cottonwoods
Fluff-shedding riparian trees
Cottonwoods are large North American poplar trees, named for the cottony white fluff that surrounds their seeds in early summer.
They grow fast along rivers and streams, providing shade in arid regions: The cottonwoods along the creek rustled in the wind.
The wood is soft and light, used mainly for pulp and cheap lumber.
Fast-growing deciduous timber
- deciduousSheds foliage seasonally
- barkSharp canine vocalization
- leavesTree's photosynthetic organs
- catkinsPendulous flower spikes
seeds · fluff · branches · trunk · roots · saplings · groves · stands
Land bordering a stream
- creekNarrow natural watercourse
- streamsideAdjacent to flowing water
- floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
bottomland · watershed · waterway · arroyo · bosque · riverside · irrigation · ditches
Darkness from blocked light
- toweringOf imposing height
- majesticImpressively dignified and beautiful
- rustlingSoft crackling noise
- windbreakBarrier against gusts
silhouette · skyline · prairie · plains · ranch · homestead · farmland · West
poplar
Fast-growing deciduous timber
catkins · seeds · fluff · branches · trunk · roots · saplings · groves · stands · canopy
riverbank
Land bordering a stream
- creekNarrow natural watercourse
- streamsideAdjacent to flowing water
- floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland
wetland · bottomland · watershed · waterway · arroyo · bosque · riverside · irrigation · ditches · aquifer
shade
Darkness from blocked light
windbreak · silhouette · skyline · prairie · plains · ranch · homestead · farmland · West · frontier
spring
Recoiling metal spiral
drifting · allergens · pollen · snowlike · floating · airborne · downy · white · blooming · catkins
habitat
Organism's natural environment
owls · woodpeckers · songbirds · squirrels · beavers · deer · shelter · roosting · cavities · hollows
- prairieprairie dog, tallgrass prairie, prairie dogs, prairie grass, prairie chicken
- streamsideriverbank, streambank, stream bank, creek bank, streamside
- Northwest ColoradoCraig, Hayden, Clark
- New MexicoSanta Fe, Albuquerque, Taos, adobe, White Sands
- Plainswheat fields, grain elevators, windmills, silos, grain silos
- wetlandsswamp, swamps, marsh, marshes, marshland
- cottonwood treesFluffy-seeded North American poplars