Snow in June — it happens every year. This snow, though, is made up of the fluffy cotton-like seeds that float off cottonwood ...

A 105-foot cottonwood tree that was cut out of a Billings backyard last week might have some life left in it. When news of the tree’s demise reached Marty Flanagan, he knew he wanted a piece.

The new growth is high in protein and minerals. Forestryimages.org provides several images of parts of Eastern cottonwood. The tree is a hardwood and the lineal taxonomy is Magnoliopsida ...

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.