Top native cottonwoods

1 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

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Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 1 Well drained 1 Moist 1 Wet 1

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Soil

Sand 1 Loam 1 Clay 1

Soil pH

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Drought tolerant

Deer resistant

Resists

Salt 1 Urban conditions 1 Wet soil 1

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Habit

Broad 1 Erect 1 Open 1 Pyramidal 1 Rounded 1 Spreading 1 Vase 1

Plant type

Eastern Cottonwood Populus deltoides caterpillars 269 hosts 22 food 74 flowers 17 shelter 4