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

Starting July 14, the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) will begin hazardous tree removal along Highway 140 between mile post 62 and 72 within the Fremont-Winema National Forest.

There’s one Arizona giant Morrow hasn’t seen in person yet: the national champion Fremont Cottonwood in Skull Valley, west of Prescott, which was added to the list in 2012 and still ranks as ...

Every year the eastern cottonwood trees in Michigan release their fluffy seeds. The end of June likely marks the end of this process. Here's what to know.

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 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 ...

Playing nearby a towering cottonwood tree, George Akerson (right) of Lincoln uses a 6-iron to put his shot on the green of the fifth hole of Pioneers Golf Course on Tuesday.

Along with smaller plants, Fremont cottonwood trees planted by the crews are now standing 6 to 10 feet tall.

WHEELER COUNTY, Neb. (KOLN) - Pibel Lake Recreation Area is home to the Lower Loup Natural Resource District, geese and as of February 2025, the largest known cottonwood tree in Wheeler County.

Maureen Gilmer, writing in The Desert Sun, noted that famous explorer, map-maker, and pathfinder John C. Fremont “fed his horses the inner bark of cottonwood trees during a brutal winter in Reno.

WALNUT, Iowa — An iconic cottonwood tree in Walnut, Iowa, was cut down on Wednesday. According to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, it was the third largest in the state.