2015 NEVADA BIG TREE REGISTER Champions and Co-champions **DO NOT TRESSPASS** "Up-and-coming Trees" start on page 22 Common Name Scientific Name Circ., Height, Spread, Crown Total Nominator County & Location inches feet feet Points Points Acacia Catclaw Acacia greggii 80 33 32 8 121 Norm Schilling, Clark, Las Vegas Suzanne Lucas Shoestring Acacia stenophylla 61 50 46 12 123 Mark Hill Clark, Las Vegas Sweet Acacia farnesiana 86 27 30 8 111 Rod Haulenbeek Clark, Las Vegas, Cheyenne High School Twisted Acacia schaffneri 70 34 40 10 114 Rod Haulenbeek Clark, Henderson, Ethel M Chocolates Willow Acacia salicina 68 49 39 10 127 Norm Schilling Clark, Las Vegas Ailanthus Tree of Heaven Ailanthus altissima 98 46 42 10 154 Terry Tholl Washoe, Reno Alder Black (European) Alnus glutinosa 66 47 32 8 121 David Luke Washoe, Reno, (Co-champion) Private Property Black (European) Alnus glutinosa 56 56 23 6 118 Eric Matus Washoe, University of (Co-champion) Nevada, Reno Mountain Alnus tenuifolia 67 41 37 9 117 Dave Early Douglas, Private Property White Alnus rhombifolia 70 45 43 11 126 Eric Matus Washoe, University of Nevada, Reno p. 1 2015 NEVADA BIG TREE REGISTER Common Name Scientific Name Circ., Height, Spread, Crown Total Nominator County & Location inches feet feet Points Points Almond Sweet Prunus dulcis 61 23 39 10 94 Peter Tunis Douglas, Gardnerville, (Co-champion) Private Property Sweet Prunus dulcis 55 22 31 8 85 John Wilson Carson City, (Co-champion) Private Property Apple Apple Malus domestica 117 39 46 12 168 Bill Wolf, White Pine, Robin Crouch Private Property Apricot Apricot Prunus armeniaca 111 53 46 11 175 Bill Wolf White Pine, Baker, Private Property Arborvitae American Thuja occidentalis 71 49 10 2 122 Randy Falcke Douglas, Genoa, Private Property Ash Arizona Fraxinus velutina 218 65 65 16 299 Matt Koepnick Clark, Spring Mountain Ranch State Park European Fraxinus excelsior 67 33 37 9 109 UNR Arboretum Board Washoe, University of Nevada, Reno Green Fraxinus pennsylvanica 118 108 69 17 243 Eric Matus Washoe, University of Nevada, Reno Raywood Fraxinus oxycarpa 82 67 42 11 160 Sharon Grecian Washoe, Reno 'Raywood' Aspen Quaking Populus tremuloides 170 88 48 12 270 Sam Sanders, Jack Lander, Humboldt-Toiyabe Bowers, Ralph Chiquette NF, Austin European Populus tremula 55 108 30 8 171 Incline Village General Washoe, Incline Village Improvement District General Improvement District Bald cypress Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum 60 70 43 11 141 Rod Haulenbeek Washoe, Univ. Nevada p. 2 2015 NEVADA BIG TREE REGISTER Common Name Scientific Name Circ., Height, Spread, Crown Total Nominator County & Location inches feet feet Points Points Beech European Fagus sylvatica 80 62 43 11 153 Reno Urban Forestry Washoe, Reno, (Co-champion) Commission Idlewild Park European Fagus sylvatica 77 65 38 9 151 Rod Haulenbeek Washoe, Reno (Co-champion) Private Property Tricolor Fagus sylvatica 53 45 31 8 106 Bob Beach Washoe, Reno 'Tricolor' Private Property Weeping European Fagus sylvatica 24 36 23 6 66 Bill Carlos Washoe, Reno, (Co-champion) 'Pendula' Wilbur D. May Arboretum Weeping European Fagus sylvatica 28 24 24 6 58 Kim Santos Washoe, Reno, (Co-champion) 'Pendula' Private Property Birch Cutleaf weeping Betula pendula 58 82 41 10 150 Autumn Hansen Washoe, Reno, (Co-champion) 'Laciniata' Private Property Cutleaf weeping Betula pendula 83 41 43 11 135 UNR Arboretum Board Washoe, University of (Co-champion) 'Laciniata' Nevada, Reno European white Betula pendula 84 51 38 9 144 Catherine Hancock Washoe, Reno, Private Property Japanese white Betula platyphylla 34 38 19 5 77 Bill Carlos Washoe, Reno, Wilbur D. May Arboretum River Betula nigra 114 64 52 13 191 Tom Brasfield Washoe, Reno, Private Property Young's weeping Betula pendula 28 19 14 3 50 Glenn Holloway Washoe, Reno, (Co-champion) 'Youngii' Private Property Young's weeping Betula pendula 27 12 18 5 44 UNR Arboretum Board Washoe, University of (Co-champion) 'Youngii' Nevada, Reno Bottle Tree Bottle Tree Brachychiton 40 32 21 5 77 Steve Koon, Eric Matus Clark, Boulder City, populneum Wyoming Street p. 3 2015 NEVADA BIG TREE REGISTER Common Name Scientific Name Circ., Height, Spread, Crown Total Nominator County & Location inches feet feet Points Points Carob Tree Carob Tree Ceratonia siliqua 73 27 46 12 113 Mark Hill Clark, Searchlight, Cottonwood Cove Catalpa Southern Catalpa bignonoides 47 25 30 8 80 Rod Haulenbeek Washoe, Reno, Hidden (Co-champion) Valley Regional Park Southern Catalpa bignonoides 41 37 36 9 87 Rod Haulenbeek Carson City, (Co-champion) Capitol Grounds Umbrella Catalpa bignonoides 116 20 27 7 143 Reno Urban Forestry Washoe, Reno, 'Nana' Commission Private Property Western (Northern) Catalpa speciosa 152 58 44 11 221 Rod Haulenbeek Washoe, Reno, Private Property Cedar Blue Atlas Cedrus atlantica 94 88 51 13 195 Eric Matus Washoe, University of 'Glauca' Nevada, Reno Cedar of Lebanon Cedrus libani 149 79 64 16 244 Jim Ross Washoe, Reno, Idlewild Park Columnar Blue Atlas Cedrus atlantica 49 48 16 4 102 Fran Gates Washoe, Reno, 'Glauca Fastigiata' Private Property Deodar Cedrus deodara 142 78 63 16 236 Grace Morgan, Washoe, Reno, Jim Ross Private Property Port Orford Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 45 55 24 6 106 Rod Haulenbeek Washoe, Reno, Private Property Weeping Blue Atlas Cedrus atlantica 53 15 19 5 73 Glenn Holloway Washoe, Reno, 'Glauca 'Pendula' Private Property Chastetree Chastetree Vitex agnus-castus 76 35 42 10 121 Alice Crites Clark, Logandale, Moapa Valley Boulevard Cherry Chokecherry Prunus virginiana 29 38 26 6 73 Rod Haulenbeek Washoe, University of Nevada, Reno p. 4 2015 NEVADA BIG TREE REGISTER Common Name Scientific Name Circ., Height, Spread, Crown Total Nominator County & Location inches feet feet Points Points Cherry European Bird Prunus padus 18 22 20 5 45 Rod Haulenbeek Washoe, Reno, (Mayday Tree) Private Property Japanese Flowering Prunus serrulata 43 43 31 8 94 Rod Haulenbeek Washoe, University of Nevada, Reno Sweet Prunus lenta 140 53 47 12 185 Reno Urban Forestry Washoe, Reno, Commission Idlewild Park Weeping higan Prunus subhirtella 59 25 26 7 91 Kurt Staudacher Washoe, Reno, 'Pendula Plena Rosea' Private Property Chestnut American Castanea dentata 63 41 35 9 113 Rod Haulenbeek Washoe, Sparks, Private Property Chinaberry Chinaberry Melia azedarach 93 40 25 6 139 Esther Hill Clark, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Boulevard Chitalpa Chitalpa Chitalpa x tashkenensis 36 22 20 5 63 Denise Sims Washoe, Reno, Private Property Cliffrose Cliffrose Purshia stansburiana 31 22 10 2 55 Great Basin National White Pine, Park, Susan Stead Great Basin NP Crabapple Crabapple Malus sp. 55 35 36 9 99 UNR Arboretum Board Washoe, University of Nevada, Reno Prairie Malus ioensis 32 26 21 5 63 Bill Carlos Washoe, Reno, Wilbur D. May Arboretum Weeping Malus sp. 40 14 18 4 58 David Ruf Carson City, (Co-champion) 'Pendula' Greenhouse Garden Center Weeping Malus sp. 32 18 22 6 56 UNR Arboretum Board Washoe, University of (Co-champion) 'Pendula' Nevada, Reno p. 5 2015 NEVADA BIG TREE REGISTER Common Name Scientific Name Circ., Height, Spread, Crown Total Nominator County & Location inches feet feet Points Points Cypress Arizona Cupressus arizonica 140 46 44 11 197 Edgar F. Kleiner, Washoe, Reno, Fred Peterson Private Property Italian Cupressus sempervirens 100 79 14 4 183 Tom Stephens, Clark, Las Vegas, John Jones Private Property Leyland Cupressocyparis x leylandii 86 67 32 8 143 Marjorie Maue Washoe, Reno, Private Property MacNab Cupressus macnabiana 79 72 37 9 160 Curtis Coulter Washoe, Reno, Private Property Desert-willow Desert-willow Chilopsis linearis 60 42 34 8 110 Susan Jones, Clark, University of Paula Garrett Nevada, Las Vegas Dogwood Cornelian cherry Cornus mas 18 14 11 3 35 David Ruf Carson City, Greenhouse Garden Center Flowering Cornus florida 53 18 28 7 78 Dave Watts Washoe, Reno, Private Property Douglas-Fir Douglas-Fir Pseudotsuga menziesii 178 117 39 10 305 Rick Jones Douglas, USFS Lake Tahoe Basin Unit Elderberry Blue Sambucus caerulea 17 27 15 4 48 Jacqueline Rials Washoe, Reno, Private Property Elm American Ulmus americana 127 86 81 20 233 Reno Urban Forestry Washoe, Reno, Commission Idlewild Park Camperdown Ulmus glabra 31 11 21 5 48 Norm Schilling Clark, University of 'Camperdownii' Nevada, Las Vegas p. 6 2015 NEVADA BIG TREE REGISTER Common Name Scientific Name Circ., Height, Spread, Crown Total Nominator County & Location inches feet feet Points Points Elm Chinese (Lacebark) Ulmus parviflora 121 76 52 13 210 Gerald Williams, Washoe, Reno, Jim Ross Private Property Dutch Ulmus x hollandica 118 88 59 15 221 Eric Matus Washoe, University of Nevada, Reno Scotch Ulmus glabra 164 101 82 20 285 Eric Matus Washoe, University of Nevada, Reno Siberian Ulmus pumila 155 110 64 16 281 Rod Haulenbeek Washoe, University of Nevada, Reno Slippery Ulmus rubra 188 91 63 16 295 Robert Andersen Carson City, Private Property Eucalyptus Coolibah Eucalyptus microtheca 80 70 47 12 162 Matt Koepnick Clark, Las Vegas, Winchester Park Lemon Eucalyptus citriodora 92 84 64 16 192 Matt Koepnick Clark, Las Vegas, Winchester Park Red Gum Eucalyptus camaldulensis 104 83 36 9 196 Carl and Jamie Lohmeyer Clark, Las Vegas, Private Property Silver Dollar Eucalyptus polyanthemos 82 62 51 13 157 Norm Schilling Clark, Las Vegas, Private Property Euonymus European Spindle Tree Euonymus europaeus 42 25 27 7 74 UNR Arboretum Board Washoe, Reno, Valley Road False cypress (Alaska Cedar) Nootka Chamaecyparis nootkaensis 101 52 32 8 161 Jim Ross Washoe, Reno, Idlewild Park Weeping Nootka Chamaecyparis nootkaensis 52 44 22 6 102 Rosalie Quesnoy Washoe, Reno, 'Pendula' Private Property Fir California Red Abies magnifica 248 166 38 9 423 Mike Owens, Douglas, Spooner Lake Susan Stead State Park p. 7 2015 NEVADA BIG TREE REGISTER Common Name Scientific Name Circ., Height, Spread, Crown Total Nominator County & Location inches feet feet Points Points Fir California White Abies concolor 251 140 64 16 407 Dave Early Douglas, var.