Buttonbush

Eastern Cottonwood

About Buttonbush and Eastern Cottonwood

Buttonbush

Eastern Cottonwood

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Tree

1.3 Origin

South Africa

Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, Canada, Mexico

1.4 Types

Not Available

Plains Cottonwood, Rio Grande cottonwood

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA5

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Boggy areas, Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Canopy

bottomlands, Floodplain, Hardwood forests, Riverbanks

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-113-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

365.76 cm3,050.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

182.88 cm2,130.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

Red, Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

White

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Gray

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Yellow

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Toothed curved and flat petiole

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Winter, Late Winter

Early Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought, Soil Compaction, Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during growing season, Water Deeply, Water more in summer

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Ample Water

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Ample Water

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune in early summer, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Trim each shoot back to the first set of leaves

Remove dead branches, Remove hanging branches

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Borers, Caterpillars, Insects

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Wet Site

Drought, Soil Compaction, Wet Site

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Toxic

Hay fever, Headache, Runny nose, sneezing

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Landscape Designing

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

No Beauty Benefits

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Forms dense stands, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Wildlife, Windbreak

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emetic, Febrifuge, Laxative, Odontalgic, Ophthalmic, Tonic

Anodyne, Anthelmintic, anti-inflammatory, Febrifuge

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Inner Bark, Root, Wood

Inner Bark, Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used for woodware

Biomass for fuel, Used as firewood, Used As Food

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bog Garden, Cutflower, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BERZELIA lanuginosa

POPULUS deltoides

7.2 Common Name

Buttonbush

Eastern Cottonwood

7.2.1 In Hindi

Buttonbush shrub

Eastern Cottonwood

7.2.2 In German

Button Strauch

Eastern Cottonwood

7.2.3 In French

buttonbush arbuste

Cottonwood Orient

7.2.4 In Spanish

arbusto buttonbush

Cottonwood del Este

7.2.5 In Greek

Buttonbush θάμνος

Ανατολική Cottonwood

7.2.6 In Portuguese

arbusto Buttonbush

Cottonwood Oriental

7.2.7 In Polish

Buttonbush krzew

Eastern Cottonwood

7.2.8 In Latin

Frutex Buttonbush

Orientalium Poplar

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Anthophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Dicotyledonae

8.4 Order

Rubiales

Salicales

8.5 Family

Bruniaceae

Salicaceae

8.6 Genus

Cephalanthus

Populus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Salicoideae

8.10 Number of Species

123

1 27800

Properties of Buttonbush and Eastern Cottonwood

Wondering what are the properties of Buttonbush and Eastern Cottonwood? We provide you with everything About Buttonbush and Eastern Cottonwood. Buttonbush doesn't have thorns and Eastern Cottonwood doesn't have thorns. Also Buttonbush does not have fragrant flowers. Buttonbush has allergic reactions like Toxic and Eastern Cottonwood has allergic reactions like Toxic. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Buttonbush and Eastern Cottonwood and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Buttonbush and Eastern Cottonwood

Season and care of Buttonbush and Eastern Cottonwood is important to know. While considering everything about Buttonbush and Eastern Cottonwood Care, growing season is an essential factor. Buttonbush season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Eastern Cottonwood season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Buttonbush is Loam, Sand and for Eastern Cottonwood is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Buttonbush is Acidic, Neutral and for Eastern Cottonwood is Acidic, Neutral.

Buttonbush and Eastern Cottonwood Physical Information

Buttonbush and Eastern Cottonwood physical information is very important for comparison. Buttonbush height is 365.76 cm and width 182.88 cm whereas Eastern Cottonwood height is 3,050.00 cm and width 2,130.00 cm. The color specification of Buttonbush and Eastern Cottonwood are as follows:

Buttonbush flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Buttonbush leaf color: Green
Eastern Cottonwood flower color: Red and Green
Eastern Cottonwood leaf color: Green and Gray

Care of Buttonbush and Eastern Cottonwood

Care of Buttonbush and Eastern Cottonwood include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Buttonbush pruning is done Prune in early summer, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Trim each shoot back to the first set of leaves and Eastern Cottonwood pruning is done Remove dead branches and Remove hanging branches. In summer Buttonbush needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Eastern Cottonwood needs Ample Water and in winter, it needs Average Water.