Native Trees of Kentucky 



a. Cotton-wood Populns dcltoidcs. 



The Cotton-wood is one of the large trees found in moist 

 meadows and along' streams. ( irown in the open, its branches 

 are low. thick and spreading, easily fractured by the wind. 



The wood, light and soft, is used extensively for wood pulp, 

 excelsior and fuel. 



The tree is particularly adapted for protecting lands subject 

 to overflow from debris or erosion, and .for ornamental planting 

 along canals. 



Deltoides refers to the shape of the leaf, which has the form 

 of the Greek letter, Delta. 



Tree trunk tall, 50 to 80 feet, often 4 feet in diameter. 



Bark gray-green, thick and deeply fissured; twigs smooth 

 with long, resinous buds. 



Leaves broadly triangular, toothed, long pointed, firm in 

 texture. 



Fruit long capsules : seeds numerous, covered with cottony 

 hairs. 



