Wood chipd?

Geo-TH,In · May 5, 2017

I've never seen chips with cotten like fine s. Is this cotten wood chips?

kcm.MN · May 5, 2017

Looks like it could be Cottonwood. Did you buy this from a local nursery?

Won't be long before we start seeing the white fluff flying through the air here. I've yet to actually see one of the Cottonwoods here, but sure do see evidence of them being here!

pete black · May 5, 2017

Sycamore? Seed balls releases white fluffy seeds in late winter/early spring in nw al.

Geo-TH,In · May 5, 2017

Tree trimmer gives me the wood chips. He's
glad to get rid of them.

Geo-TH,In · May 5, 2017

I have sycamore trees. No signs of seeds, no evidence of the shell seeds would be in.
All the chips are full of this cotton like fiber stuff.

I'll have to ask the tree trimmer next time I see him.

Adirondack case guy · May 5, 2017

I think it must have been a Coon Tree. HeHe.
Loren

Delawaresurfman · May 5, 2017

Pete black is correct, Sycamore. Been a tree man for over 30 years. Coughed many a day on that cotton.

Dean · May 5, 2017

Lots of sycamores on the Wabash, especially in Terre Haute.

Dean

Geo-TH,In · May 6, 2017

Dean,
You are right about sycamore trees. There are many of them in Terre Haute. They are ISU's tree.

I hate the tree, as soon it produces leafs in the spring it starts dropping the big leafs. A messy tree. I made a deal with neighbor, if I cut down my last sycamore tree he would too. We were both very happy to get rid of them.

This is the first time I've gotten a load of chips like this. Good bet it is sycamore because I don't see any dark bark like a maple tree would have.

No one wants sycamore for fire wood, they say it too soft wood.

Thanks you U All's. Mystery solved.
geo

Dan in Ohio · May 6, 2017

Here in central Ohio the sycamore tree is one of the best trees providing eagle nesting habitat left. Would sure hate to see them disappear from our landscape.

pete black · May 6, 2017

Read an article once about trees and it called the sycamore "the bones of the woods" due to its bark turning white with no leaves during the winter months.

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