It takes the average reader 2 hours and 12 minutes to read High Plains Arboretum by Jessica Friis and the Friends of the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Decades after the Homestead Act, many settlers had tried and failed to establish roots in the high plains of Wyoming. Altitude, wind, dry conditions, and lack of winter snow cover desiccated plants, making it especially hard for trees to survive. In 1929, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) constructed a field station to research plants that could tolerate Cheyenne's harsh climate. From 1930 to 1974, many varieties of small fruits, vegetables, shrubs, and trees were tested. Plants from similar climates around the world, some as far away as China and Siberia, were also tested at the...
High Plains Arboretum by Jessica Friis and the Friends of the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens is 128 pages long, and a total of 33,024 words.
This makes it 43% the length of the average book. It also has 40% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours to read High Plains Arboretum aloud.
High Plains Arboretum is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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