Crescent Heights Cottonwood
Eastern Cottonwood (Populus deltoides)
Eastern Cottonwood
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This Eastern Cottonwood is one of the largest of its species and is an icon to Calgary! Towering over the surrounding park, this tree’s canopy is hard to miss and provides shade for the nearby basketball and tennis courts.
- Species
- Eastern Cottonwood
- Scientific name
- Populus deltoides
- Area
- Alberta
- Circumference
- 4.88 m
- Height
- 21.34 m
- Canopy spread
- 27.43 m
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This Eastern Cottonwood is one of the largest of its species and is an icon to Calgary! Towering over the surrounding park, this tree’s canopy is hard to miss and provides shade for the nearby basketball and tennis courts.
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