Trees are smarter than you think, and the evidence is found in their unique ways they disperse their seeds. Cottonwood trees release white tufts that float in the air – a dreamy sight until you ...

Fallen seeds and seed pods can be a major nuisance, but proper identification can make it easier to learn how (and if) you ...

Artist Madeleine Murray makes relief prints of the bark of a large eastern cottonwood tree in her yard in Burlington on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. The tree is slated to be cut down in July. Photo by ...

A drone photo shows the large eastern cottonwood on Howard Street in Burlington on July 20, the day of its removal. Photo courtesy of Scott Sexton The buzz of chainsaws provided the exit music for a ...

The eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides) is a large, fast-growing tree that prefers moist, well-drained soils near wetlands and waterways. These stately trees can grow to well over 100 feet tall, ...

BLACKDUCK, ?Minn. -- For Gordon Berg, Methuselah, a giant eastern cottonwood tree, is almost like a member of the family. "Some winters at Christmastime, I put a ribbon around it, a big bow, and shine ...

Q: We have a pine that was "interfered" with by several eastern cottonwood trees as it grew. The eastern cottonwoods died and were cut down about five years ago. I had hoped the pine would "fill out." ...