Use leaves, bark, and habitat to identify a cottonwood tree, and learn more about cottonwood's characteristics and locations.

However, as cottonwood trees can reach over 100 feet, pruning large trees is best done by a professional who can also perform a full tree safety inspection. When to prune a cottonwood tree.

I’ve been convinced plastic is taking over the world ever since a plastic grocery bag got tangled high in my cottonwood tree ...

According to Kathleen Cain, author of “The Cottonwood Tree: An American Champion,” a single Eastern cottonwood can produce as many as 30 million seeds in one season.

Eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides), one of the largest eastern hardwoods, is short-lived but the fastest-growing commercial forest species in North America. It grows best on moist well-drained ...

Cottonwood trees disperse seeds via wind, using white, fluffy tufts. This typically lasts four weeks, from late May to late June. The trees are common in Michigan's Lower Peninsula, growing near ...

Cottonwood trees have a soft wood density and are used as a cheap type of lumber hardwood. There are many cottonless male forms and hybrids between P. deltoides and P. nigra have been selected ...

I concur with Ed Smith’s letter of Dec. 9. The Cottonwood tree is much more emblematic of Carson City than the Bristlecone Pine. Further, the Carson River, an essential element of Carson City, appears ...

While vegetation managers should follow directions provided on a product’s label to ensure the proper treatment(s) is used for the size and density of targeted vegetation, licensed applicators can ...

Cottonwood Spring is ranked #7 out of 13 things to do in Joshua Tree National Park. See pictures and our review of Cottonwood Spring.

The trees can grow to be over 100 feet tall and have a six-foot-wide trunk. The cottonwood has separate male and female flowers. The male flowers release pollen in March but are done by May.

When Jim and Sally Belcher planned a goodbye party for their 100-year-old Cottonwood they didn't expect 60 people to show up.