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

Every year the eastern cottonwood trees in Michigan release their fluffy seeds. The end of June likely marks the end of this ...

Cottonwood trees are pruned during dormancy, between late fall and early spring. The best time to prune the trees is in late winter, after the last frosts and just before the buds begin to break.

Most other species of trees have alternate branching patterns, including oak, cherry, and cottonwood trees. The wood's overall color palette may look dull gray or brown.

Winter is the perfect time to learn a new skill when you do not need a green canopy: identifying trees. Here's how to get started.

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho -- If you want to impress your friends with your tree knowledge on your next hike, check out the upcoming class from UI Extension Forestry. On April 26, The UI Extension ...

There's a cottonwood tree with a limb hangin' over. We'll do the cannonball off a rope swing. Trent Willmon sets this lakeside scene in his song “The Good Life.” ...

Greg and Rita Strehle took down the first of two historical Cottonwood trees on their property near the St. Charles township.

If you've been walking outside recently (when it wasn't raining), you know it is "cottonwood-time." Plenty of little puffs are floating through the air and seem to be piling up everywhere.

Abbot Road Park's new name pays homage to cottonwood trees, ... Biber hopes for more educational signage in the park to to identify plant species and park entrances in Anishinaabemowin.

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.