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Eastern Cottonwood

Populus deltoides

The Eastern Cottonwood is a tall tree with big, heart-shaped leaves that flutter in the wind. It grows near rivers and loves sunny places, making it a great home for many birds and animals.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Eastern Cottonwood has broad, triangular leaves that shimmer and clap in the wind, turning bright yellow in autumn. Its bark is smooth and greenish-gray when young, becoming deeply furrowed and dark gray with age. Fuzzy, cotton-like seeds disperse widely from its female trees.

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Eastern Cottonwood
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Eastern Cottonwood

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Beavers love to eat its bark and twigs, often using its wood for their dams and lodges!

It's one of the fastest-growing native hardwood trees in North America!

Its leaves famously create a distinctive rustling sound that Native Americans called 'the speaking tree'!

The inner bark was traditionally chewed for pain relief, acting like nature's aspirin!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Rapid Growth Spurt

Eastern Cottonwood can grow incredibly fast, sometimes over 3 feet a year, to quickly dominate open spaces.

Fähigkeit

Cotton Cloud Traveler

Eastern Cottonwood has fluffy, wind-dispersed seeds that float like tiny parachutes to colonize new areas.

Fähigkeit

Water Seeker Roots

Eastern Cottonwood can grow deep, extensive roots that anchor it firmly and find water in riparian zones.

Maße und Details

Höhe
2000-3500 cm
Ausbreitung
1500-2500 cm
Blütengröße
5-12 cm
Blütezeit
Frühling
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Wind

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

American Beaver

Castor canadensis

eats bark, twigs, and leaves

eaten by

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

browses twigs and leaves

shelters

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

nests in cavities and branches

shelters

Baltimore Oriole

Icterus galbula

builds hanging nests

Merkmale

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Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Stay away from the tree's branches and watch for falling leaves.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von Eastern Cottonwood?

2000-3500 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von Eastern Cottonwood?

1500-2500 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von Eastern Cottonwood?

5-12 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von Eastern Cottonwood?

Frühling

Was ist der/die/das essbar von Eastern Cottonwood?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von Eastern Cottonwood?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von Eastern Cottonwood?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von Eastern Cottonwood?

Wind

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