How Do You Identify A Cottonwood Tree?
How Do You Identify A Cottonwood Tree? Mature trees have bark that is thick, grayish-brown, and deeply furrowed with scaly ridges. Young bark is smooth and thin. Branches are usually thick and long. Since the wood is weak, branches routinely break off, and foliage is uneven. How can you tell if a tree is Cottonwood?