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Offline Conan The Librarian

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Cottonwood plague?
« on: May 20, 2013, 08:04:52 AM »
We've got cottonwood fluffs floating around like you would not believe! Are you seeing extraordinary cottonwood fluff activity in your area?
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Re: Cottonwood plague?
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2013, 08:07:07 AM »
Earlier today I drove through what I initially thought was a swarm of bug of some sort but it turned out to be an impressive cloud of cottonwood fluff.
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Re: Cottonwood plague?
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2013, 08:10:57 AM »
most all of the ones that use to be
around here are gone now.
there's nothing worse when it comes to
clogging the coils on your air conditioner >:(
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Re: Cottonwood plague?
« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2013, 09:09:07 AM »
Nope, we are still locked up in winter.  I've cut most of the cottonwood off my place.  Used to be so bad I'd have three inches of more of it lying on the ground and blowing around.  Now I'm cutting Black Spruce.
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Re: Cottonwood plague?
« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2013, 09:18:34 AM »
Quote from: Sourdough on May 20, 2013, 09:09:07 AM
Nope, we are still locked up in winter.  I've cut most of the cottonwood off my place.  Used to be so bad I'd have three inches of more of it lying on the ground and blowing around.  Now I'm cutting Black Spruce.
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Re: Cottonwood plague?
« Reply #5 on: May 20, 2013, 09:40:13 AM »
We get a dose of them every year. Same so far this year.
 
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Re: Cottonwood plague?
« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2013, 09:45:51 AM »
Luckily, all but one of my cottonwood trees has succumed to old age. And, hoping the last is in it's last year. My nickname for it, is gopher wood. When you put a log on the fire, you have to gopher another one. I refuse to bring it in the house for heating. It gets used for cooking outside only. gypsyman
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