Hybrid Cottonwood
Populus deltiodes (var. Noreaster)
Wildlife Value
Buds and catkins good food in winter and early spring. Bark, twigs, and leaves eaten by rodents, rabbits, deer, beaver, and porcupines. Provide forage for browsing wildlife such as whitetail and mule deer up through the sapling stage. Provide important nesting and roosting habitat for various species of birds.
| Growth form | globular to irregular |
| Crown density | moderate |
| Size | 75 to 100' high 50 - 75' spread |
| Drought resistance |
poor |
| Cold hardiness | excellent |
| Growth rate | rapid |
| Life span | moderate |
| Elevation range |
to 6,500 feet |
| Soil conditions |
moist; good for most soils |
| Possible insect problems |
leaf miners, fall webworm, poplar borers, oyster shell scale |
| Possible disease problems |
cytospora canker, bacterial wetwood, Marssonina leaf blight |
| Wildlife value | fair: nesting and roosting cover |
| Seasonal color | not conspicuous |
| Miscellany | sterile female, usually cottonless (no guarantee); hybrid |