tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192250381057989170.post706409450628604998..comments2024-03-29T02:36:17.560-06:00Comments on In the Company of Plants and Rocks: Am I following a cottonwood of the bitter kind?Hollishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10788942181934895493noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192250381057989170.post-2562931039882189552015-05-11T17:00:20.840-06:002015-05-11T17:00:20.840-06:00I have not read those ... but would like to. He&#...I have not read those ... but would like to. He's a great writer. Do you know which magazine and issue? I bet I can find it online.<br /><br />Thanks for visiting!Hollishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788942181934895493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192250381057989170.post-18762001729114915262015-05-11T09:59:11.410-06:002015-05-11T09:59:11.410-06:00I live in Kansas on the Ninnescah River where it i...I live in Kansas on the Ninnescah River where it is "snowing cotton" right now (from sweet cottonwood trees). I was looking for information on equine colic caused by consuming fallen cotton on pasture grass (can't find any). One of my horses coliced last night after taking a bite of cotton covered grass. (Probably just a coincidence, but ...). <br />Then I got caught up reading posts about your cottonwood journey. Have you read Where the Sky Began, Land of the Tallgrass Prairie by John Madson and his wonderful magazine article (with photos) on The Cottonwood?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192250381057989170.post-56327483822513054082015-02-10T04:46:13.302-07:002015-02-10T04:46:13.302-07:00your tree posts are packed full of interesting asi...your tree posts are packed full of interesting asides and so it's always fascinating to follow your tree following. The first tree I stalked was a cottonwood - P. Nigra but stuck in an urban london square rather than your marvellous riparian landscape. I still keep an eye on her!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192250381057989170.post-33243485864095882672015-01-16T16:31:04.706-07:002015-01-16T16:31:04.706-07:00Thanks, Frances. Used to be I didn't pay much...Thanks, Frances. Used to be I didn't pay much attention to populars/cottonwoods ... but not anymore!Hollishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788942181934895493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192250381057989170.post-42236804506249553112015-01-16T16:30:12.443-07:002015-01-16T16:30:12.443-07:00Thanks, Sandie ... I found the history especially ...Thanks, Sandie ... I found the history especially interesting, would love to find more of these kinds of stories.Hollishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788942181934895493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192250381057989170.post-73637762424140767632015-01-16T16:29:13.980-07:002015-01-16T16:29:13.980-07:00Thanks for reading, squirrelbasket! yeah ... abou...Thanks for reading, squirrelbasket! yeah ... about that salicin. I've heard that an extract from willows is strong enough to work as aspirin, but I'm not sure about cottonwoods. More investigation needed.Hollishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788942181934895493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192250381057989170.post-56640773672177104172015-01-16T14:49:57.829-07:002015-01-16T14:49:57.829-07:00Hollis thank you for a really interesting post, I ...Hollis thank you for a really interesting post, I look forward to seeing your tree through the year, and thanks for mentioning that cottonwoods are Populus, I have some of an unknown type in my garden, Frances Island Threadshttps://islandthreads.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192250381057989170.post-33149302155786747482015-01-15T07:46:08.792-07:002015-01-15T07:46:08.792-07:00What a fascinating post Hollis. I love history so...What a fascinating post Hollis. I love history so was interested to hear about the cottonwood trees and how the horses would eat the ones on the lower levels but starve rather than eat those higher up. I loved your thought about whether Ashley or Stevens camped near your tree, having stories makes the tree following all the more interesting.<br />Thanks for visiting my post, it will be interesting to find out more local history relating to the ones I have chosen.Sandiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12558786621283350776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192250381057989170.post-77656155304701842172015-01-15T00:24:51.239-07:002015-01-15T00:24:51.239-07:00What a fascinating investigation! Both the science...What a fascinating investigation! Both the science and the history.<br />It's amazing what people and animals tried eating when they were going West and exploring the new continent.<br />I have always had trouble noticing "poplars" as I think we call them here in Britain, although I think now that I came across a very old Populus deltoides in Poole Park when on holiday in Dorset last summer. Lovely tree to follow.<br />If the bitter cottonwood contains salicin, can it be used to make aspirin?<br />I look forward to seeing more of your posts on this subject and others in 2015. <br />All the best :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192250381057989170.post-55548642564384529722015-01-10T19:21:55.478-07:002015-01-10T19:21:55.478-07:00Cool!, thanks for the paper, Pat. I was serious a...Cool!, thanks for the paper, Pat. I was serious about getting human friends together for a taste test. Maybe we'll try the leaves also. Gilmore wrote that Dakota Indians told him that in the old days people ate the inner bark of Plains cottonwood as it was tasty (sweet) and nutritious -- so not just for horses. Hollishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788942181934895493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192250381057989170.post-72442077263188181842015-01-10T19:05:14.350-07:002015-01-10T19:05:14.350-07:00Thanks, Flighty! Best wishes for 2015 (and tree-f...Thanks, Flighty! Best wishes for 2015 (and tree-following :-)Hollishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788942181934895493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192250381057989170.post-22779231353807812352015-01-10T19:04:40.478-07:002015-01-10T19:04:40.478-07:00Hi Lucy. I see I didn't make myself clear! W...Hi Lucy. I see I didn't make myself clear! When I contribute a specimen to the herbarium, I have to decide WHICH cottonwood it is (for the label) ... the narrowleaf or the hybrid lanceleaf. Given that they can backcross, there's just about every variation in-between. I will probably do a post about it in June, and will be more clear.<br /><br />As for those trappers and the buffalo, they probably just left the carcasses behind. It was a time of waste, game seemed so common. No one thought of conservation or sustainability then, it was terrible. Huge herds wiped out, millions of buffalo killed, often just for their hides.Hollishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788942181934895493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192250381057989170.post-57638735145506722652015-01-10T18:56:11.169-07:002015-01-10T18:56:11.169-07:00Thanks, Anna. I've heard of "cottonwood ...Thanks, Anna. I've heard of "cottonwood snow"! Ours don't seem to produce enough to quality as snow, though we we do see their flying cottony seeds in the air come June.Hollishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788942181934895493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192250381057989170.post-27137523109442333582015-01-10T18:39:48.402-07:002015-01-10T18:39:48.402-07:00Thanks, Amanda ... I appreciate the encouraging fe...Thanks, Amanda ... I appreciate the encouraging feedback :-)Hollishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788942181934895493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192250381057989170.post-8494490386127490842015-01-10T18:38:12.650-07:002015-01-10T18:38:12.650-07:00Thanks, Sara. Actually I'm a little hesitant ...Thanks, Sara. Actually I'm a little hesitant to look at the leaves (main basis for identification). These cottonwoods hybridize so easily, along with back-crossing etc. that it seems every variation is possible. This makes it tough to decide on a name!Hollishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788942181934895493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192250381057989170.post-4359516395586619812015-01-10T18:33:25.307-07:002015-01-10T18:33:25.307-07:00Thanks, PP. Will you be following a tree this yea...Thanks, PP. Will you be following a tree this year? I bet we would see some great photos!Hollishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788942181934895493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192250381057989170.post-59089648122784269342015-01-10T16:19:17.689-07:002015-01-10T16:19:17.689-07:00In this paper the bitterness was assessed by one o...In this paper the bitterness was assessed by one of the authors eating a roughly equal-sized piece of leaf from each species of willow.<br /><br />http://www.wmrc.edu/projects/willow-beetles/docs/WMRS191.pdf<br /><br />I assume that the bitterness in cottonwoods comes from salicin but also populin and derivatives and that the leaf will be as bitter as the inner bark.Pattockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741004991950391554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192250381057989170.post-31803884952563297212015-01-10T04:44:35.559-07:002015-01-10T04:44:35.559-07:00Thanks for a really interesting, and informative, ...Thanks for a really interesting, and informative, post along with wonderful pictures. Flighty xxFlightyhttp://flightplot.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192250381057989170.post-63015722153141495492015-01-10T03:49:59.914-07:002015-01-10T03:49:59.914-07:00Am I understanding this right - that the tree you ...Am I understanding this right - that the tree you will give to the herbarium is sufficiently different for you to be able to name it? That's incredible!<br />When reading about how most of Leonard's horses died and a feast was planned, I was readying myself to learn that they ate the others. But now I need to know more about buffalo eating instead. They killed ten buffalo but ate the 'hump' of only one. What happened to the flesh of the rest? Lucy Corrander Now in Halifax!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14685242329129914772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192250381057989170.post-30139613577250501552015-01-09T12:47:28.603-07:002015-01-09T12:47:28.603-07:00What a nice history lesson! Oh, the cottonwood, an...What a nice history lesson! Oh, the cottonwood, and all those wispy seed clumps floating through the air. I lived in a neighborhood years ago where some cottonwoods grew. Some days it was almost like it was snowing! Don't know if yours is the same kind, but they're very interesting trees.Annahttp://transmutationalgarden.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192250381057989170.post-91878964729716784062015-01-09T04:11:16.245-07:002015-01-09T04:11:16.245-07:00Great post with lots of information...
Amanda xxGreat post with lots of information...<br />Amanda xxAmanda Petershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16760505541954557539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192250381057989170.post-15612825845890244702015-01-08T21:05:52.650-07:002015-01-08T21:05:52.650-07:00Wow, I have certainly learned a lot about the type...Wow, I have certainly learned a lot about the types of cottonwood in your area and what they are (or are not) good for, as well as some fascinating history. Now I will be waiting to see the leaf of your own cottonwood when the time comes.Sara at Come Away With Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677354270954094291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192250381057989170.post-13482824314396182182015-01-08T16:31:15.009-07:002015-01-08T16:31:15.009-07:00A terrific post, with fascinating information and ...A terrific post, with fascinating information and lovely (if oh-so-chilly!) photos. We are all learning about the Cottonwood with you! <br />Caroline Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05203454486693014969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192250381057989170.post-30115536879303713712015-01-08T15:44:35.963-07:002015-01-08T15:44:35.963-07:00How fascinating. I've learned so much about Co...How fascinating. I've learned so much about Cottonwoods and history from this post. My neighbors have a giant Plains Cottonwood that hangs over their yard and mine. I've come to appreciate it more as the years go by.Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192250381057989170.post-45600608448893486102015-01-08T08:05:15.655-07:002015-01-08T08:05:15.655-07:00Thanks, Tina. I know what you mean about the soun...Thanks, Tina. I know what you mean about the sound of rustling leaves. It's interesting ... in summer it seems rather peaceful, in fall ominous!Hollishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788942181934895493noreply@blogger.com