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Trees and shrubs
Black cottonwood
Populus trichocarpa
Black cottonwood is a deciduous tree that reaches about 100 feet at maturity, with a rapid growth rate. Up to about 200 feet tall. In the wild it grows in stream banks & a variety of other moist sites below 9000 ft.
Water
High
Light
Sun, Part shade, Shade
Hardiness
Zone 1
Mature height
100 ft
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Growing guide
- Growth habit
- Deciduous Tree
- Mature size
- Up to about 200 feet tall.
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Water needs
- High; low drought tolerance once established; medium tolerance of saturated soil
- Soil moisture
- Moist
- Light
- Sun, Part Shade, Shade
- Cold hardiness
- To -53°F (about USDA Zone 1)
- Bloom
- Yellow · Apr
- Grows in
- Stream banks & a variety of other moist sites below 9000 ft.
- Native range
- AK to Baja CA, e. to s.w. Alt. & w. UT
Wildlife and uses
Bees collect sticky resin on buds for their hives and seal intruders in the resin to prevent decay amd protect the hive.
Seems to have two distinct forms one coastal and one inland. A very large, fast-growing, sometimes invasive tree that is best used for reclamation projects and periodically flooded sites.
Good for: Restoration, Riparian, Erosion control, Wildlife, Landscape
Sources
Hardiness zone is estimated from the USDA minimum temperature. Uses are suggested from USDA plant traits.
