Growing this tree next to your house can lead to messy seeds all over the ground, roots that spread aggressively, and the plethora of pests it attracts.

Trees are smarter than you think, and the evidence is found in their unique ways they disperse their seeds. Cottonwood trees release white tufts that float in the air – a dreamy sight until you ...

The eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides) is a large, fast-growing tree that prefers moist, well-drained soils near wetlands and waterways. These stately trees can grow to well over 100 feet tall, ...

Autumn on our Muscatine County farm provides a medley of sensory experiences. The sweet smell of silage ground and stored to feed cattle through winter months. The leathery feel of a soybean pod as ...

Artist Madeleine Murray makes relief prints of the bark of a large eastern cottonwood tree in her yard in Burlington on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. The tree is slated to be cut down in July. Photo by ...

A drone photo shows the large eastern cottonwood on Howard Street in Burlington on July 20, the day of its removal. Photo courtesy of Scott Sexton The buzz of chainsaws provided the exit music for a ...