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Tree Information x

Identifier: NA/P0079
Registered By: Manitoba Forestry Association
Genus: Populus
Species: deltoides
Common names: eastern cottonwood,
Height: 35.00 m
Diameter: 203.1 cm
Avg. Crown Spread: 11.00 m
Champion Tree Score: 375

Location

Suburb:
City/Town: 18 km southwest of Portage La Prairie
Region: (not specified)
   
 
General Notes:

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This is the largest tree that has been located in the province to date. It is a plains cottonwood and is located in an oxbow of the Assiniboine River approximately 18 km southwest of Portage La Prairie (SE31-10-7W).
The plains cottonwood is found throughout the southern one-third of the province, and is the largest of all the native poplars. It is often seen growing in the open or towering many feet above the canopy of mixed hardwood stands. The cottonwoods prefer rich, silty loam soils and usually attain their greatest growth and size along creeks and rivers. The plains cottonwood has also been planted extensively, especially by the early settlers, throughout southern Manitoba. With reasonable tending the species performs well as a shelterbelt tree, and remnants of some of the earliest plantings are still surviving.
A resume of this particular plains cottonwood or a similar cottonwood was described in Calvert, R.F. 1970. Tree Improvements in Manitoba. Manitoba Department of Mines, Resources and Environmental Management. Information Series No. 2.
Nominated By: Rick Morrison, Forestry Branch, Manitoba Department of Natural Resources, Winnipeg.
R.H. Drain, Box 107, Gr. 29, Winnipeg.
Carol Dyck, Box 1341, Portage La Prairie.
Leonard Rossnagel, R.R.3, Box 60, Portage La Prairie.
Source: Manitoba Forestry Association. 1987. Heritage Trees of Manitoba. Page 31.

Filename: NA.0079P.deltoides.b.jpg, Image Credit: Heritage Trees of Manitoba Manitoba Forestry Association 1987. All rights reserved. Permission must be obtained before any reuse of this image.

Tree Information x

Identifier: NA/P0079
Tree Type: Single
Registered By: Manitoba Forestry Association
Registration Category: Provincial Heritage Tree- Notable Tree
General Notes:

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This is the largest tree that has been located in the province to date. It is a plains cottonwood and is located in an oxbow of the Assiniboine River approximately 18 km southwest of Portage La Prairie (SE31-10-7W).
The plains cottonwood is found throughout the southern one-third of the province, and is the largest of all the native poplars. It is often seen growing in the open or towering many feet above the canopy of mixed hardwood stands. The cottonwoods prefer rich, silty loam soils and usually attain their greatest growth and size along creeks and rivers. The plains cottonwood has also been planted extensively, especially by the early settlers, throughout southern Manitoba. With reasonable tending the species performs well as a shelterbelt tree, and remnants of some of the earliest plantings are still surviving.
A resume of this particular plains cottonwood or a similar cottonwood was described in Calvert, R.F. 1970. Tree Improvements in Manitoba. Manitoba Department of Mines, Resources and Environmental Management. Information Series No. 2.
Nominated By: Rick Morrison, Forestry Branch, Manitoba Department of Natural Resources, Winnipeg.
R.H. Drain, Box 107, Gr. 29, Winnipeg.
Carol Dyck, Box 1341, Portage La Prairie.
Leonard Rossnagel, R.R.3, Box 60, Portage La Prairie.
Source: Manitoba Forestry Association. 1987. Heritage Trees of Manitoba. Page 31.

Single Tree Details

Genus: Populus
Species: deltoides
Common names: eastern cottonwood,
Given Name: Manitoba's Largest Tree
Height: 35.00m
Height measurement method: Clinometer & Tape - tangent
Height Comments: (none)
Girth: 638 cm
Girth measurement height: 0.0000 m
Girth Comments: (none)
Diameter: 203.1 cm
Crown Spread A: 22.00m
Crown Spread B: 0.00m
Avg. Crown Spread: 11.00m
Actual Planting Date: actual date not specified
Approx. Planting Date:
e.g. circa. 1860
Current Age: not known years
Tree Health Description: (none)
Tree Form Type: Single Trunk
Number of Trunks: 1
Tree Form Comments: (none)
Champion Tree Score: 375
Local Protection Status: No
Tree Physically Present: Yes
Heritage Score: 0

Observations

Date Observer Action
26 Jun 2016 Znamirowski, I

Location

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Latitude: 0
Longitude: 0
Location Name: SE31-10-7W
Address: Approximately 18 km southwest of Portage La Prairie (SE31-10-7W).
Suburb:
City/Town: 18 km southwest of Portage La Prairie
Region: (not specified)
Location Description: It is a plains cottonwood and is located in an oxbow of the Assiniboine River approximately 18 km southwest of Portage La Prairie (SE31-10-7W).
Public Accessibility: (not specified)
Local Authority: (not specified)

Images

Preview Credit Date
Heritage Trees of Manitoba Manitoba Forestry Association 1987 01 Jun 1987
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