Tree Fairies - Rubino the Cottonwood Fairy coloring page

 

Tree Fairies - Rubino the Fremont Cottonwood Fairy

Rubino is a Fremont Cottonwood Fairy.  He is seen here by a Fremont Cottonwood Tree.  John C. Fremont was the naturalist who named this tree.  It's official scientific name is Populus fremontii. 

So, the tree is a Poplar and that is why it has the Genus name of Populus.  Its species name of fremontii is after John C. Fremont... who was a US Army officer and an explorer and naturalist.  

Tree Fairies can climb trees very easily.  Of course, they can also fly to the top of the tree if they want to. Tree Fairies, like almost all Fairies, usually wear a flying belt when they are out and about.  You should know that Rubino is a very young Tree Fairy.  He is not yet an adult but his skills have him already assigned to forest protection duty.  He has transformed himself to mortal size.  Of course, his natural size is closer to 3.5 inches tall or about 9 cm. 

Fremont Cottonwoods are my favorite type of tree.  Near the edge of my father's farm, where I was raised, in southern Utah, there was a small grove of Cottonwood Trees.  I did not learn the name "Fremont Cottonwoods" until I was studying Science in college.  Fremont Cottonwood Trees can grow to around 116 feet tall.  That is 35 meters tall.   In comparison, the Narrow-Leaf Cottonwood grows to a maximum of 60 feet or 18 meters tall.  

You might notices that the tree is not growing straight up, that is something that sometimes happens with Cottonwood Trees. 

This drawing can be found, in printable form, by clicking on the button labeled "Fantasy, Myths, and Circus."  Then scroll down because new drawings are at the bottom of the list of drawings.