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Populus fremontii  S. Watson
Fremont cottonwood
Populus fremontii is a tree that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
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Genus: Populus
Family: Salicaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, wetland-riparian, many plant communities
Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS + POWO

Information about  Populus fremontii from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
This plant is available commercially.
USDA PLANTS Profile (POFR2)

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[Wikipedia] Native American Medicinal and Art Usages: Native Americans Traditional medicine Native Americans in the Western United States and Mexico used parts of Frémont's cottonwood variously for a medicine, in basket weaving, for tool making, and for musical instruments. The inner bark of Frémont's cottonwood contains vitamin C and was chewed as an antiscorbutic - treatment for vitamin C deficiency. The bark and leaves could be used to make poultices to reduce inflammation or to treat wounds. Art The Pima people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico lived along Sonoran Desert watercourses and used twigs from the tree in the fine and intricate baskets they wove. The Cahuilla people of southern California used the tree's wood for tool making, the Pueblo peoples for drums, and the Lower Colorado River Quechan people in ritual cremations.The Hopi of Northeastern Arizona carve the root of the cottonwood to create kachina dolls (link added by Mary Ann Machi)


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Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 12/11/2024).