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Anyone know anything about Cottonwood trees?
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I know I use to have one in my backyard.. The first thing I wanted to do after I moved in was to kill it.. They shed and it looks like it is snowing..If you have allergies they are horrible..
There is one by where I work when it sheds it literally looks like it is snowing.. |
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Oh no, thanks TXGal. I moved ten miles away from my last house. I've never had allergies in my life. Now I'm living in a yard with three Cottonwood trees and I think it is causing allergies.
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cottonwood usually gives yhe fuzz off the trees early in the summer but not later then that.
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Cottonwood makes good nothing.
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Years ago we cut them an sold them to basket makeing factory
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Cottonwood makes good nothing. That's right, it's not even good firewood. It burns really fast. |
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Literally looked like huge snow drifts when I was in Oregon. Worst allergy I ever experienced. After stacking several antihistamines for a while, I had to leave the whole dang state.
Might make a good stump. |
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Anyone know anything about Cottonwood trees? Personally no but a quick search reveals... Cottonwood Tree Uses Their rapid growth makes them well-suited to use as a windbreak tree. The tree is an asset in wildlife areas where their hollow trunk serves as shelter while the twigs and bark provide food. As lumber, cottonwood trees tend to warp and shrink, and the wood doesn't have an attractive grain. Are cottonwood trees dangerous? They're beautiful trees, those stately cottonwoods. They stand tall in gnarled magnificence all across Rapid City. They're also dangerous trees that can be destructive to private and public property, especially when the wind blows. How old do cottonwood trees get? Life span: Eastern cottonwoods typically live 70 to 100 years, but they have the potential to live 200 to 400 years if they have a good growing environment. Why do cottonwood trees die? Late-Spring Frosts Old age is not the only reason Cottonwoods and Poplar trees die. By the end of May, trees are leafing out and in full bloom, and like any tree, a late-spring hard frost can damage Cottonwoods and Poplars. Cutting Down the Cottonwood If you have a young cottonwood tree less than about 6 feet tall, you should be able to safely cut it down yourself, but larger trees should be left for only professional arborists to remove. Is cottonwood tree poisonous to dogs? Cottonwood seeds are not toxic per se but they are not readily digestible in a dog's stomach, and therefore will act as a foreign body causing the dog to vomit. It is best to keep your dog from eating the male cottonwood flowers! It may require keeping the dog inside or raking the area too remove the flower remnants. Do cottonwood trees have invasive roots? Cottonwoods are beautiful, fast-growing deciduous trees with vigorous, potentially invasive roots. Deep watering and careful placement away from pavement, septic systems, and sewer lines are important to keep roots from becoming a problem. How long do cottonwood trees shed cotton? Cottonwood seeds are fully grown and ready to fall in late April or early May and then wrap up the shedding process by June or July at the latest. The cottonwood—also known as the poplar—is a tall tree with a spreading crown, named for its cotton-like seeds. Cottonwoods are widely grown for timber production along wet river banks, where their exceptional growth rate provides a large crop of wood within just 10–30 years. The wood is coarse and of fairly low value, used for pallet boxes, shipping crates, and similar purposes where a cheap but strong enough wood is suitable. Do cottonwood trees stink? The word putrid comes to mind when I think about the smell of cottonwood. One of the funnest trees to remove around here, soft and light compared to everything else, they just stink. Cottonwood is moderately good for firewood because it is a hard wood that splits easily when seasoned properly, burns relatively clean and produces a fair amount of heat. They are difficult to split when green and if not seasoned properly give off a very unpleasant aroma. Wind-pollinated flowers usually appear in the spring before leaves unfold during March to May. Trees have either male (staminate) or female (pistillate) flowers that are located in drooping catkins. When fruits mature, the capsules split open and release small seeds attached to silky hairs that assure wind dispersal. Is Cottonwood good for smoking? COTTONWOOD – It is a softer wood than alder and very subtle in flavor. Use it for fuel but use some chunks of other woods (hickory, oak, pecan) for more flavor. Don't use green cottonwood for smoking. ... HICKORY – Most commonly used wood for smoking–the King of smoking woods. How long do cottonwood allergies last? A very mild allergen, cottonwoods effect sufferers BEFORE the spreading of all that fluffy cotton. Cotton Lasts Only Two Weeks and Blows Up to 5 Miles - That's some serious frequent flier miles! However, we only have to put up with the large amounts of cotton for only two weeks a year. ID Using Leaves, Bark and Flowers Leaves: Alternate, triangular, coarsely curved teeth, leafstalks flattened. Black Cottonwood leaves may also have an ovate shape and the leaves of mature trees may show a light rust color on the side facing the ground. ... Flowers: Catkins, male-female on separate trees. http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/popdel/all.html http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=pode3 http://www.uaex.edu/yard-garden/resource-library/plant-week/cottonwood.aspx |
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Living in the Platte river valley you can believe that I know about cottonwoods I was also in the firewood business when I was a kid.
Cottonwood does produce a large amount of heat when burned because it burns like gasoline. |
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Oaks and Dogwoods are some of my favorite trees.
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Anyone know anything about Cottonwood trees? they are a weed, verry fast growing, softer wood, love watery even swampy conditions, are verry messy, you can start them from just cuttings stuck in the wet dirt. make great paper (they are a pulp wood), but they are rotten fire wood because it is fast burning . will destroy septic systems. |
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I have a couple of Cottonwoods and they are giants. I can't do anything about them.
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I have 4 in my yard, not good firewood - burn quick and leave twice the ashes of hardwood. They loose a lot of twigs and branches in high wind.
I have one that I want to cut down next to the wood pile, have to be extra careful cutting it down so it won't land on the two nearby garages.🤪 |
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My neighbor says that it burns and turns to ash.
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Edited by
Richard
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Thu 04/14/22 01:44 PM
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I have a couple of Cottonwoods and they are giants. I can't do anything about them. if you have a paper mill near you, you might be able to sell them standing. and they would come and log them for their milling purposes. |
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Cottonwood makes good nothing. Is cottonwood good for anything? Cottonwood has been used for many things through the years including; shelving, framing, panelling, sub floors, crates, pallets, lowboy decks, saddles, and caskets. |
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They look pretty but I can imagine if you have an allergy they will be a nightmare.
We have poplar over here but not these. |
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they will ideally be south or southwest of the place that you hope to comfortable in, unless you live where 6in of foam insulation has been applied, you will be able to see how much that shade is saving you. This place is, well I should say was the edge of the post oak aka ,white oak forest, that is DFW area better yet I35W has been called yhe edge of the desert asnling a s I can 1966...
loss of trees and increased water and surface water ( only 1 natural lake in TX, deep East TX). the added water has increased the humidity, can't have wild grass 2-3 ft tall fire hazard, every tree from almost every where here cut down,. and now it's hotter??? no shade nowhere and a bunch of watering nahnahs to make the humidity go up besides all of the hot rocks and steel baking and sharing the no shade bake .. global warming here is not as complicated as they try to make w co2 laa Dee daaa. it's nonshade surface water and a things roasting in the sun all day, hundreds of thousands of square miles itnhasnto be by now s of DFW to just n of Denton cut down mowed down with something wet were they don't have asphalt concrete or cars to bake and bake and bake all the hot mfr you can take all summer long w out any shade what a grumpy old fart inam |
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