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Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 40 to 60 feet
Plant Spread: 20 to 40 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fragrant
Other: Green leaves turn bright yellow in fall.
Fruit: Dehiscent
Other: 1/4 inch cottony capsules
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Shade Tree
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Pollinators: Wind
Miscellaneous: Dioecious
Parentage: Populus angustifolia x Populus deltoides

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Common names
  • Lanceleaf Cottonwood

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