Douglas County Conservation District                                                                         ~Helping People Help the Land~                                                                                                            

                                                                            PO Box 688, 7519 E. Hwy 86, Franktown, CO 80116

Hybrid Cottonwood
Populus deltiodes (var. Noreaster)       

Wildlife Value

Buds and catkins good food in winter and early spring.  Bark, twigs, and leaves eaten by rodents, rabbits, deer, beaver, and porcupines.  Provide forage for browsing wildlife such as whitetail and mule deer up through the sapling stage.  Provide important nesting and roosting habitat for various species of birds.