There’s something magical about spring on the farm. In part, it’s what poet James Hearst called “the chores of birth,” and we’ve certainly seen plenty of that during the past several weeks. Nearly a ...

Trees are smarter than you think, and the evidence is found in their unique ways they disperse their seeds. Cottonwood trees release white tufts that float in the air – a dreamy sight until you ...

Dear California transplants and any other newcomers to Oklahoma from west of the foothills of the Rockies: Those big white fluffs floating everywhere? Pollen. Wait’ll you see the bees. We kid!

The eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides) is a large, fast-growing tree that prefers moist, well-drained soils near wetlands and waterways. These stately trees can grow to well over 100 feet tall, ...

Artist Madeleine Murray makes relief prints of the bark of a large eastern cottonwood tree in her yard in Burlington on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. The tree is slated to be cut down in July. Photo by ...

A drone photo shows the large eastern cottonwood on Howard Street in Burlington on July 20, the day of its removal. Photo courtesy of Scott Sexton The buzz of chainsaws provided the exit music for a ...

“Don't Fence Me In” was quite a popular song, particularly with the singing cowboys, in the mid-20th century. When you stop to think about it, it is not the only time that cottonwood trees appear in ...