Botanical Name: Populus fremontii
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Common Name: Fremont Cottonwood  
Plant photo of: Populus fremontii
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Tree

 

Height Range

40-60', 60-100'

 

Flower Color

n/a

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

Grey, Tan

 

Fruit Color

White

 

Fruit Season

Summer

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: Mountain States Nursery
  • Description

  • Notes

Fremont cottonwood is a fast-growing tree, growing 50 to 60 feet tall and wide. Its bark is smooth and whitish when young, becoming brown and deeply furrowed in age. Females produce fuzzy, white cotton. Leaves are green, turning a brilliant yellow in the fall. This is a big tree, well suited to natural areas, parks, and riparian areas. Great wildlife value. A Utah native. There are male clones available that do not have cotton; some are planted at the Day-Riverside Library near the driveway entrance.