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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.

生息地: Wetlands

外見

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.

PlantaeTracheophytaMagnoliopsidaMalpighialesSalicaceaePopulus
Eastern Cottonwood
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Eastern Cottonwood

カテゴリ

植物

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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おもしろい事実

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!

特殊能力

能力

Rapid Growth Spurt

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

能力

Cotton Cloud Traveler

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

能力

Water Seeker Roots

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

サイズと詳細

高さ
2000-3500 cm
広がり
1500-2500 cm
花の大きさ
5-12 cm
開花時期
食用
はい
毒性
なし
ライフサイクル
多年生
受粉方法

生態系とのつながり

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

特徴

別名

まだ別名はありません。

コレクション

安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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

よくある質問

Eastern Cottonwoodの高さは何ですか?

2000-3500 cm

Eastern Cottonwoodの広がりは何ですか?

1500-2500 cm

Eastern Cottonwoodの花の大きさは何ですか?

5-12 cm

Eastern Cottonwoodの開花時期は何ですか?

Eastern Cottonwoodの食用は何ですか?

はい

Eastern Cottonwoodの毒性は何ですか?

なし

Eastern Cottonwoodのライフサイクルは何ですか?

多年生

Eastern Cottonwoodの受粉方法は何ですか?

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