Eastern Cottonwoods (Populus deltoides) pods are peeling back and letting rip, launching kerjillions of seeds on the wind.
This is why they call them “cottonwood.”
And piled up like snow. Photos above from Brooklyn Bridge Park. Photo below from Broad Channel:
Stand down-wind of one.
Forecast: Cottonwood Flurries
Published May 28, 2012 Fieldnotes Leave a CommentTags: Brooklyn, Brooklyn Bridge Park, trees
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