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Instructions · What links here · Fairfield Poplar (talk: + · bio) · (log) · Copyvios report · reFill · Easy tools: Citation bot (help) | Advanced: Fix bare URLs · (Search: Google, Wikipedia) · Submitted 25 days ago by Poly553 (talk: D · +) · Last edited 25 days ago by Poly553

The Fairfield Poplar is a heritage plains cottonwood tree located on the grounds of the Lethbridge Research and Development Centre, in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.^[1]

The tree was planted in c.1906 by the first superintendent of the research centre, Dr. William Fairfield, as part of a broader effort to populate the surface of the prairie with trees.^[2] The tree was hauled up from the river bottom over 6 miles (9.6km) in a horse and wagon cart by Fairfield and staff. The area around the tree is now known as Fairfield Gardens, and features a variety of mature trees, flower bends, and picnic tables.

In 2008, the tree was recognized by the Heritage Tree Foundation of Alberta as a Heritage Tree. ^[3]

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↑ "Lethbridge RDC celebrates Fairfield Poplar Tree › Westwind Weekly". westwindweekly.com. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
↑ Janzen, Henry (9 February 2009). "A century of planting trees: Musings on one hundred years of research". Canadian Journal of Soil Science. 89 (3). Canadian Science Publishing: 247–254. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
↑ "The Fairfield Gardens | Tourism Lethbridge". tourismlethbridge.com.

49°58′42″N 112°52′58″W / 49.97833°N 112.88278°W / 49.97833; -112.88278 (Fairfield Poplar)

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[1] "Lethbridge RDC celebrates Fairfield Poplar Tree › Westwind Weekly". westwindweekly.com. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

[2] Janzen, Henry (9 February 2009). "A century of planting trees: Musings on one hundred years of research". Canadian Journal of Soil Science. 89 (3). Canadian Science Publishing: 247–254. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

[3] "The Fairfield Gardens | Tourism Lethbridge". tourismlethbridge.com.

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