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Home  /  Plants  /  Budburst Species  /  Populus fremontii ssp. fremontii
Phenology Observation Sheet for Deciduous Trees and Shrubs

COMMON NAME

Fremont cottonwood

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Populus fremontii ssp. fremontii

ALSO KNOWN AS

Western cottonwood, Gila cottonwood

Plant family

Willow (Salicaceae)

Plant group

Deciduous Trees and Shrubs

Fremont cottonwood is a native tree distributed throughout the southwestern U.S. Trees grow to 40-115 feet in height.
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OBSERVERS
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OBSERVATIONS
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Identification hints

The crown of the tree is typically open with thick branches spreading broadly at the top.
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The Fremont cottonwood tree has been known to grow up to 30ft in just one year.
DISTRIBUTION IN TH U.S.
Arizona , California , Colorado , New Mexico , Nevada , Texas , Utah
HABITAT
Grows in riparian areas near rivers, streams, and wetlands.
ATTRIBUTES
Leaves
The leaves are cordate (heart-shaped) with coarsely toothed margins. Green leaves turn golden yellow in autumn.
Flowers
Flowers in drooping, cylindrical clusters (catkins). These plants are dioecious, meaning that male and female flowers grow on separate trees. Male flowers are often pink-red in color and female flowers white to yellow and green.
Fruits
Fruits are egg-shaped, green, and arranged like loosely clustered grapes. They split to release small seeds attached to tufts of cotton-like hairs.
Bark
The bark is smooth in younger trees and becomes cracked with age. Mature trees have grey-white bark
Bloom Time
March-April

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