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OF Big Trees

State and National Champion Yellow Birch (Betula alleghaniensis) Wayne, ME Circ. = 242” Height = 82’ Spread = 74’ 2009/2010 Maine Register of BIG TREES 2009/2010 Maine Register of BIG TREES Common Name Latin Name Circ. Height Crown Total Location Last Nominator (s) SpreadPoints Measured Apple Malus sp. 149" 32' 28' 188 West Falmouth 1999 Bruce Stillings Ash, Black Fraxinus nigra 139" 82' 56' 235 Waterboro 2007 Barry & Charlene Stultz Ash, European Fraxinus excelsior 135" 70' 42' 216 Bath 2002 Tim Lindsay Ash, Green Fraxinus pennsylvanica 115" 63' 65' 194 Mechanic Falls 1990 Fred A. Huntress, Jr. Ash, White Fraxinus americana 244" 95' 70' 357 South Waterford 2003 Helene Decker **Aspen, Bigtooth Populus grandidentata 151" 76' 45' 238 Appleton 2007 Don Lucas Aspen, Trembling Pupulus tremuloides 72" 65' 42' 148 Waterville 2008 Ed Spear Baldcypress Taxodium distichum 38" 20' 23' 64 South Gorham 2002 Jeff Odonal/Tim Lindsay Basswood, American Tilia americana 224" 85' 63' 325 Strong 1994 P. Forrest Tracy Beech, American Fagus grandifolia 104" 87' 58' 206 Hallowell 1997 Al Johnson Beech, European Copper Fagus sylvatica 228" 102' 84' 352 Belfast 2007 Edward Edwards Birch, Gray Betula populifolia 71" 65' 27' 143 Richmond 2003 Pippa Stanley Birch, European White Betula pendula 120" 55' 48' 187 Falmouth 2002 Tim Lindsay **Birch, Paper (White) Betula papyrifera 119" 78' 53' 210 Sumner 2008 Mike Fecteau Birch, River Betula nigra 75” 40’ 36’ 124 Kennebunk 2002 Tim Lindsay Birch, Sweet Betula lenta 139" 82' 48' 233 Gorham 1987 John Phinney **Birch,Yellow Betula allegheniensis 242" 82' 74' 343 Wayne 2008 Cathy Cook/Douglas Stevenson Boxelder Acer negundo 115" 85' 66' 217 Wilton 1988 P. Prodan/ C. Heeschen Buckeye, Ohio Aesculus glabra 96" 82' 45' 189 Rockland 2008 Douglas Johnson/Eric Lautsen Buckthorn, Common Rhamnus cathartica 48" 15' 11' 66 Portland 2002 Tim Lindsay Butternut Juglans cinerea 186" 74' 88' 282 Durham 2003 Tim Lindsay Castor-aralia Kalopanax pictus 80" 40' 35' 129 Waterville 2002 Dale Dubois/Tim Lindsay *Catalpa, Northern Catalpa speciosa 204" 40' 50' 256 York 2002 Tim Lindsay *Catalpa, Northern Catalpa speciosa 184" 55' 66' 255 Phippsburg 2008 Thomas Hoerth Cedar of Lebanon Cedrus libani 30" 25' 18' 60 York 2002 Bill Foster/Tim Lindsay Cedar, Atlantic White Chamaecyparis thyoides 68" 63' 19' 136 Alfred 1999 Clayton Carl Cedar, Northern White Thuja occidentalis 147" 84' 22' 237 T1 R6 WELS 1979 Russell Hovencamp Cherry, Black Prunus serotina 148" 52' 60' 215 Falmouth 2006 Marty Folsom Cherry, Pin Prunus pensylvanica 30" 58' 16' 92 Wallagrass PLT 2008 Dustin Bouchard Cherry, Sargent Prunus sargentii 30" 50' 46' 92 Bar Harbor 2003 Edward A. Richardson *Cherry, Sweet (European) Prunus avium 44" 92' 38' 146 Bar Harbor 2003 Edward A. Richardson *Cherry, Sweet (European) Prunus avium 74" 54' 58' 143 Bath 2008 Thomas Hoerth Cherry, Weeping Higan Prunus subhirtella 115" 20' 30' 143 York 2002 Bill Foster/Tim Lindsay Chestnut, American Castanea dentata 117" 45' 44' 173 Orono 2003 Mike Saunders Coffeetree, Kentucky Gymnocladus dioicus 87" 60' 48' 159 Windham 2001 Tim Lindsay *Co-Champion **Nominated for National Champion 2009/2010 Maine Register of BIG TREES 2009/2010 Maine Register of BIG TREES Common Name Latin Name Circ. Height Crown Total Location Last Nominator (s) SpreadPoints Measured Corktree, Amur Phellodenron amurense 81" 47' 50' 141 Kennebunk 2002 Kurt Woltersdorf Cottonwood, Eastern Populus deltoides 231" 126' 89' 379 Dresden 1987 P.A. Emerson Crabapple Malus sp. 127" 40' 50' 180 Eastbrook 1997 Scott Bunker Dogwood, Corneliancherry Cornus mas 16" 7' 17' 27 Bar Harbor 2004 Edward A. Richardson Dogwood, Cornus florida 35" 37' 30' 80 Portland 1999 Jeffrey Tarling *Dogwood, Kousa Cornus kousa 32" 30' 23' 68 Portland 1995 Jeffrey Tarling *Dogwood, Kousa Cornus kousa 35" 30' 33' 73 Cumberland 2002 Tim Lindsay Douglas-Fir Pseudotsuga menziesii 86" 75' 42' 172 Windham 2009 Tim Lindsay Elder, Golden European Sambucus nigra 18" 18' 23' 42 Bar Harbor 2001 Edward A. Richardson Elm, American Ulmus americana 244" 110' 120' 384 Yarmouth 2006 Frank Knight Elm, Camperdown Ulmus glabra 105" 25' 32' 138 South Portland 1999 Jeffrey Tarling Elm, Cork (Rock) Ulmus thomasii 129" 86' 51' 228 Kittery 1995 Ralph Phipps Elm, Siberian Ulmus pumila 144" 65' 86' 231 Portland 1999 Jeff Tarling/Carl Bauman Elm, Slippery (Red) Ulmus rubra 201" 97' 97' 322 Vassalboro 1995 Prudence B. Gray Falsecypress, Hinoki Chamaecyparis obtusa 91" 28' 22' 124 East Boothbay 2002 Larry Knowlton/WayneClosson *Falsecypress, Japanese Chamaecyparis pisifera 89" 24' 40' 123 South Gorham 2002 Jeff Odonal/Tim Lindsay *Falsecypress, Plume Sawara Chamaecyparis pisifera 64" 57' 21' 126 Bar Harbor 2001 Edward A. Richardson Fir, Balsam Abies balsamea 78" 104' 23' 188 T4R3 WELS 1995 Ted Shina Fir, Fraser Abies fraseri 11" 16' 8' 29 Bar Harbor 2001 Edward A. Richardson Fir, Korean Abies koreana 55" 38' 28' 100 Northeast Harbor 2003 Edward A. Richardson Fir, White Abies concolor 104" 70' 44' 185 Bethel 2007 Churchill/Souther/Huntress Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba 206" 97' 73' 322 Bath 2008 Tom Hoerth/Denis Hebert Goldenchaintree Laburnum x watereri 52" 30' 19' 87 Paris 2001 Tim Lindsay Goldenraintree, Panicled Koelreuteria paniculata 27" 25' 26' 59 York 2002 Bill Foster/Tim Lindsay *Gum, Black Nyssa sylvatica 95" 84' 46' 191 Gorham 2008 Royce O’Donal *Gum, Black Nyssa sylvatica 99" 77' 41' 186 Sanford 1994 Kurt Woltersdorf Hawthorn, Cockspur Crataegus crusgalli 38" 23' 16' 65 Scarborough 2002 Tim Lindsay Hawthorn, Downy Crataegus mollis 16" 14' 16' 34 Bar Harbor 2004 Edward A. Richardson Hawthorn, Scarlet Crataegus coccinea 21" 21' 25' 48 Bar Harbor 2004 Edward A. Richardson Hawthorn, Singleseed Crataegus monogyna 29" 34' 27' 70 Southwest Harbor 2004 Edward A. Richardson Hawthorn, Washington Crataegus phaenopyrum 91" 34' 34' 134 Lincolnville Beach 1997 Charles Hopkins Heartnut, Japanese Palm Juglans sieboldiana 218" 70' 95' 313 Bath 2008 Denis Hebert/ Fred Pecci Hemlock, Carolina Tsuga caroliniana 65" 75' 18' 145 York 2002 Don Bernier/Tim Lindsay Hemlock, Eastern Tsuga canadensis 124" 104' 43' 239 Ripley 2009 Kern Butler Hickory, Pignut 66" 52' 33' 126 Cape Elizabeth 1999 Jeffrey Tarling/ Rick Churchill *Co-Champion **Nominated for National Champion 2009/2010 Maine Register of BIG TREES 2009/2010 Maine Register of BIG TREES Common Name Latin Name Circ. Height Crown Total Location Last Nominator (s) SpreadPoints Measured *Hickory, Shagbark Carya ovata 116" 84' 60' 215 Falmouth 1999 Keith Crook *Hickory, Shagbark Carya ovata 133" 72' 58' 220 Westbrook 2003 Ted Armstrong Holly, American Ilex opaca 42" 27' 23' 75 York 2008 Tim Lindsay Honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos 178" 50' 80' 248 Bath 2003 Tim Lindsay Hophornbeam, Eastern Ostrya virginiana 77" 63' 38' 150 Livermore Falls 1990 Tim Basham Hornbeam, European Carpinus betulus 30" 34' 38' 74 South Portland 2003 Maya Howard **Juniper, Common Juniperis communis 19" 16' 13' 38 Norridgewock 2008 Arthur Wilder Katsura Cercidiphyllum japonicum 64" 40' 31' 112 Bath 2002 Tim Lindsay *Larch, European Larix decidua 76" 107' 31' 191 Solon 1988 David Maass *Larch, European Larix decidua 104" 89' 32' 201 Northeast Harbor 2003 Edward Richardson Larch, Japanese Larix kaempferi 52" 93' 33' 153 Readfield 1987 David Maass Lilac, Japanese Tree Syringa reticulata 114" 39' 37' 162 Bath 2008 Denis Hebert/ Tom Hoerth Linden, Bigleaf Tilia platyphyllos 155" 72' 64' 243 Bar Harbor 2001 Edward A. Richardson Linden, European Tilia europaea 200" 104' 72' 322 Phippsburg 1997 Austin Wilkins Linden, Littleleaf Tilia cordata 156" 73' 69' 246 Southwest Harbor 2004 Edward A. Richardson Locust, Black Robinia pseudoacacia 205" 80' 66' 302 Belfast 1997 Reginald Corson Magnolia, Cucumber Magnolia acuminata 168" 91' 76' 278 Brunswick 2001 Peter Baecher/ Douglas Johnson Magnolia, Loebner Magnolia x loebneri 50" 25' 30' 83 Yarmouth 2002 Jeff Odonal/Tim Lindsay Magnolia, Star Magnolia stellata 66" 41' 32' 115 Lewiston 2004 Steve Murch *Maple, Amur Acer ginnala 85" 31' 25' 122 Yarmouth 1999 Frank Knight *Maple, Amur Acer ginnala 96" 20' 35' 125 Cumberland 2002 Tim Lindsay Maple, Black Acer nigrum 153" 85' 82' 259 South Berwick 2003 Cory French Maple, Japanese Acer palmatum 101" 25' 44' 137 Cumberland 2002 Tim Lindsay *Maple, Norway Acer platinoides 166" 70' 86' 258 South Berwick 2002 Rick Coughlin *Maple, Norway Acer platinoides 162" 80' 84' 263 Peaks Island 2008 Phil Munn Maple, Paperbark Acer griseum 82" 41' 38' 132 Bath 2008 Denny Hebert/Tom Hoerth Maple, Red Acer rubrum 249" 82' 116' 360 Milford 2009 Terry Walsh Maple, Silver Acer saccharinum 316" 89' 75' 424 Leeds 1999 Gerald McNear Maple, Striped Acer pennsylvanicum 30" 45' 21' 80 Harpswell 2002 Tim Lindsay Maple, Sugar Acer saccharum 221" 64' 75' 312 Whitefield 2009 Judy Powell Maple, Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus 124" 60' 65' 200 Bristol 2002 Douglas N. Johnson Mountain-Ash, American Sorbus americana 60" 50' 33' 118 Frenchtown TWP 2008 Greg Bjork Mountain-Ash, Oakleaf Sorbus aucuparia 90" 30' 30' 128 Scarborough 2002 Tim Lindsay Mulberry, Paper Broussonetia papyrifera 104" 35' 44' 150 Falmouth 2002 Bruce Stillings Mulberry, Red Morus rubra 125" 36' 49' 173 Brownfield 2003 Liljedahl/Simonton/Broaddus *Co-Champion **Nominated for National Champion 2009/2010 Maine Register of BIG TREES 2009/2010 Maine Register of BIG TREES Common Name Latin Name Circ. Height Crown Total Location Last Nominator (s) SpreadPoints Measured , Black 181" 73' 73' 272 Fryeburg 2003 Mason Irish/Nels Liljedahl Oak, Bur 189" 100' 75' 308 N. Vassalboro 2008 Raymond Breton Oak, Chestnut Quercus prinus 191" 90' 72' 299 Yarmouth 2004 Ted Armstrong Oak, English Quercus robur 144" 61' 84' 226 E. Orland 2001 Arthur Joost Oak, Northern Red Quercus rubra 265" 84' 71' 367 Vienna 1997 Alan Williams Oak, Pin Quercus palustris 140" 83' 99' 248 Portland 1999 Jeffrey Tarling Oak, Scarlet Quercus coccinea 73" 73' 40' 156 Yarmouth 2001 Frank Knight Oak, Shingle Quercus imbricaria 107" 56' 47' 175 Poland 2003 Fred Huntress, Jr. Oak, Swamp White 130" 82' 65' 228 Wiscasset 2008 Logan Luke Oak, Turkey Quercus laevis 99" 74' 63' 189 Yarmouth 2001 Frank Knight Oak, White Quercus alba 239" 64' 95' 327 Pittston 1987 Reginald Trask Pagodatree, Japanese Sophora japonica 73" 50' 46' 135 York 2002 Bill Foster/Tim Lindsay Pear, Common Pyrus communis 108" 40' 40' 158 Chelsea 2001 Tim Lindsay Pine, Austrian (Black) Pinus nigra 160" 74' 56' 248 Portland 2002 Tim Lindsay **Pine, Eastern White Pinus strobus 245" 120' 80' 385 Morill 2008 Elsie Bowen Pine, Himilayan White Pinus wallichiana 99" 50' 40' 159 Scarborough 2001 Tim Lindsay Pine, Japanese Black Pinus thundbergiana 49" 40' 25' 95 Kennebunkport 2001 Tim Lindsay Pine, Japanese Red Pinus densiflora 86" 55' 45' 152 Kennebunk 2002 Tim Lindsay Pine, Japanese White Pinus parviflora 22" 24' 20' 51 Portland 2006 Tim Lindsay Pine, Pitch Pinus rigida 97" 80' 44' 192 Mechanic Falls 2006 Fred A. Huntress, Jr. Pine, Red Pinus resinosa 88" 96' 36' 193 Weld 1988 Malcolm Gill Pine, Scotch Pinus sylvestris 124" 60' 45' 195 Falmouth 1999 Keith Crook Pine, Swiss Stone Pinus cembra 42" 30' 15' 76 South Gorham 2002 Jeff Odonal/Tim Lindsay Planetree, London Platanus X acerifolia 118" 77' 65' 211 Falmouth 2003 Ted Armstrong **Poplar, Balsam Populus balsamifera 162” 96' 60' 272 Madison 2009 Jeffrey Quinn Plum, American Prunus americana 83" 25' 27' 115 Cape Elizabeth 2002 Tim Lindsay Redbud, Eastern Cercis canadensis 17" 18' 27' 42 Portland 1999 Jeffrey Tarling Redcedar, Eastern Juniperus virginiana 66" 63' 34' 138 Hebron 2008 Fred A. Huntress, Jr. Redwood, Dawn Metasequoia glyptostroboides 111" 58' 40' 175 Kittery 2008 Grant Hirst Sassafras Sassafras albidum 82" 66' 21' 153 York 2002 Linney/Lindsay/Woltersdorf Serviceberry, Allegheny Amelanchier laevis 37" 30' 30' 75 Palermo 2002 Joshua Brown *Serviceberry, Downy Amelanchier arborea 24" 65' 10' 92 Augusta 2002 Ross Hutchins *Serviceberry, Downy Amelanchier arborea 33" 55' 22' 94 Camden 2002 Tom Laurita/Douglas Johnson Silverbell, Carolina Halesia carolina 79" 49' 49' 140 Kennebunk 2002 Kurt Woltersdorf Smoke Tree Cotinus obovatus 67" 30' 28' 104 New Gloucester 2004 Jennifer Muldoon *Co-Champion **Nominated for National Champion 2009/2010 Maine Register of BIG TREES 2009/2010 Maine Register of BIG TREES Common Name Latin Name Circ. Height Crown Total Location Last Nominator (s) SpreadPoints Measured Sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum 36" 37' 20' 78 Gorham 2003 Ted Armstrong/John Waters Spruce, Black Picea mariana 75" 76' 37' 160 Brooklin 2009 Richard Hero Spruce, Colorado Blue Picea pungens 100" 91' 27' 198 Auburn 2001 David Gardner Spruce, Norway Picea abies 143" 116' 68' 276 Freeport 2004 Ted Armstrong Spruce, Red Picea rubens 94" 135' 26' 235 Blanchard 2008 Paul Vainio Stewartia, Japanese Stewartia pseudocamellia 26" 35' 18' 66 Boothbay 2002 Larry Knowlton/Tim Lindsay Stewartia, Korean Stewartia koreana 25" 11' 15' 40 Northeast Harbor 2003 Edward Richardson Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua 54" 30' 40' 94 Portland 1999 Jeffrey Tarling Sycamore, American Platanus occidentalis 189" 100' 83' 310 Waterford 2008 Charles Fillebrown Umbrella-Pine, Japanese Sciadopitys verticillata 55" 42' 25' 103 Eliot 2008 Tim Lindsay Walnut, Black Juglans nigra 158" 100' 87' 280 Limerick 1998 Lloyd Knight Walnut, English Juglans regia 102" 45' 45' 158 Falmouth 2002 Bruce Stillings/Tim Lindsay Willow, Bebbs Salix bebbiana 59" 20' 23' 85 Bath 2004 Denny Hebert/Tom Hoerth Willow, Black Salix nigra 240" 72' 38' 322 Dixfield 2008 Daniel Oakes **Willow, Pussy Salix discolor 38" 25' 25' 69 Portland 2002 Tim Lindsay Willow, White Salix alba 271" 85' 60' 371 Yarmouth 2004 Ted Armstrong/Tom Leonard Witch Hazel Hamamelis virginiana 18" 32' 17' 54 Rockport 2006 Vince Colletti Yellow-Poplar Liriodendron tulipifera 150" 129' 83' 300 Bath 2008 Dennis Hebert/ Tom Hoerth Zelkova, Japanese Zelkova serrata 81" 43' 46' 136 Moody 2002 Tim Lindsay

*Co-Champion **Nominated for National Champion How are the Total Points calculated? circumference (inches) +Height (feet) +1/4 Crown Spread (feet) =Total Points

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