Emmet County cottonwood tree is biggest in Michigan - Petoskey News-Review
The Michigan Big Tree Register uses a point system based on measurements, with the measurements of this tree scoring 437 points. “I knew it was the biggest tree in Michigan for 20 years,”said Dick Bare, former owner of the property. The base of the house still remains on the property, as does the enormous tree. Bare said his father-in-law planted the tree, along with two other cottonwood trees, which were cut down a very long time ago. After Bare left the property, the barn was also burned down and since, Winslow said people have been trespassing on the property and vandalizing the area and possibly the tree. Wyn first discovered the tree during a hiking trek, while Keszo found it after going to see the old barn on the property before it burned down. Both were astounded at the sheer size of the tree and eventually both came to believe that the tree must be some kind of record holder. “That was the biggest tree we had ever seen,” Wyn said. Since they first discovered the tree, both women said there has. Source: www.petoskeynews.com
