. Common trees of New York. Trees; Trees. 48 Common Trees COTTONWOOD Populus deltoides, Marshall THE COTTONWOOD, also called Carolina Poplar, has been extensively planted along streets, in parks and on home grounds in New York. The leaves are simple, alternate, broadly triangular, square at base, 3 to 5 inches long, with long and laterally flattened leaf-stalks. The flowers ap- pear before the leaves. Pollen - bearing and seed-producing occur on different trees. Both are arranged in drooping tassels. The fruit is a 3 to 4 - valved capsule ar- ranged in drooping tassels and containing numerous
. Common trees of New York. Trees; Trees. 48 Common Trees COTTONWOOD Populus deltoides, Marshall THE COTTONWOOD, also called Carolina Poplar, has been extensively planted along streets, in parks and on home grounds in New York. The leaves are simple, alternate, broadly triangular, square at base, 3 to 5 inches long, with long and laterally flattened leaf-stalks. The flowers ap- pear before the leaves. Pollen - bearing and seed-producing occur on different trees. Both are arranged in drooping tassels. The fruit is a 3 to 4 - valved capsule ar- ranged in drooping tassels and containing numerous small seeds with tufts of fine hairs. The bark on young trunks is smooth and greenish- yellow ; on old trunks becomes ashy-gray to dark brown and deep furrowed. The lateral branches take an upright position. The twigs are stout, yellowish, marked with grayish dots, have prominent ridges below leaf-scars. The buds are large, resinous, glossy, chestnut-brown. Ter- minal bud is often 5-angled. The wood is soft, not durable, white to brown, works easily. Used for paper pulp, boxes, and crates. The Cottonwood is found from Quebec south to Florida and west to the Rocky Mountains. This tree occurs locally in moist soils, and along streams and lakes throughout New York outside of the Adirondacks and Catskills. Closely related to the Cottonwood is the introduced Lom- bardy Poplar, a native of southern Europe. It can be recog- nized by its narrow and high crown with almost vertical lateral branches. Its leaves are triangular, short-tipped, finely toothed along the COTTONWOOD One-fourth natural size, except enlarged flowers and Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Illick, Joseph S. (Joseph Simon), 1884-1967. Washington, D. C. , American Tree Association
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