The Boulder County plains cottonwood’s size led to its certification ... “Woodworkers will find that the wood is dry and cracked in places but that it has a rich color,” the county Parks ...

However, at almost twice the average age of a plains cottonwood, its days may be numbered ... “It’s a species that grows very quickly, so it can have very soft wood that is prone to breakage,” Aquino ...

The plains cottonwood is identified on a nearby sign ... Boulder County’s Parks and Open Space Department offered logs from the tree to wood crafters who proposed making artisan works from ...

A special Cottonwood Connections Christmas, celebrating across the Great Plains. Aired 12/13/2024 ...

Cottonwood is found from Saskatchewan through the Great Plains and east to the Appalachians and the southeast coastal plains. This species grows rapidly and can be well over 100 feet in height and as ...

The 142-year-old tree was the tallest and oldest tree on campus, having been purchased for $35 along with 42 other plains cottonwood trees. Plains cottonwoods only live for about 100 years ...

Drought-tolerant shade trees are few and far between. The only large shade tree native to the plains is the cottonwood, and even it grows only along streams, rivers and irrigation ditches ...