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Tree Information x

Identifier: NA/P0080
Registered By: Manitoba Forestry Association
Genus: Populus
Species:
Common names:
Height: 26.00 m
Diameter: 199.3 cm
Avg. Crown Spread: 10.50 m
Champion Tree Score: 340

Location

Suburb:
City/Town: Morden
Region: (not specified)
   
 
General Notes:

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Manitoba's second largest tree stands in the southeast corner of Confederation Place in the town of Morden. It is a non-native species, commonly known as the Van Gertz cottonwood (a hybrid between native cottonwood and European black poplar). This tree was grown from a cutting that may have originated in Holland and was received in a letter from New York in about 1891 by James R. Bonny, Chief Clerk of the Morden Land Titles Office from 1890 to 1925. It is described in Morden Pictorial History Book, 1981, Friesen Printers, Altona.
Nominated By: Mr. H. Arklie, Morden Historical Society, Morden.
Source: Manitoba Forestry Association. 1987. Heritage Trees of Manitoba. Page 31.

Filename: NA.0080P.unknown.a.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/P0080
Tree Type: Single
Registered By: Manitoba Forestry Association
Registration Category: Provincial Heritage Tree- Notable Tree
General Notes:

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Manitoba's second largest tree stands in the southeast corner of Confederation Place in the town of Morden. It is a non-native species, commonly known as the Van Gertz cottonwood (a hybrid between native cottonwood and European black poplar). This tree was grown from a cutting that may have originated in Holland and was received in a letter from New York in about 1891 by James R. Bonny, Chief Clerk of the Morden Land Titles Office from 1890 to 1925. It is described in Morden Pictorial History Book, 1981, Friesen Printers, Altona.
Nominated By: Mr. H. Arklie, Morden Historical Society, Morden.
Source: Manitoba Forestry Association. 1987. Heritage Trees of Manitoba. Page 31.

Single Tree Details

Genus: Populus
Species:
Common names:
Given Name: Manitoba's Second Largest Tree
Height: 26.00m
Height measurement method: Clinometer & Tape - tangent
Height Comments: (none)
Girth: 626 cm
Girth measurement height: 0.0000 m
Girth Comments: (none)
Diameter: 199.3 cm
Crown Spread A: 21.00m
Crown Spread B: 0.00m
Avg. Crown Spread: 10.50m
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: 340
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: Morden
Address: Southeast corner of Confederation Place in the town of Morden
Suburb:
City/Town: Morden
Region: (not specified)
Location Description: Southeast corner of Confederation Place in the town of Morden
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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