 Re: Cottonwood tree.
Treedimensional, I will back up your opinion of the cottonwood. In western ND, the ISA puts a species value on them of 80-100%, since they are the only large tree you will get to grow. You just have to use some common sense on where you plant them, so that what falls does not hit something real important. In the eastern part of the state with twice the rainfall and "banana belt" climate, they are rated at about 10%, since there are a lot of nice trees that will live there. I do not have any, since the yard is much too small.
Where are you at in Saskatchewan? I have a graduate who is a climber in Saskatoon. A young lady whom I thought would be a concert saxaphone player, but developed a great love for climbing. Each career change in the past 5 or 6 years has been to a job that allows more climbing in larger trees. You never can tell how a student will turn out. She just loves it.
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Bob Underwood, Associate Professor of Forestry
ND School of Forestry
Minot State University - Bottineau Campus
Bottineau, North Dakota |