| Scientific Name: | Populus trichocarpa |
| Common Name: | black cottonwood, western balsam-poplar |
| Family Name: | Salicaceae |
| Origin: | B.C. east of Cascades, B.C. west of Cascades, U.S. - northwest |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Tree - deciduous |
| Mature Size: | > 30m x 10 - 15m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Stiffly upright |
| Form: | Oval - vertical, Round |
| Texture: | Medium |
| Landscape Uses: | Reclamation, Wind break |
| Exposure: | Full sun |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Leathery, Soft flexible, Glabrous, Lustrous, Lanceolate, Ovate, Serrate |
| Flowers: | Catkin (ament), Green, Mar-Apr |
| Fruit: | Capsule, White, Brown, May-Jun |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Leaves alternate, broadly ovate, wavy margins, underside silvery with brown spots (resin blotches). Winter ID: buds about 1.5cm long lanceolate, green and brown, sweetly aromatic when crushed; leaf scar oval. | |