tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post1745044759706238958..comments2024-03-27T15:44:43.564-08:00Comments on What Do I Know?: Why some people hate cottonwoodStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10498066938213558757noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-26160059574425412282020-06-08T12:38:52.777-08:002020-06-08T12:38:52.777-08:00Anonymous, Thanks for visiting and leaving a comme...Anonymous, Thanks for visiting and leaving a comment. I understand the gut reaction and that your reaction is semi-serious, but you might want to check out <a href="http://www.winlawwoodlot.ca/streamkeepers/cotton.htm" rel="nofollow">this post on the importance of cottonwoods to the ecosystems they live in.</a>Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10498066938213558757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-2966581936236587732020-06-08T12:16:52.981-08:002020-06-08T12:16:52.981-08:00Sorry, I hate them. I am rooting for a dutch elm d...Sorry, I hate them. I am rooting for a dutch elm disease or emerald asbhorer type plague to wipe Cottonwoods out! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-76609651990978826542011-07-12T09:13:12.169-08:002011-07-12T09:13:12.169-08:00Another great thing about cottonwoods- their fanta...Another great thing about cottonwoods- their fantastic contorted shapes and beautifully textured bark. I love them in spite of their powerful ability to make me sneeze.Peter Dunlap-Shohlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06286710554254177150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-43180890351655987782011-07-10T15:23:10.551-08:002011-07-10T15:23:10.551-08:00Well, Kellie, as the older posts shows, some peopl...Well, Kellie, as the older posts shows, <a href="http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/fiber_arts/109054" rel="nofollow">some people have combined the cottonwood with cotton for weaving.</a> And the oil is used in <a href="http://www.familyherbalremedies.com/balm_of_gilead.html" rel="nofollow">balm of gilead.</a>Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10498066938213558757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-15544534162092293762011-07-10T14:08:38.027-08:002011-07-10T14:08:38.027-08:00Ever since I read that first post on cottonwood, I...Ever since I read that first post on cottonwood, I have looked at it as more than mere debris-- it really is lost potential! I knit and I am learning to spin, so even creating some cotton wood cotton yarn would be impressive-- people are always looking for wonderful gifts from Alaska, and if I could knit a pretty shawl (in multiples!) with it, my own mother would be sending them to her friends.<br /><br />I've also wondered about the oil from the seeds and if there is any potential with that, but since one of my daughters gets sick with cottonwood, I'll have to leave that idea to someone else!kelliehttp://artisticmusingsbykellie.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com