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MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



THE NORWAY POPLAR. 



E. G. CHEYNEY, ASSISTANT IN FORESTRY, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA. 



A tree suitable for windbreak or lawn planting, of rapid 

 growth, perfectly hardy and free from the dirty, objectionable 

 habits of the willows and cottonwoods, should be of interest to all 

 Minnesotans. especially those who live in the prairie sections. The 

 Norway poplar, brought into the country by an unknown pedlar 

 and of unknown origin, would seem to be such a tree. Hearing 

 some rumor of the tree, the writer made a careful study of it 

 on the farm of Mr. Emil Sahler, Waseca, Minn. Mr. Sahler 

 kindly explained his methods of handling the cuttings and gave 

 the liistorv of the plantation on his farm. 



Norway poplar grove, ten years old from the cuttings and forty-five feet high. 

 On farm of Emil Sahler, Waseca. 



The tree is evidently a form of the staminate cottonwood, but 

 of exceptionally rapid growth, good form and fine wood fibre. 

 The cuttings do not start readily unless soaked in water for about 

 six hours previous to setting out. Cuttings started in this man- 

 ner in May had by August attained a height of four and one-half 

 to six feet. Those a year older were from ten to twelve feet high. 

 One hundred and sixty-seven eight-year-olds situated on the brow 

 of a hill, a rather dry location, spaced four feet apart each way, 

 showed an average height of thirty-five feet and an average di- 



