furry stuff from a tree

[Nefertiti]

What do you call the furry stuff coming out of a tree in English?

Usually it has yellowish or brownish color.

Thanks

[Barb_D]

Boy, I'm not sure what you mean.
Do you mean pine needles? Pollen? Sap?

[BobK]

Or resin, or latex... (I wouldn't call any of these - Barb's or mine - "furry" though). I suppose with some sorts of tree it would make sense to describe the bark as furry.

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[Nefertiti]

It is not liquid.

It looks like hair or fur.
It's something with a fuzzy or hairy texture or appearance.

It flies as wind blows.

It's coming from roadside trees. I need a broom to sweep the stuff.

It disappears in the winter seasons.

It's quite troublesome and disturbing. The stuff has more whitish/ brownish/yellowish color.

[Snowcake]

It strikes me that you mean a specific tree. Do you have an idea what tree it is?

[Anglika]

Could it be cottonwood fluff?

[Nefertiti]

Hi Snowcake & Anglika,

I wish I knew what tree it were.

I doesn't look like a cottonwood tree.

It's taller than a two-story house.

Can we still call the fuzzy stuff 'fluff' if it is not a cottonwood tree?

Thanks for the reply.

[Anglika]

Cottonwoods could easily be that tall. They are poplars, which can grown very large. Have a look here: Cottonwood - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Nefertiti]

Hi Ang,

I saw that picture before. It doesn't look like the roadside trees in question.

Let's focus on the subject rather than the tree.

My question is: Can we still call the fuzzy stuff (from a tree) 'fluff' if it is not a cottonwood tree?

Thanks for the reply.

[riverkid]

If we're talking of the same stuff, Nefertiti, we call it "bear hair".

Does it look like this?

http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/fo...2&d=1200349480