Lynn Griffiths is the owner of a cottonwood tree in the back yard of 63 Rochester St. Due to it's age, 118 years, and condition, it will be cut down in the next few days. Photo by Wayne Cuddington ...

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 ...

Lynn Griffiths is the owner of a cottonwood tree in the back yard of 63 Rochester St. Due to it's age, 118 years, and condition, it will be cut down in the next few days. Photo by Wayne Cuddington ...

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 ...