Dec 14
Here is a list of 10 cool trees, including this one which was the only tree in a 250 mile radius in Libya:
Alas, a drunken truck driver hit it and killed it.
A couple weeks back, I came across the worlds largest cottonwood tree during an ATV ride. We’d come across a lush oasis amidst miles of desert and found this tree that was over 30’ in diameter. I’ll probably do that ride again this winter and will snap a photo…
December 17th, 2009 at 11:02 am
PLEASE, tell me more about the world’s largest cottonwood tree…American Forests keeps the National Register of Big Trees for the U.S.–different species and sub-species…which species do you refer to? Location? (no need to give absolute specifics for protection purposes). Formal measurements at Am. For. required in inches for circumference rather than diameter. Current Plains Cottonwood U.S. champ is 36′ in circumference. Thanks,
Kathleen Cain
author: The Cottonwood Tree: An American Champion
(Johnson Books/Big Earth Publishing. Boulder: 2007)
December 17th, 2009 at 11:07 am
Interesting… I don’t know if this one beats 36 feet, but it does seem to come close.
Gosh… since this is of interest, I will pack a big tape measure on a ride up there. I hope sometime over the Christmas break – it could be tough, we’ve had snow, but I can probably get in via an alternate route.
I’ll e-mail you with the lat/long of it.
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