Eastern Cottonwood (Populus deltoides)

Eastern Cottonwood (Populus deltoides)*Preorder only* Expected Height at Pickup: 4 5', 3 gal An easily grown, fast growing shade tree with broad, shiny leaves and impressive wildlife support. Hosts a wide variety of insects, including multiple large butterflies and cecropia moths, and is commonly used by woodpeckers as a nesting site! Flowers bloom in drooping clusters (male flowers are red, female flowers are green yellow) before the trees leaf out, but are small enough and occur high

and Northeast regions including insect and bird visitation information and bee specializations

Usually 5’-10’ tall

Great photos

and built to last through all seasons

Excellent for wildlife support

Reasonably adaptable to cultivated beds with dryer

Colonies provide habitat for small animals and ground nesting birds

Estimated Height at Pickup: 1-2'

Nuts are poisonous and sparingly eaten by squirrels

Expected Height at Pickup: 2-3'

Each account also features a list of the species’ common host plants

Fruit: White drupes (berries) mature in fall