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.

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

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.

Winter is the perfect time to learn a new skill when you do not need a green canopy: ... Most other species of trees have alternate branching patterns, including oak, cherry, and cottonwood trees.

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 ...

The cottonwood, widespread and native to North America, is dioecious — meaning each tree is either male or female. This particular cottonwood is female and, thus, the anticipated snow.

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.

The cottonwood tree buds were more or less formed before winter. ... “Now is a good time to give your trees a little extra love and a little extra water,” Rollinson said.

Just like the snow in winter, it can take some time until there is little or no sign of it. ... Presque Isle is 100% sand, and the shallow roots sometimes cannot hold the taller cottonwood trees.

Eastern cottonwood is one of the largest eastern hardwoods, short-lived but the fastest-growing commercial forest species in North America. ... A Beginner's Guide to Winter Tree Identification.