Colorado Fall Colors - Cottonwood Trees timberlinetrails.net
Photo by David French
The Cottonwood Tree -
grows 40 to 80 feet in
height and has a broad
open crown of widely
spreading branches.
Cottonwoods are widely
grown for timber
production along wet river
banks, where their
exceptional growth rate
provides a large crop of
wood within just 10-30
years. The wood is coarse
and of fairly low value,
used for pallet boxes,
shipping crates and similar,
where a coarse but cheap
and strong wood is suitable.
Cottonwoods are not
limited to wet river banks,
but also will grow where
ever there are wet soil
conditions.
grows 40 to 80 feet in
height and has a broad
open crown of widely
spreading branches.
Cottonwoods are widely
grown for timber
production along wet river
banks, where their
exceptional growth rate
provides a large crop of
wood within just 10-30
years. The wood is coarse
and of fairly low value,
used for pallet boxes,
shipping crates and similar,
where a coarse but cheap
and strong wood is suitable.
Cottonwoods are not
limited to wet river banks,
but also will grow where
ever there are wet soil
conditions.
During the fall their leaves turn to a beautiful golden color, and as you can see in the photo above, they add much beauty to the picturesque landscape of the San Juan
Mountains of Colorado.
Psalm 1:1-3
Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers.
2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. 3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.
Photo taken with Nikon D200 and 70-200mm F2.8 Zoom
Mountains of Colorado.
Psalm 1:1-3
Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers.
2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. 3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.
Photo taken with Nikon D200 and 70-200mm F2.8 Zoom