Populus fremontii
Fremont cottonwood · also Frémont's cottonwood, Cottonwood, Alamo
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Fremont's cottonwood is a deciduous tree native to riparian zones of the Southwestern United States and northern through central Mexico. It develops stout trunks with fissured bark and a wide-spreading canopy of triangular leaves. This species has high water needs and is attractive to birds, making it suitable for appropriate urban planting sites.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 1750.66%—9.0 in
- 1440.03%36 yr18 in
- 210.01%—9.0 in
Traits
- Form
- Spreading
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 40–80 ft
- Canopy spread
- 30–50 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Water needs
- High
- Drought tolerance
- Low
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 10 in, mean 13 in, 90th percentile 30 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- East Central Texas forests
Temperate Conifer Forests
- Arizona Mountains forests
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands
- California Central Valley grasslands
Other Populus in the catalogue
28 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
