Fremont Cottonwood
Populus fremontii
The great shade tree of Southwestern desert rivers, Fremont cottonwood marks the line of permanent water. Its broad canopy and golden fall foliage anchor cottonwood-willow riparian habitat prized by wildlife.
- Family
- Salicaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 90–90 ft
- Spacing
- 30–50 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- March, April
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, larval host, mammals
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~367 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, rain garden
- Native states
- AZ, CA, CO, ID, NM, NV, TX, UT
Related native plants
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