Fremont Cottonwood
Populus fremontii
The great shade tree of Southwestern desert rivers, Fremont cottonwood marks the line of permanent water. Its broad canopy and golden fall foliage anchor cottonwood-willow riparian habitat prized by wildlife.
- Family
- Salicaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 40–80 ft
- Spacing
- 30–50 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- February, March, April
- Bloom colors
- green, brown, red
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, larval host, mammals
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~367 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, rain garden
- Native states
- AZ, CA, CO, NM, NV, TX, UT