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American Forests 2020 National Register of Champion Trees AMERICAN FORESTS 2020 NATIONAL REGISTER OF CHAMPION TREES Record Reference Number Year Nominated Nominated By Scientific Name Circumference (Inches) Height (Feet) Crown Spread (Feet) Total Points Year Last Verified Current Status Date Crowned County State 2915 1999 Steve Sillett and Robert Van Pelt Abies amabilis 212 222 38 444 2011 Champion 2012-03-23 Clallam WA 2907 1992 R.O. Brooks and C. Keeran Abies balsamea 160 104 53 277 2018 Champion 2019-09-13 Adams PA 3770 2006 Alan R. Washburn Abies bracteata 150 127 36 286 2016 Champion 2016-09-01 Monterey CA 5325 2013 Barbara Gardner Abies concolor 244 101 55.5 359 2013 Champion 2013-09-01 Utah UT 6582 2020 Carl Casey and Martin Crawford Abies concolor var. lowiana 229 227 42 467 2020 Co-Champion 2020-09-16 Mariposa CA 6581 2020 Carl Casey Abies concolor var. lowiana 236 220 46 468 2020 Co-Champion 2020-09-16 Mariposa CA 6361 2018 Carl Casey Abies concolor var. lowiana 261 201 37 471 2018 Co-Champion 2019-09-13 Tuolumne CA 6289 2018 Carl Casey, Martin Crawford, and Robert Van Pelt Abies concolor var. lowiana 259 199.5 48.5 471 2018 Co-Champion 2018-09-06 Mariposa CA 4638 2009 Byron Carmean, J. Murray, and Gary Williamson Abies fraseri 116 96 45 223 2012 Champion 2012-09-01 Harrisonburg VA 5250 2013 Robert Van Pelt Abies grandis 265 227 48 504 2018 Co-Champion 2019-11-12 Clallam WA 2912 1997 Dale Thornburg and Robert Van Pelt Abies grandis 245 257 36 511 2015 Co-Champion 2015-09-01 Humboldt CA 2917 1965 Stephen Arno and Oscar Sedergren Abies lasiocarpa 252 125 26 384 2015 Champion 2015-09-01 Jefferson WA 2908 1999 R. Knight, M. Rudnicki, and Robert Van Pelt Abies magnifica 358 169.33 37.08 537 2018 Champion 2018-08-17 Tuolumne CA 6284 2018 Robert Van Pelt Abies procera 316 251.67 44 579 2018 Champion 2018-08-30 Cowlitz WA 4116 2007 George Ferguson Acacia berlandieri 18 23 29 48 2019 Co-Champion 2020-09-16 Pima AZ 3996 2007 John K. Berry Acacia berlandieri 24 21 23.5 51 2018 Co-Champion 2018-09-24 Uvalde TX 3865 2007 Andy Allgood, David Thornburg, and Harry Untiedt Acacia greggii 74 34 35.5 117 2016 Champion 2016-05-11 Yavapai AZ 3752 2006 John K. Berry Acacia greggii var. wrightii 99 27 35.5 135 2018 Champion 2018-09-24 Uvalde TX 5060 2012 The Nature Conservancy Acacia koa 343 115 93 481 2012 Champion 2019-01-02 Hawaiʻi HI 6349 2018 Byron Carmean and Gary Williamson Acer barbatum 133 126 72 277 2017 Champion 2018-09-05 Southampton VA 5421 2014 LaVelle Goheen Acer circinatum 74 43 39 127 2014 Champion 2014-04-16 Clatsop OR 6499 2019 Jason Sprouls and Javad Torabinejad Acer ginnala 69 23 32 100 2019 Champion 2019-09-13 Montgomery VA 3094 1997 Ron Brightman and Robert Van Pelt Acer glabrum 121 62 51 196 2019 Champion 2019-09-13 Island WA 3847 2007 David Thornburg Acer grandidentatum 210 59 46 281 2013 Champion 2020-09-15 Coconino AZ 6562 2019 Robert K. Peet Acer leucoderme 37.5 65.08 41 113 2019 Champion 2020-09-16 Gaston NC 5404 2014 Brian French Acer macrophyllum 463 119 91 605 2013 Champion 2014-04-16 Lane OR 6396 2019 Amber Martinez Acer negundo 222 69 83.5 312 2018 Co-Champion 2019-09-13 Frederick MD 5501 2014 Warren Coburn Acer negundo 265 33 34 307 2016 Co-Champion 2014-10-27 Essex VA 5914 2017 Cory French Acer nigrum 170 85 98 280 2017 Champion 2018-08-30 York ME 5780 2016 Byron Carmean, Jeff Kirwan, and Gary Williamson Acer pensylvanicum 43 51 31 102 2020 Champion 2019-09-13 Grayson VA 5902 2017 Mark Lewing and Pamela Lewing Acer platanoides 203 68 68 288 2013 Champion 2018-09-05 Ravalli MT 6684 2020 Alfonso Smica Acer rubrum 264 75 80 359 2016 Co-Champion 2020-09-16 Salem NJ 5067 2012 Jeff Suraci Acer rubrum 276 72 68 365 2012 Co-Champion 2019-09-13 New Haven CT 5613 2014 Byron Carmean, Mike Rasnake, and Gary Williamson Acer rubrum var. trilobum 107 117 54 238 2014 Champion 2017-08-15 Isle of Wight VA 6295 2018 Jeff Black Acer saccharinum 287 90 106 404 2012 Co-Champion 2020-09-16 Bath VA 6027 2017 Tyler Blount and Riley Bruce Acer saccharinum 255 120 130 408 2013 Co-Champion 2020-09-16 Bland VA 6026 2017 Robert Vickers Acer saccharinum 288 96 112 412 2015 Co-Champion 2019-09-13 Fairfax VA 6001 2017 Will Staats Acer saccharinum 288 90 95 402 2012 Co-Champion 2020-09-16 Coos NH 6330 2018 Lyt Wood Acer saccharum 270 72 84 363 2016 Co-Champion 2018-09-21 Giles VA 5069 2012 Glenn Dreyer Acer saccharum 219 123 86 364 2012 Co-Champion 2018-09-21 New London CT 4505 2009 Richard G. Adams Acer saccharum 230 101 100 356 2014 Co-Champion 2020-09-16 Rockingham NH 4156 2008 Richard Salzer Acer spicatum 18 42 28 67 2013 Champion 2020-09-16 Smyth VA 3217 1995 Don Evans and Daniel B. Ward Acoelorraphe wrightii 10 31 6 43 2014 Champion 2015-11-10 Miami-Dade FL 2743 2001 Walter Mark and Jeff Reimer Aesculus californica 176 46 60 237 2015 Champion 2016-10-07 Santa Cruz CA 4113 2007 Dan Miles Aesculus flava 295 81 56 390 2017 Champion 2017-12-31 Alleghany VA 5771 2016 Jennifer Turner Aesculus glabra 174 86 57 274 2016 Co-Champion 2017-08-15 Fayette KY 3631 2007 Thomas L. Green Aesculus glabra 181.1 75 71 274 2013 Co-Champion 2020-09-16 DuPage IL 3929 2007 Robert Edmonson Aesculus glabra var. arguta 62 39 40 111 2014 Champion 2014-09-11 Gillespie TX 6259 2018 Robert Van Pelt Aesculus hippocastanum 237 85.58 72.58 341 2018 Champion 2018-08-31 King WA 6377 2019 Donna Baldwin Aesculus pavia 72 48 37 129 2017 Champion 2019-09-13 St. Louis MO 4620 2009 Robin Beldenbaugh, Byron Carmean, Bobby Clontz, and Gary Williamson Aesculus sylvatica 48 62 48 122 2017 Champion 2019-09-13 Sussex VA 2652 1982 Jerald Lopeman and Soloman Peralta Alnus oblongifolia 199 128 58 342 2012 Champion 2018-04-23 Socorro NM 5758 2016 Ralph E. Anderson Alnus rubra 165 98 68 280 2013 Champion 2018-08-30 Benton OR 5317 2013 Jerry Black Amelanchier alnifolia 37 44 25 87 2013 Champion 2016-07-22 Clackamas OR 6674 2020 Dan Cooley Amelanchier arborea 66 88 36 163 2020 Co-Champion 2020-09-16 Upshur WV 4764 2010 John Rossell Amelanchier arborea 105 44 54 163 2019 Co-Champion 2019-09-13 Pocahontas WV 5398 2014 Byron Carmean, Jeff Kirwan, and Gary Williamson Amelanchier laevis 113 69 47 194 2020 Champion 2020-09-30 Smyth VA 5826 2016 Danielle Fitzko Amelanchier sanguinea 59 46 41 115 2016 Champion 2017-08-15 Rutland VT 4437 2009 Bob Showler Amyris elemifera 22 30 16 56 2018 Champion 2018-09-01 Monroe FL 6586 2020 Lawrence Hunter Aralia spinosa 31 28 24 65 2020 Champion 2020-09-17 Baltimore MD 4851 2011 Mike Hallen Arbutus arizonica 134 32 37 175 2020 Champion 2012-03-23 Santa Cruz AZ 5403 2014 Clifford Bryden Arbutus menziesii 250 96 97.5 370 2012 Champion 2020-09-17 Douglas OR 4831 2011 Charles Stair Arbutus xalapensis 162 46 61 223 2016 Champion 2017-08-16 Brewster TX 3078 2005 Jim Brobeck Arctostaphylos manzanita 119 30 27 156 2015 Champion 2016-10-07 Butte CA 5008 2011 Andy Allgood and David Thornburg Arctostaphylos pringlei 88 19 23 113 2011 Champion 2011-09-01 Yavapai AZ 3082 2001 Art Cowley Arctostaphylos viscida 91 22 24 119 2017 Champion 2018-08-31 Tulare CA 3335 1995 Mark Corbet Artemisia tridentata 32 16 18 53 2017 Champion 2018-08-15 Jefferson OR 5390 2014 Joe Howard and Joli McCathran Asimina triloba 37 59 34.5 105 2013 Champion 2014-04-14 Montgomery MD 2726 2003 Vincent Condon and Niko Reisinger Avicennia germinans 86 52 34 147 2018 Champion 2018-09-24 Monroe FL 4179 2008 Byron Carmean and Gary Williamson Baccharis halimifolia 36 20 20 61 2016 Champion 2017-08-15 Chesapeake VA 4362 2009 Cathy Cook and Douglas Stevenson Betula alleghaniensis 240 65 62.5 321 2019 Champion 2017-08-15 Kennebec ME 5303 2013 Joe Page Betula neoalaskana 116 80 42 207 2013 Champion 2014-10-27 Matanuska-Susitna AK 5910 2017 Jason Hunt and Jennifer Turner Betula nigra 196 68 73.17 282 2020 Champion 2017-08-15 Perry KY 5099 2012 Jim Robinson Betula papyrifera 116 87 62 219 2011 Champion 2019-09-13 Cheshire NH 4982 2011 David Govatski Betula papyrifera var. cordifolia 63 48 32 119 2011 Champion 2018-08-31 Coos NH 5750 2016 Jerry Black Betula pendula 124 78 68 219 2014 Champion 2018-08-30 Clackamas OR 4160 2008 Lyman Hoffman Betula populifolia 95 48 59 158 2012 Champion 2018-09-06 Cape May NJ 6591 2020 David King Bourreria radula 13 24 16.5 41 2020 Champion 2020-09-17 Miami-Dade FL 6592 2020 David King Bourreria succulenta 31 36 34.5 76 2020 Champion 2020-09-17 Miami-Dade FL 6486 2019 Charles Gardner Broussonetia papyrifera 163 35 56 212 2018 Champion 2019-09-13 Williamsburg VA 2741 1997 Alice Warren-Bradley Bucida buceras 158 64 71 240 2020 Champion 2018-04-03 Miami-Dade FL 5053 2012 Jim Malusa, Pete Sundt, and Doug Whitbeck Bursera microphylla 40 16 22 62 2012 Champion 2014-10-27 Yuma AZ 6594 2020 Dallas Hazelton Bursera simaruba 94 48 43.5 153 2020 Co-Champion 2020-09-17 Miami-Dade FL 2933 1992 William Hubbard and Beverlee Wang Bursera simaruba 104 36 60 155 2013 Co-Champion 2018-08-31 Monroe FL 5479 2014 Mark Torok Byrsonima lucida 57 17 17 78 2018 Champion 2014-10-27 Monroe FL 4985 2011 Siskiyou Field Institute 2011 Conifers Class Calocedrus decurrens 484 138 45 633 2013 Co-Champion 2014-04-15 Josephine OR 3017 1969 Jack Herr, D.
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