| Scientific Name: | Populus deltoides |
| Common Name: | plains cottonwood, necklace poplar |
| Family Name: | Salicaceae |
| Origin: | North America |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 2: (-46 to -40 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Tree - deciduous |
| Mature Size: | > 30m x 10 - 15m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Stiffly upright |
| Form: | Oval - vertical, Round, Vase |
| Texture: | Medium |
| Landscape Uses: | Reclamation, Wind break |
| Exposure: | Full sun |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Leathery, Glabrous, Lustrous, Lanceolate, Ovate, Crenate, Dentate, Serrate, Undulate (wavy) |
| Flowers: | Catkin (ament), Green, Mar-Apr |
| Fruit: | Capsule, White, Brown, May-Jun |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Leaves alternate, blades broadly triangular, most 7-12cm long and wide, margin crenate-serrate and wavy, underside slightly a lighter green and glabrous, petioles 5-9cm long; capsules on female trees release "cotton" covered seed in spring. Winter ID: buds about 1.5cm long, lanceolate, green and brown, sweetly aromatic when crushed; leaf scar oval. | |