Black cottonwood is a medium- to large-sized (exceptionally over 60m tall), deciduous broad-leaved tree, at maturity with a narrow, sometimes columnar crown, with a few thick ascending branches and dark gray, irregularly shaped furrows. Many kinds of wildlife use the foliage, twigs, and buds for food.

BC's current listed champion Black Cottonwood (BC Big Tree Registry) is found at the confluence of the Sumas and Fraser Rivers. It is noted as the world's biggest poplar, and its measurements are indeed impressive. Circumference: 11.92m/39.5ft Height: 39.01 m/128 ft …

2018年9月27日 · Black cottonwood trees, the biggest poplars on earth and one of the fastest growing, inhabit the banks, islands and surrounding areas of the Heart of the Fraser. Imagine a tree the height of a 12-storey building with a trunk close to 12 meters round and a crown the size of a large house.

cottonwood is a deciduous tree that thrives on wet sites, especially on floodplains. In these areas, cottonwoods can form extensive stands and can grow to be very impressive in size, up to 40 metres in height. Black cottonwood grows rapidly when young and forms dense stands on newly disturbed areas. Although the bark on young trees is

Black cottonwood trees are important for stream habitats. They stabilize river banks and provide shade. The leaves are a food source for insects in the water. Twigs and buds are food for deer, moose, and elk. Beavers eat the bark and use stems for dams and woodpeckers nest in old trees.

Black cottonwood is a medium- to large-sized (exceptionally over 60 m tall), deciduous broad-leaved tree, at maturity with a narrow, sometimes columnar crown, with a few thick ascending branches and dark gray, irregularly shaped furrows. Many kinds of wildlife use the foliage, twigs, and buds for food. The

Black cottonwood grows from sea level to 600 in (2,000 ft) on the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska and up to 1500 in (5,000 ft) in the Cascade Range of Washington. In British Columbia, the elevation range extends to nearly 2100 m (7,000 ft) in the interior valleys of the Selkirk Range.

Balsam Poplar: northern part of BC to east of Rockies; rare on Queen Charlotte Islands and northern outer coast of Vancouver Island ; Black Cottonwood: west of the Rocky Mountains

The Ancient Cottonwood Interpretive Trail winds through a grove of the world's oldest-known black cottonwood trees, with the most ancient dating back 400 years. The two-kilometre loop trail winds through the lush understory of the forest and over several bridges before reaching the …

Black Cottonwood Trees are the largest hardwood tree in Western North America. It usually grows on moist sites on the west side of the Rockies. The most productive sites are the bottom lands of major streams and rivers along the pacific northwest coast and all of Vancouver Island.