What are those trees called that have cotton fall from them?

I have heard them called Cotton Wood, but is there a specific name for them? We had them in Illinois when I lived there, and also at Zion Nat%26#039;l Park in Utah and every time I see them, I just love them!

What are those trees called that have cotton fall from them?
Poplar
Reply:They are called Cottonwood trees. The genus is Populus. They usually grow along creeks or rivers.
Reply:jacaranda bush!......lol....I always thought they were cottonwood trees.....I don%26#039;t know the scientific name for them.
Reply:Here in the PNW we have the Black Cottonwood Populus trichocarpa. It has other common names like Balsam poplar.


http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/533.htm


The plains has the Sargent cottonwood which is Populus deltiodes. This or the variant form may be what you have. The variant is Populus deltiodes var. occidentalis


http://www.northern.edu/natsource/TREESA...
Reply:no man its called cotton jein my parents have them



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