Black Cottonwood

The Black Cottonwood was one many types of the trees planted along the South Platte River in Colorado as part of a bank stabilization eff...Read Moreort in the 1930s. I haven't been able to identify a particular tree as a Black Cottonwood, yet. (I'm not good at identification)

This tree is a weedy, self-seeding tree that, if growing in a residential area can split a house foundation. Roots travel for 30-40' or m...Read Moreore. This tree works well in rural/farm areas or natural area. In winds the leaves swing from side to side and flash the silver underside of the leaf.

The largest hardwood tree in North America, a mature specimen of Populus trichocarpa can reach 180 feet in height.