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Populus deltoides |
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Eastern Cottonwood |
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Quebec to Texas |
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A large tree with a massive trunk and a
wide-spreading, open, irregular crown. |
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75-100 feet tall with a spread of 50-75 feet |
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Plants are
dioecious. Flowers are in catkins,
appearing before the leaves and are not showy. |
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Leaves are alternate, simple, 3-5 inches long,
triangular in shape (deltoid) with coarse,
curved teeth and 2-3 glands present at the base and a long, flattened petiole. |
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Fall color is greenish-yellow to golden and
falling early. |
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Buds are ½-¾ inch long, conical, with 6-7
visible scales, shiny, chestnut brown, resinous. |
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Bark is ash-gray, divided into thick ridges,
separated by deep fissures. |
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Fruit is a 3-4 valved capsule ¼-⅓ inch
long, the seeds having cottony tufts. |
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