Downtown Cottonwood
Unidentified Poplar (Populus sp.)
Unidentified Poplar
About this verified tree
This large cottonwood grows beside a parking lot in the downtown Edmonton core at the 9877–its documented location, with a recorded trunk circumference of 13 ft (3.96 m) — exceptional for a tree surviving in a highly developed urban environment. It represents one of the more notable large-canopy trees remaining in central Edmonton. Species was recorded as Populus sp. in the source; the tree was later renamed from 'Downtown Poplar' to 'Downtown Cottonwood.'
- Species
- Unidentified Poplar
- Scientific name
- Populus sp.
- Area
- Alberta
- Circumference
- 3.96 m
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Significance
This large cottonwood grows beside a parking lot in the downtown Edmonton core at the 9877–its documented location, with a recorded trunk circumference of 13 ft (3.96 m) — exceptional for a tree surviving in a highly developed urban environment. It represents one of the more notable large-canopy trees remaining in central Edmonton. Species was recorded as Populus sp. in the source; the tree was later renamed from 'Downtown Poplar' to 'Downtown Cottonwood.'
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