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Arizona (Fremont) Cottonwood

TREES

GENUS/SPECIES


Populus fremontii

FAMILY


Salicaceae

SYNONYMS


Common: Alamo Cottonwood
Botanical: Populus fremontii

DISTRIBUTION


Southwestern US

  • N California southward to SW California
  • SW California eastward to W Texas
  • W Texas northward to W Colorado
  • W Colorado westward to N California

Human Product Number - 255

Veterinary Product Number - 255

Comments

This is the common cottonwood of the southwestern quarter of the US, and is quite similar to its close relatives the eastern and plains cottonwoods. The name cottonwood refers to the fluffy down that is attached to the seeds, produced in the spring soon after pollination. This tree, which grows quite rapidly, is typically found on the floodplains of rivers and streams. The grayish bark usually has distinct ridges, and the shiny triangular leaves are distinctive. The male flowers, borne on catkins, are formed in the early spring (time depending on location and elevation) and release rather large quantities of wind-borne pollen; the female catkins (on separate trees from the male) develop seeds after fertilization. These seeds are released in early summer, each blown about due to its attached “cotton.”