Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Tree
Grass
Origin
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, Canada, Mexico
Europe
Types
Plains Cottonwood, Rio Grande cottonwood
Avena sativa
Number of Varieties
5-
0
40000
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Habitat
bottomlands, Floodplain, Hardwood forests, Riverbanks
Farms
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
10 - 1
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
3,050.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
2,130.00 cm10.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Green
Green, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
White
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow
Light Green, Yellow green, Gold
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Toothed curved and flat petiole
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Soil Compaction, Wet Site
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
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
Requires a lot of watering, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Ample Water
Lots of watering
In Spring
Ample Water
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove dead branches, Remove hanging branches
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Borers, Caterpillars, Insects
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Soil Compaction, Wet Site
Drought
Flowers
-
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
Hay fever, Headache, Runny nose, sneezing
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Forms dense stands, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Wildlife, Windbreak
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anodyne, Anthelmintic, anti-inflammatory, Febrifuge
Menstrual Disorders, osteoporosis, Urinary tract problems
Part of Plant Used
Inner Bark, Leaves, Seeds
Whole plant
Other Uses
Biomass for fuel, Used as firewood, Used As Food
Culinary use, Used for pasture
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
Edible
Botanical Name
POPULUS deltoides
AVENA sativa
Common Name
Eastern Cottonwood
Oat
In Hindi
Eastern Cottonwood
जई
In German
Eastern Cottonwood
Haferpflanze
In French
Cottonwood Orient
Plantes d'avoine
In Spanish
Cottonwood del Este
planta de avena
In Greek
Ανατολική Cottonwood
φυτό βρώμη
In Portuguese
Cottonwood Oriental
aveia planta
In Polish
Eastern Cottonwood
Owies roślin
In Latin
Orientalium Poplar
Oat plant
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Dicotyledonae
Liliopsida
Order
Salicales
Poales
Family
Salicaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Populus
Avena
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Aveneae
Subfamily
Salicoideae
Pooideae
Number of Species
3-
1
27800
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