We invite you to visit... In 1880 the site that was to become Glenwood City was a tranquil glen (valley) in the midst of huge forests. By 1885-1890 with the coming of the railroad and the lumber mills, Glenwood was the major trading center of the area with a population of 2000.
As mentioned above, other trees (such as birch trees) are tapped. 1  Coconut nectar (a.k.a., coconut syrup) - nectar collected from the coconut blossom sap. Tastes similar to toffee.  Coconut Sugar - coconut blossom sap boiled down till it crystalises.
Some of the most common hygrophile tree species are being used to control floods, both in ponds and on the levees, are: 1  Poplars (Poupulus Nigra & Alba) 2  Ash (mainly Fraxinus Angustifolia or Fraxinus Excelsior) 3  Willows (genus Salix, there are hundreds of different species to pick). 4  Elms (Ulmus )