COTTONWOOD IN STREAM BOTTOM STRINGER T YPE 



Cottonwood is found in all counties of the Southern Montana unit. The 

 quality varies widelv from county to county. Cottonwood occurs only 

 along the waterways, and the best of it is along large rivers such as 

 the Yellowstone, Powder, Tongue, Big Horn, Clark Fork of the Yellowstone, 

 Stillwater and Boulder. With the passing of the river boats and the 

 demand for fuelwood, there has been little commercial use of cottonwood. 

 Interest in this species is awakening again and a few portable mills have 

 cut some lumber in recent years for construction of ranch buildings. 



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