It seems fitting that Nebraska, which has chosen the cottonwood as its state tree, would have the largest one in the United States. The Nebraska Forest Service learned this week that a towering ...

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 ...

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 ...

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… ...

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.

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission says 49-year-old Matthew Weaver of Loveland, Colorado died after the tree landed on him on Sunday at Lake Minatare State Recreation Area.

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.

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.

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 ...