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Mid-successional cottonwood forest with ash in the understory along the Missouri River at Garrison Reach in North Dakota.
Cottonwood forest at Garrison Reach, North Dakota
Emergent cottonwood trees at stand number 12 sampled by Carter Johnson during his doctoral research on the Missouri River floodplain at Garrison Reach.
Emergent cottonwood at Garrison Reach of the Missouri River, North Dakota
Dense canopy of later successional stage cottonwood forests near stand #12 in the floodplain at Garrison Reach of the Missouri River in North Dakota.
Emergent cottonwood at Garrison Reach of the Missouri River, North Dakota
Emergent cottonwood trees at Garrison Reach of the Missouri River in North Dakota. This image clearly shows how much taller old cottonwood trees are compared to the later successional stage. This exposure to storms causes wind damage and sometimes tree fall to emergent cottonwoods.
Emergent cottonwood at Garrison Reach of the Missouri River, North Dakota
Cottonwood tree is 19.5 feet tall. In 2008 it was discovered that this tree and most other extremely large and old cottonwoods in this stand had died and fallen to the ground. This tree may have been present when Lewis and Clark passed by in the early 1800's. W. Carter Johnson's wife, Janet, is next to tree.
Large Cottonwood tree
Cottonwood tree is 19.5 feet tall at research stand #26 in Garrison Reach on the Missouri River in North Dakota.
Large Cottonwood tree
Sandbars, river channel, and border of dense cottonwood forest at the Garrison Reach of the Missouri River in North Dakota.
Missouri River at Garrison Reach, North Dakota
Expensive nature of cottonwood forests on the Missouri River floodplain at Garrison Reach in North Dakota.
Missouri River floodplain at Garrison Reach in North Dakota
Old cottonwood stand at Garrison Reach in North Dakota.
Old cottonwood stand at Garrison Reach, North Dakota
Old cottonwood stand at Garrison Reach in North Dakota.
Old cottonwood stand at Garrison Reach, North Dakota
Young cottonwood trees at a research stand on the Missouri River.
Research stand on the Missouri River
Young cottonwood trees at a research stand on the Missouri River.
Research stand on the Missouri River
Old cottonwood being recycled by decomposers in western North Dakota
Vegetation on fallen cottonwood
Vegetation growing on old cottonwood tree at Garrison Reach in North Dakota.
Vegetation on old cottonwood at Garrison Reach, North Dakota
Early successional forest dominated by cottonwood, about 20 years old, at Garrison Reach near the Missouri River in North Dakota.
Young cottonwood stand at Garrison Reach, North Dakota