this is the fluff of the cottonwood tree that are highly flammable when they are dry. the reason why people Burn cottonwood fuff is a common way of quickly removing them from your yard, but it can be very dangerous as the fire can quickly spread in many different directions. In areas like Colorado and Utah where there is an abundance of cottonwood trees, officials regularly send out warnings to residents to remind them of how quickly a cottonwood fire could escalate. But when the cottonwood fluff is evenly spread like this and not in big drifts it burns too fast to catch anything, of course you still need cautius
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