Sentence examples for cottonwoods from inspiring English sources

Cottonwoods (Populus species) often penetrate the tundra landscape in the Low Arctic along major rivers.

Cottonwoods and willows grow along streams, and stands of aspens occur in many sections.

The poplar species native to North America are divided into three loose groups: the cottonwoods, the aspens, and the balsam poplars.

The Fremont, or Alamo, cottonwood (P. fremontii) is the tallest of the cottonwoods and is found throughout southwestern North America.

Cottonwoods, willows, and a profusion of other vegetation grow along the streams, but those areas are also colonized by such invasive exotic plants as tamarisks and Russian olives.

In addition, forests of scattered juniper and piñon pine trees cover about half the area, and cottonwoods, box elders, Russian olives, and tamarisks the latter two nonnative and considered invasive grow along streambeds.

In North America, aspens usually have nonsticky buds and smooth gray-to-green bark, whereas cottonwoods and balsam poplars have sticky buds and bark that is darker and deeply furrowed.

In the bottom of the canyon, where temperatures in the summer can reach a high of 120 °F (49 °C), are willows and cottonwoods, which require abundant water during the growing season.

The lower elevations at this end of the system are predominantly treeless, except along watercourses, where cottonwoods and other broad-leaved, deciduous species cluster.

Vegetation grows primarily in the moister areas, with cottonwoods, tamarisks, and willows found along riverbanks.

There are fields of alfalfa and stands of aspens and cottonwoods.