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Cottonwood By Grace Friday 13th
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Structure Of Cottonwood
Cottonwood is a vascular plant It grows 60 to 100 feet tall The trunk is usually 5 to 6 feet wide It has a soft trunk and limbs
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Method Of Growth Cottonwood uses Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis is when the sun’s light gets trapped by the chlorophyll and the water (h2o) comes up the xylem. A chemical reaction and the 2 hydrogen stay and the oxygen is recessed into the air. Then the carbon dioxide inters the plant through the leaves.
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Reproduction The female cottonwood produces a fluffy, white corn like covered seeds While the male produces pollen The pollen of a deciduous male cottonwood tree ripens in the spring season which is in late March to early April. Winds carry pollinated seeds through the air to reproduce the species.
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Habitat And Climate Cottonwoods prefer moist soil near water sources
But can grow in dry soils especially if it started there You can find them in Salem , Willamette and Western Or Also in Texas, Arizona, Michigan, Kansas Colorado, Missouri, Oklahoma , Utah , Alaska , Alabama , California , New Mexico , and Wyoming
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Fun Facts About Cottonwood
The Kansas and Wyoming State Tree is The Cottonwood The seeds can stain stuff orange
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Bibliography Pedroncelli, Mike. Cottonwood. Kansas State tree. Web. 1 Jan
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