyra pyramidoides, Automeris io, Catocala amatrix, Catocala concumbens, Catocala meskei, Catocala parta, Catocala relicta, Catocala unijuga, Choristoneura conflictana, Datana ministra, Enargia decolor, Epinotia nisella, Filatima pravinominella, Gelechia dyariella, Gelechia versutella, Gynaephora rossii, Gypsonoma haimbachiana, Hemileuca nevadensis -complex, Hyalophora cecropia, Hyphantria cunae, Ipimorpha pleonectusa, Lacinipolia renigera, Leucoma salicis, Limenitis archippus, Limenitis arthemis arizonensis, Limenitis arthemis astyanax, Limenitis arthemis rubrofasciata, Lithophane baileyi, Lycia rachelae, Lymantria dispar, Metanema inatomaria, Nymphalis antiopa, Orgyia leucostigma, Pachysphinx modesta, Paonias excaecata, Paraleucoptera albella, Paranthrene dollii, Paranthrene robiniae, Phyllocnistis populiella, Prionoxystus robiniae, Pseudosciaphila duplex, Raphia frater, Sesia tibialis, Spodoptera ornithogalli, Stigmella populetorum, Ufeus plicatus

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
  • CAN:  Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan
  • MEX:  Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.