About Eastern Cottonwood

Eastern Cottonwood

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

1.3 Origin

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

1.4 Types

Plains Cottonwood, Rio Grande cottonwood

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Rank: 87 (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

bottomlands, Floodplain, Hardwood forests, Riverbanks

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

3,050.00 cm

Rank: 4 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

2,130.00 cm

Rank: 5 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

White

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Toothed curved and flat petiole

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

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

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Soil Compaction, Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Ample Water

4.4.3 In Spring

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

4.7 Pruning

Remove dead branches, Remove hanging branches

4.8 Fertilizers

fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Borers, Caterpillars, Insects

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Soil Compaction, Wet Site

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

None

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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25% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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40% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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11% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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10% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

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60% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

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41% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Hay fever, Headache, Runny nose, sneezing

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

No Beauty Benefits

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anodyne, Anthelmintic, anti-inflammatory, Febrifuge

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Inner Bark, Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

POPULUS deltoides

7.2 Common Name

Eastern Cottonwood

7.2.1 In Hindi

Eastern Cottonwood

7.2.2 In German

Eastern Cottonwood

7.2.3 In French

Cottonwood Orient

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cottonwood del Este

7.2.5 In Greek

Ανατολική Cottonwood

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cottonwood Oriental

7.2.7 In Polish

Eastern Cottonwood

7.2.8 In Latin

Orientalium Poplar

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Anthophyta

8.3 Class

Dicotyledonae

8.4 Order

Salicales

8.5 Family

Salicaceae

8.6 Genus

Populus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Salicoideae

8.10 Number of Species

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of Eastern Cottonwood

Want to know the properties of Eastern Cottonwood? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Eastern Cottonwood is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Hay fever, Headache, Runny nose and sneezing. Eastern Cottonwood Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Anodyne, Anthelmintic, anti-inflammatory and Febrifuge
Part of plant used: Inner Bark, Leaves and Seeds

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Eastern Cottonwood Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Eastern Cottonwood. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Eastern Cottonwood physical information is as follows: 3,050.00 cm tall and 2,130.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Toothed curved and flat petiole. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Red and Green
Leaf color: Green and Gray

Care of Eastern Cottonwood

Taking Eastern Cottonwood Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Eastern Cottonwood include pruning, which should be done Remove dead branches and Remove hanging branches. The watering done in summer is Ample Water and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Eastern Cottonwood

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Eastern Cottonwood is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Eastern Cottonwood is a very important plant from . There are 5 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Plains Cottonwood, Rio Grande cottonwood. This plant's habitat is bottomlands, Floodplain, Hardwood forests and Riverbanks and it comes in the hardiness zone 3-9. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.