Cottonwood fluff ― from cottonwood trees, females — is just so common this time of year, most of us natives don't pay much attention to it. The fluff flies from late April to early May into ...

A triple-stemmed tree, the Eastern cottonwood tree is usually 50- to 80-feet tall on average. Williamsburg’s cottonwood is 123-feet tall, “and it’s got a very big circumference,” Jenne said.

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.

Chicago blanketed by white cottonwood tree fluff in a banner year for the stuff The excessive fluff might have something to do with last year’s weather. The trees — among Chicago’s most ...