Profile
Balsam Poplar (Cottonwood)
Populus balsamifera
Deciduous Tree
Height |
30 - 50 (feet) |
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Spread |
10 - 20 (feet) |
Distinctions |
Rapidly growing tree; tolerates wet soil; a tree of Alaska's interior forests and river valleys; similar to black cottonwood; leaves are shiny green above and pale to green below; seed capsules are pointed and break into two parts. |
Limitations |
Messy, drops twigs; cottony seeds on females; spreads by root suckers; weak wooded, susceptible to breakage. |
Hardiness |
INT, N, SC, SE, W (Zone 1) |
Origin |
Northern United States and Canada |
