Overview:
Categories: Deciduous, Fall Color
Image of Plains Cottonwood courtesy of Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service (retired), Bugwood.org
A broad, irregularly rounded canopy with coarse, spreading branches. Smooth, grayish bark becomes deeply grooved and darker as it ages. Rich green, wide, triangular- shaped leaves turn yellow in fall. These do produce cotton.
Features:
Scientfic Name:Native: No
Growth Habit: Open
Growth Rate: Rapid
Max. Height (ft): 70-130
Max Width/Spread (ft): 60-100
Life Span: Long
Cold Hardiness:
Drought Resistance: Poor
Elevation Range: 7500
Soil Conditions:
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Wildlife Notes:
Seasonal Color: Yellow foliage in fall
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Ordering Information:
Our annual tree program is now closed to orders. It will re-open for orders in Winter of 2025.
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Seedling Tree Sales are Closed
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Large Tree Sales are Closed
It will re-open for orders in Winter of 2025.
*Trees purchased through our programs cannot be resold, are intended for conservation efforts, and not for ornamental-only landscaping projects. We do not ship orders at this time. Other conditions may apply, dependent upon the program products you choose to purchase. For full details, visit our Tree Program, Shipping, Payment & Returns and Terms & Conditions pages for more information.
