Ash Creek Photo
The Oregon Coast, Cascade Mountains, Columbia Gorge, and Canadian Rockies in Pictures
Primarily tree species native to the Pacific Northwest states, but with a few introduced and horticultural species included.
This is the trunk of a black cottonwood, and it normally would be quite dark in color. However, this mature tree was located in a very sunny and windblown spot along the Columbia River, and the harsh environment had bleached the trunk to a light gray.
This is the trunk of a black cottonwood, and it normally would be quite dark in color. However, this mature tree was located in a very sunny and windblown spot along the Columbia River, and the harsh environment had bleached the trunk to a light gray.