Uncle John's Cottonwood - Horace ND
Posted by: PeterNoG
N 46° 45.070 W 096° 55.530
14T E 658443 N 5179602
This exceptional tree is a mile SW of Horace ND.
Waymark Code: WM542M
Location: North Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 11/07/2008
Views: 59
When The Corps of Engineers were building the Sheyenne River Flood Control Project (completed in 1992), they designed the project around the tree so they would not disturb it. At that time, it was reported to be: "The 90-foot high tree is the second largest in North Dakota with a circumference of over 25 feet. The average crown for the tree is 79 feet." (
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Genus/Species: Cottonwood
Height: 93
Girth: 27
Method of obtaining height: Reliable source
Method of obtaining girth: Reliable source
Location type: Other public property
Age: 50
Historical significance: I was here and a storm chased us back to Sioux Falls. I was curious to see if the tree made it through the storm.
Planter: You don't expect much do you? Bob and Marylin Bensen
Website reference: [Web Link]
Parking coordinates: N 46° 45.084 W 096° 55.514
Walk time: 1
Photograpy coordinates: N 46° 45.084 W 096° 55.514
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Visit Instructions:
A closeup picture of your GPS receiver in your hand, with the tree in the background, is required. If the tree is on private property, this closeup photograph with the tree in the background may be taken from the nearest public vantage point without actually going to the tree.
The required photograph does not need to show the entire tree, but the individual tree must be recognizable.