The Pibel Lake cottonwood claimed Nebraska’s state champion title after the previous record-holder near Beatrice was reassessed. It was found to be a multi-trunk tree, resulting in a drop in its ...

Though this national champion cottonwood 10 miles northeast of Beatrice wasn’t part of a massive study co-authored by University of Nebraska-Lincoln biologist Sabrina Russo, 648 cottonwoods ...

As Nebraska celebrates its 150th year of statehood, an iconic, representative symbol of the state is the official tree — the native cottonwood.

MINATARE, Neb. — A freak accident in Nebraska killed two men with ties to Colorado. Matt Weaver, 49 of Loveland, and Mark Pennell, 44 and formerly of Lakewood, died when a giant cottonwood tr… ...

The tree topped the previous national champion, a cottonwood in Kansas. That tree claimed the title after Nebraska’s previous national champion cottonwood, southeast of Seward, was downed in a ...

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.

That's why it's also known as plains cottonwood. It is, in fact, the state tree of Wyoming, Kansas, and Nebraska. Regardless of the state, cottonwoods are often found growing by a river or a lake.

In addition to its name-deriving flowers, this tree’s distinctive leaves flutter in the wind like a cottonwood’s. Persimmon Suitable for eastern Nebraska; prefers moist, fertile soil.

A tornado developed on the Platte River shortly before 5:30 p.m. May 19, uprooting trees and damaging several properties west of North Bend.

When you think of an old cottonwood, you might think of the Nebraska state tree. But the name “Old Cottonwood” also applies to a fun store in Seward County.

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.