Populus fremontii fremontii (Populus fremontii fremontii)

Description

Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Spring and Summer After Harvest Regrowth Rate Bloat None C:N Ratio High Coppice Potential Yes Fall Conspicuous Yes Fire Resistant No Flower Color White Flower Conspicuous No Foliage Color Green Foliage Porosity Summer Moderate Foliage Porosity Winter Porous Foliage Texture Medium Fruit/Seed Color White Fruit/Seed Conspicuous No Growth Form Single Stem Growth Rate Rapid Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) 50 Height, Mature (feet) 90.0 Known Allelopath No Leaf Retention No Lifespan Moderate Low Growing Grass No Nitrogen Fixation None Resprout Ability Yes Shape and Orientation Irregular Toxicity None Growth Requirements Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Fine Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Medium Textured Soils Yes Anaerobic Tolerance Medium CaCO3 Tolerance Medium Cold Stratification Required No Drought Tolerance Medium Fertility Requirement Medium Fire Tolerance Medium Frost Free Days, Minimum 165 Hedge Tolerance None Moisture Use High pH, Minimum 6.0 pH, Maximum 8.0 Planting Density per Acre, Minimum 300 Planting Density per Acre, Maximum 800 Precipitation, Minimum 20 Precipitation, Maximum 26 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 32 Salinity Tolerance Low Shade Tolerance Intolerant Temperature, Minimum (-F) -13 Reproduction Bloom Period Early Spring Commercial Availability Routinely Available Fruit/Seed Abundance High Fruit/Seed Period Begin Spring Fruit/Seed Period End Spring Fruit/Seed Persistence No Propagated by Bare Root Yes Propagated by Bulb No Propagated by Container Yes Propagated by Corm No Propagated by Cuttings Yes Propagated by Seed Yes Propagated by Sod No Propagated by Sprigs No Propagated by Tubers No Seed per Pound Seed Spread Rate Moderate Seedling Vigor Medium Small Grain No Vegetative Spread Rate None Suitability/Use Berry/Nut/Seed Product No Christmas Tree Product No Fodder Product No Fuelwood Product Low Lumber Product No Naval Store Product No Nursery Stock Product No Palatable Browse Animal Low Palatable Graze Animal Low Palatable Human No Post Product No Protein Potential Pulpwood Product No Veneer Product No