Willow Heritage Tree - Boissevain MB
Posted by: 
PeterNoG
N 49° 13.816 W 100° 03.238
14U E 423266 N 5453588
This Exceptional Tree is in a small landscaped lot on Broadway Street at South Railway Street in Boissevain, Manitoba.
Waymark Code: WMCQKH
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 10/03/2011
Views: 10
The information sign gives the measurements from 1986.
Height - 16 m (51 ft)
Crown Spread - 21 m (68 ft)
D.B.H. (Diameter at Breast Height) - 153 cm (61 in)
Circumference - 4858 cm ( 94 in)
There must be a conversion error on the Circumference measurement because 4858 cm would be 1913 in or 159 feet.
The tree is mentioned on page 7 at the link below.
Genus/Species: Willow
Height: 51
Girth: 5
Method of obtaining height: Reliable source
Method of obtaining girth: Reliable source
Location type: Other public property
Age: 100
Planter: William Venables
Website reference: [Web Link]
Walk time: 0
Historical significance: Not listed
Parking coordinates: Not Listed
Photograpy coordinates: Not Listed
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