Common Name - Eastern Cottonwood

Scientific Name - Populus deltoides

A Cottonwood Tree located on the east lawn of Riddle Elementary School in Mattoon, Illinois.

Tree located on the east side of
Riddle Elementary School in
Mattoon, Illinois		 Description: very tall tree with large trunk 3 to 4 feet in diameter, and many stout branches; crown open, spreading. When growing in the open, often forks near the base into 2 to 6 trunks; grows to a height of 100 feet.

Tree located at
Douglas-Hart Nature Center
Mattoon, Illinois
The Eastern Cottonwood Tree
Researched by Desmond and Billy

Description:
very tall tree with large trunk 3 to 4 feet in diameter, and many stout branches;  crown open, spreading.  When growing in the open, often forks near the base into 2 to 6 trunks;  grows to a height of 100 feet.

Habitat:
prefers moist soils;  often found near streams, often in pure stands or with willows.
     Range:  eastern U.S. above Florida and below Vermont, in the foothills of the Rockies, and from southern Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.

© Riddle Elementary School, Mattoon, IL - 2003

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