I can't identify the tree that fell down over my yard. It was about
about 50 feet high, with a very straight trunk with no branches
remaining for the first 25 feet.

Its "fruit" looks like long strings of grapes, 4 or 5 inches long, 2
or 3 at each level, except they are less than half the size of actual
grapes, they are hard, pointy at the unattached end, with a tiny bit
of red-colored stuff at that end.

When they split open, they let out stuff that's lighter and finer than
cotton, looks a bit like cotton, but they float. It looks even more
like milkweed when it's floating along, except milkweed has a big
seed. This has a really small one.

Any guess what this is?



Regardless, I realize now that this is the stuff that clogs the
screens on my soffits. I have a roof fan that runs up to 12 hours a
day on really hot days, and every 5 years or so, I have had to remove
a layer that is something like felt, or what you take out of your
dryer lint trap. Now that this tree is dead, I doubt I'll have to do
that. There may be another such tree, but I think it is far away.

Thanks.

On Wednesday, June 12, 2013 12:23:50 AM UTC-4, micky wrote:
I can't identify the tree that fell down over my yard. It was about

about 50 feet high, with a very straight trunk with no branches

remaining for the first 25 feet.



Its "fruit" looks like long strings of grapes, 4 or 5 inches long, 2

or 3 at each level, except they are less than half the size of actual

grapes, they are hard, pointy at the unattached end, with a tiny bit

of red-colored stuff at that end.



When they split open, they let out stuff that's lighter and finer than

cotton, looks a bit like cotton, but they float. It looks even more

like milkweed when it's floating along, except milkweed has a big

seed. This has a really small one.



Any guess what this is?







Regardless, I realize now that this is the stuff that clogs the

screens on my soffits. I have a roof fan that runs up to 12 hours a

day on really hot days, and every 5 years or so, I have had to remove

a layer that is something like felt, or what you take out of your

dryer lint trap. Now that this tree is dead, I doubt I'll have to do

that. There may be another such tree, but I think it is far away.



Thanks.

Sounds like a cottonwood tree.

On 6/11/2013 11:23 PM, micky wrote:
I can't identify the tree that fell down over my yard. It was about
about 50 feet high, with a very straight trunk with no branches
remaining for the first 25 feet.

Its "fruit" looks like long strings of grapes, 4 or 5 inches long, 2
or 3 at each level, except they are less than half the size of actual
grapes, they are hard, pointy at the unattached end, with a tiny bit
of red-colored stuff at that end.

When they split open, they let out stuff that's lighter and finer than
cotton, looks a bit like cotton, but they float. It looks even more
like milkweed when it's floating along, except milkweed has a big
seed. This has a really small one.

Any guess what this is?
....

Cottonwood...

Do a google images search for cottonwood tree seed

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On Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:23:50 -0400, micky wrote:

I can't identify the tree that fell down over my yard

Why not post a picture?

It would be easier on the respondents.

On Wed, 12 Jun 2013 08:03:12 -0500, dpb wrote:

On 6/11/2013 11:23 PM, micky wrote:
I can't identify the tree that fell down over my yard. It was about
about 50 feet high, with a very straight trunk with no branches
remaining for the first 25 feet.

Its "fruit" looks like long strings of grapes, 4 or 5 inches long, 2
or 3 at each level, except they are less than half the size of actual
grapes, they are hard, pointy at the unattached end, with a tiny bit
of red-colored stuff at that end.

When they split open, they let out stuff that's lighter and finer than
cotton, looks a bit like cotton, but they float. It looks even more
like milkweed when it's floating along, except milkweed has a big
seed. This has a really small one.

Any guess what this is?
...

Cottonwood...

Do a google images search for cottonwood tree seed

You're right. Thank you both, dp and Pavel.

On 6/12/2013 1:02 PM, Danny D wrote:
On Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:23:50 -0400, micky wrote:

I can't identify the tree that fell down over my yard

Why not post a picture?

It would be easier on the respondents.


But wouldn't that spoil the fun?g

On Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:02:34 +0000 (UTC), Danny D
wrote:

On Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:23:50 -0400, micky wrote:

I can't identify the tree that fell down over my yard

Why not post a picture?

If no one had identified it by the description, I would have decided
which was less effort, to post a picture** or to take a branch of the
stuff to a garden shop about 10 miles away.

It would be easier on the respondents.

Yeah, but when they get it right from only a description, I'll bet
they feel better than when someone makes it easy.



**Get the camera, take the picture, find the cord to connect the
camera to the computer, copy the picture to the computer, ***find a
picture hosting site, sign up, upload, copy url.

Oh, with a phone: Turn on the Android phone, wait until it turns on,
my phone exits Camera 2 seconds after each picture, but assume that
didn't happen, take the pictures, move them to the computer without
signing up for gmail (I've done it once but I already forget how) then
continue at t he *** in the previous paragraph. I assume phone
pictures are far lower in quality than even a moderately priced
camera's pictures.

On Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:23:50 -0400, micky
wrote:

I can't identify the tree that fell down over my yard. It was about
about 50 feet high, with a very straight trunk with no branches
remaining for the first 25 feet.

Its "fruit" looks like long strings of grapes, 4 or 5 inches long, 2
or 3 at each level, except they are less than half the size of actual
grapes, they are hard, pointy at the unattached end, with a tiny bit
of red-colored stuff at that end.

When they split open, they let out stuff that's lighter and finer than
cotton, looks a bit like cotton, but they float. It looks even more
like milkweed when it's floating along, except milkweed has a big
seed. This has a really small one.

Any guess what this is?



Regardless, I realize now that this is the stuff that clogs the
screens on my soffits. I have a roof fan that runs up to 12 hours a
day on really hot days, and every 5 years or so, I have had to remove
a layer that is something like felt, or what you take out of your
dryer lint trap. Now that this tree is dead, I doubt I'll have to do
that. There may be another such tree, but I think it is far away.

Thanks.
Cottonwood????

On Wed, 12 Jun 2013 19:23:25 -0400, micky
wrote:

On Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:02:34 +0000 (UTC), Danny D
wrote:

On Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:23:50 -0400, micky wrote:

I can't identify the tree that fell down over my yard

Why not post a picture?

If no one had identified it by the description, I would have decided
which was less effort, to post a picture** or to take a branch of the
stuff to a garden shop about 10 miles away.

And if I got the answer at a garden shop, I would have posted it here.

Yes, Clare. Thanks.

Then you should provide more details or information for identification.