Cottonwood (Populus fremontii)

Family: Salicaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Bloom Color: Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Oval.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Flowers, Bark/Inner Bark

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Catkins - raw or cooked. Eaten as a snack. The young green seedpods have been chewed as a gum. Inner bark. — Catkins - raw or cooked.; Eaten as a snack.; The young green seedpods have been chewed as a gum.; There are no more details but inner bark is often dried, ground into a powder and then used as a thickener in soups etc or added to cereals when making bread.

Habitat & North American Range

Banks of streams and other moist places. (Zone 2, Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)