Narrow-Leaf Poplar

Narrow-Leaf Poplar
(Populus angustifolia)

This tree is also known as a cottonwood because of the fluffy cotton-like material that surrounds the tiny seeds when they mature.

This cotton often fills the air and covers the ground under the trees in the early summer.

The trees grow along stream banks and in canyon bottoms. The average height is about 40 feet.

The leaves are lance shaped, and about 3 inches long.