Good morning.
Friday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 82. Sunrise is 6:20 AM and sunset 7:28 PM for 13h 08m 37s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 96.3% of its visible disk illuminated.
On this day in 1939, J. Robert Oppenheimer and his student Hartland Snyder publish the Oppenheimer–Snyder model, proving for the first time in contemporary physics how black holes could develop.
Screenshot Innovatree webpage at https://innovatree.umn.edu
Avery Lea Rogers reports Bayfield farm launches new tree species made to clean pollution, thrive in Midwest (‘The first crop of this hybrid poplar sold out a few days after it was brought to market’):
Patrons, scientists and staff at Hauser’s Superior View Farm prophesied the poplars’ future like new parents wondering how their children might one day change the world. Within a week, each of the sprightly trees ornamented with paper tags saying “InnovaTree” had been sold.
“We’re really excited about the potential uses of this tree,” said Jeff Jackson, an educator for the Natural Resources Research Institute at the University of Minnesota Duluth. “They’re sold out for 2023. Next year Hauser’s will be selling about 500 InnovaTrees. I think other nurseries will begin offering it for sale, too.”
The InnovaTree is a new hybrid developed following decades of breeding research by the Duluth-based institute. When its research began in the 1990s, there was a shortage of tree pulp needed to make paper. But as the need for pulp eased over time, the research shifted to reducing pollution.
The InnovaTree ultimately proved to be excellent at pollution cleanup, disease resistance and fast growth, Jackson said. This year, the institute partnered with Hauser’s Superior View Farm in Bayfield and officially brought the InnovaTree to market.
“This tree was designed for the climate we have in Minnesota and Wisconsin,” Jackson said. “It was built for the upper Midwest.”
US Remains on Track for Solid Q2 Growth: