Silver Cottonwood (Wholesale Bundles) | Spring 2027

Overview

Silver cottonwood has leaves that are dark green on top and felted white underneath, so the whole tree flashes silver in the wind.

Origin & History

A European and central Asian poplar brought over by early settlers.

Uses

Fast shelter on ground that is too dry or too salty for native cottonwood. It suckers hard from the roots and will come up in lawns and fields, so plant it only where it has room to spread.

Growth Habit

Broad, fast tree, 40 to 70 ft, forming groves from root suckers.

Spacing

Plant 10 to 16 ft apart. A bundle of 25 covers 250 to 400 ft of row.

Pollination

Not a concern.

Cold hardiness

We rate silver cottonwood to zone 3, winters to -40°F.

How wholesale orders work

• Bundles can't be split. Sizes under 3 ft. come 25 to a bundle, 3 ft. and taller come 20 to a bundle.
• Price breaks count every Farm & Ranch bundle in your cart, any mix of plants. 4 bundles, 12 bundles and 24 bundles each drop the price on all of them. The discount shows up in your cart on its own.
• Add to your order any time before it ships. Same shipping address, and the bundles count together toward the next price break.
• No cancellations after February 1. Cancel part of an order before then and the rest is priced at the break it still earns.
• If we come up short on a plant, you keep the price break you paid for and we refund the bundles we couldn't send.
• Our dead plant guarantee covers these the same as everything else we sell. A plant that never leafs out its first season gets a credit code for what you paid for it plus its share of the shipping. We can't break a bundle, so credit goes toward a future order, not loose replacement plants.
• Planting 40 bundles or more? Email us for a quote.

Shipping restrictions: We cannot ship white poplar to Wisconsin, Maine or Connecticut, where it is a listed invasive plant that can't be sold or brought in. Check your own state and county list before planting.