Ah -- "Carolina poplar", a species I hadn't even heard of by name (though odds are I've seen 'em someplace). So I got the "not Lombardy" half of my guess correct ...
Your description explains why one web page said it was known as "the cottonwood of the plains". I wonder whether I'd be allergic to fabric woven from thread spun from poplar fluff.
Re: Sycamores?!
Your description explains why one web page said it was known as "the cottonwood of the plains". I wonder whether I'd be allergic to fabric woven from thread spun from poplar fluff.