Lady Bird Johnson Park Eastern Cottonwood , Lady Bird Johnson Park, South terminus, Near Boundary Channel Bridge, Arlington, Arlington County, VA

For related documentation, see also HALS VA-12 (Lady Bird Johnson Park 1932 Crabapple), HALS VA-13 (Lady Bird Johnson Park 1932 Ornamental Pear), HALS VA-15 ("Methuselah" Willow Oak), HALS VA-66 (Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, Commemorative Groves), HAER VA-42 (Mount Vernon Memorial Highway), and HAER VA-69 (George Washington Memorial Parkway)
Significance: The Lady Bird Johnson Park Eastern Cottonwood (Populus deltoides var. deltoids) is significant because of its longevity and as an excellent example of a massive pioneer tree. It pre-dates the 1932 opening of Arlington Memorial Bridge and the 1929-32 extension of Mount Vernon Memorial Highway across Columbia Island, as well as the formal creation of the island itself.
Survey number: HALS VA-14