New York State Big Tree Register As of September 19, 2018 Common Name Scientific Name Circumference Height Crown TOTAL County DEC Nominator Last at 4.5' Points Points Region Measured Fir, Pacific Silver Abies amabilis 29 28 4 61 Monroe 8 Richard Cook 2010 Fir, Balsam Abies balsamea 68 103 5 176 Essex 5 Elijah Whitcomb 2017 Fir, White Abies concolor 88 112 7 207 Monroe 8 R. Cook & D. Bassett 2010 Fir, Grand Abies grandis 67 72 7 146 Wayne 8 R. Cook & D. Bassett 2010 Fir, Corkbark Abies lasiocarpa var. arizonica 34 47 4 85 Monroe 8 R. Cook, J&D Bassett 2010 Fir, Alpine Abies lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa 64 94 5 163 Monroe 8 R. Cook & D. Bassett 2010 Fir, Noble Abies procera 88 95 7 190 Monroe 8 R. Cook & D. Bassett 2010 Maple, Vine Acer circinatum 22 14 5 41 Monroe 8 R. Cook & D. Bassett 2010 Maple, Canyon Acer grandidentatum 85 69 10 164 Monroe 8 R. Cook, J&D Bassett 2010 Maple, Bigleaf Acer macrophyllum 32 47 5 84 Monroe 8 Southby, Cook & Bassett 2010 Maple, Boxelder Acer negundo 189 60 18 267 Genesee 9 Douglas Bassett 2010 Maple, Black Acer nigrum* 131 95 18 244 Onondaga 7 Dan Deyle, Grimm Tree Service 2010 Maple, Black Acer nigrum* 133 99 12 244 Dutchess 3 Amy Parrella 2014 Maple, Black Acer nigrum* 125 107 13 245 Livingston 8 Douglas Bassett 2010 Maple, Striped Acer pensylvanicum 27 57 7 91 Wyoming 9 Douglas Bassett 2010 Maple, Norway Acer platanoides 175 71 19 265 Livingston 8 Douglas Bassett 2013 Maple, Red Acer rubrum 220 104 18 342 Dutchess 3 Lisa Dudley 2015 Maple, Silver Acer saccharinum* 291 64 26 380 Chautauqua 9 Tom Gordon 2013 Maple, Silver Acer saccharinum* 272 87 23 382 Livingston 8 Paul Conklin & D. Bassett 2010 Maple, Sugar Acer saccharum 237 99 24 359 Onondaga 7 Steven Riley 2014 Maple, Mountain Acer spicatum 16 32 7 55 Livingston 8 Douglas Bassett 2010 Buckeye, Yellow Aesculus flava 115 75 13 203 Monroe 8 R. Cook & D. Bassett 2010 Buckeye, Texas Aesculus glabra var. arguta 38 20 5 63 Monroe 8 R. Cook & D. Bassett 2010 Buckeye, Ohio Aesculus glabra var. glabra 82 83 8 173 Wyoming 9 Douglas Bassett 2010 * denotes co-champion Page 1 of 9 Common Name Scientific Name Circumference Height Crown TOTAL County DEC Nominator Last at 4.5' Points Points Region Measured Horsechestnut Aesculus hippocastanum 152.4 84.3 6.76 243 Dutchess 3 Dan McKenna 2017 Buckeye, Bottlebrush Aesculus parviflora 15 19 5 39 Monroe 8 R. Cook & D. Bassett 2010 Tree-of-Heaven Ailanthus altissima 151 67 13 231 Livingston 8 Douglas Bassett 2010 Silktree, Mimosa Albizia julibrissin 19 21 4 44 Orleans 9 R. Cook & D. Bassett 2010 Alder, European Alnus glutinosa 90 70 11 171 Monroe 8 Douglas Bassett 2010 Alder, Speckled Alnus incana var. rugosa 40 53 7 100 Livingston 8 Douglas Bassett 2010 Serviceberry, Downy Amelanchier arborea 74 54 14 142 Monroe 8 R. Cook & D. Bassett 2010 Serviceberry Amelanchier canadensis 59 33 9 101 Schoharie 4 Clarence Putnam 2009 Serviceberry, Allegheny Amelanchier laevis* 48 65 9 122 Monroe 8 R. Cook & D. Bassett 2010 Serviceberry, Allegheny Amelanchier laevis* 42 68 8 118 Livingston 8 Douglas Bassett 2010 Serviceberry, Roundleaf Amelanchier sanguinea 11 32 4 47 Wyoming 9 Douglas Bassett 2010 Pawpaw, Common Asimina triloba* 13 24 4 41 Livingston 8 Douglas Bassett 2010 Pawpaw, Common Asimina triloba* 15 24 3 42 Monroe 8 R. Cook & D. Bassett 2010 Birch, Yellow Betula alleghaniensis* 149.5 101 15.6 266 Franklin 5 Bob Dedrick 2015 Birch, Yellow Betula alleghaniensis* 154 101 13 268 Hamilton 5 Jim Cronn 2016 Birch, Sweet (Black) Betula lenta 134 94 13.75 242 Cortland 7 Christine Elliott, Travis Petit 2017 Birch, River Betula nigra 166 65 17 248 Monroe 8 R. Cook & D. Bassett 2010 Birch, White Betula papyrifera 122 83 11 216 Wyoming 9 Douglas Bassett 2010 Incense-cedar Calocedrus decurrens 46 40 3 89 Monroe 8 R. Cook, J&D Bassett 2010 Hornbeam, American Carpinus caroliniana 133 83 15 231 Ulster 3 Morgan Wright 2010 Hickory, Carolina Carya carolinae-septentrionalis 87 100 10 197 Monroe 8 R. Cook & D. Bassett 2010 Hickory, Bitternut Carya cordiformis* 150 97 13 260 Livingston 8 Douglas Bassett 2010 Hickory, Bitternut Carya cordiformis* 156 86 14 256 Erie 9 Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservan 2010 Hickory, Pignut Carya glabra 122 151 17 290 Wyoming 9 Douglas Bassett 2012 Pecan Carya illinoensis 106 86 19 201 Monroe 8 R. Cook & D. Bassett 2010 Hickory, Shellbark Carya laciniosa 166 105 23 293 Livingston 8 Douglas Bassett 2010 Hickory, Red Carya ovalis 119 138 16 273 Dutchess 3 Amy Parrella 2014 * denotes co-champion Page 2 of 9 Common Name Scientific Name Circumference Height Crown TOTAL County DEC Nominator Last at 4.5' Points Points Region Measured Hickory, Shagbark Carya ovata 152 96 15 263 Dutchess 3 Barbara Lucas-Wilson 2011 Hickory, Black Carya texana 72 90 13 175 Monroe 8 R. Cook, J&D Bassett 2010 Hickory, Mockernut Carya tomentosa 73 86 11 170 Monroe 8 R. Cook & D. Bassett 2010 Chestnut, American Castanea dentata* 60 87 8 155 Wayne 8 Elijah Whitcomb 2017 Chestnut, American Castanea dentata* 50 95 8 153 Livingston 8 Douglas Bassett 2010 Chinkapin, Allegheny Castanea pumila 8 15 3 26 Monroe 8 R. Cook, J&D Bassett 2010 Catalpa, Northern Catalpa speciosa 223 81 18 322 Oneida 9 Wendy Eden 2012 Hackberry, Common Celtis occidentalis 186 67 18 271 Livingston 8 Douglas Bassett 2010 Hackberry, Netleaf Celtis reticulata 94 51 11 156 Monroe 8 R. Cook, J&D Bassett 2010 Buttonbush, Common Cephalanthus occidentalis 25 15 4 44 Monroe 8 Douglas Bassett 2010 Redbud, Eastern Cercis canadensis 65 40 7 112 Livingston 8 Douglas Bassett 2010 Port-Orford-Cedar Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 52 76 4 132 Monroe 8 R. Cook & D. Bassett 2010 Fringetree, White Chionanthus virginicus* 15 20 6 41 Monroe 8 R. Cook & D. Bassett 2010 Fringetree, White Chionanthus virginicus* 24 15 5 44 Ontario 8 R. Cook & D. Bassett 2010 Yellowwood Cladrastis kentukea 98 65 13 186 Orleans 9 R. Cook & D. Bassett 2010 Dogwood, Alternate-leaf Cornus alternifolia* 11 30 3.75 45 Dutchess 3 Dan McKenna 2017 Dogwood, Alternate-leaf Cornus alternifolia* 13 25 6 44 Livingston 8 Douglas Bassett 2010 Dogwood, Flowering Cornus florida 72 46 11 129 Putnam 3 L. Sebesta & G. Profous 2012 Dogwood, Gray Cornus racemosa 13 27 5 45 Wyoming 9 Douglas Bassett 2010 Dogwood, Red-osier Cornus sericea 8 17 6 31 Monroe 8 Douglas Bassett 2010 Hazelnut, American Corylus americana 8 22 6 36 Wyoming 9 Douglas Bassett 2010 Smoke Tree, American Cotinus obovatus 76 50 7 133 Ulster 3 William Charnock 2011 Hawthorn, Scarlet Crataegus coccinea 61 30 6 97 Oneida 6 Charles McFadden 2010 Hawthorn, Kansas Crataegus coccinioides 59 32 9 100 Brooklyn 2 Fred Breglia 2010 Hawthorn, Cockspur Crataegus crus-galli 61 29 5 95 Oneida 6 C. McFadden & C. Paprocki 2010 Hawthorn, Downy Crataegus mollis 19 25 5 49 Wyoming 9 Douglas Bassett 2010 Hawthorn, Oneseed Crataegus monogyna 36 32 8 76 Livingston 8 Douglas Bassett 2010 * denotes co-champion Page 3 of 9 Common Name Scientific Name Circumference Height Crown TOTAL County DEC Nominator Last at 4.5' Points Points Region Measured Hawthorn, Washington Crataegus phaenopyrum 41 33 11 85 Orleans 9 R. Cook & D. Bassett 2010 Hawthorn, Dotted Crataegus punctata 75 20 3 98 Rensselaer 4 Warren Broderick 2009 Hawthorn, Quebec Crataegus submollis 14 20 4 38 Wyoming 9 Douglas Bassett 2010 Hawthorn, Fleshy Crataegus succulenta 37 21 6 64 Monroe 8 R. Cook, J&D Bassett 2010 Alaska-cedar Cupressus nootkatensis 44 68 5 117 Monroe 8 R. Cook & D. Bassett 2010 Persimmon, Common Diospyros virginiana 70 73 9 152 Monroe 8 R. Cook & D. Bassett 2010 Russian-olive Elaeagnus angustifolia 36 38 9 83 Monroe 8 Douglas Bassett 2010 Autumn-olive Elaeagnus umbellata 33 21 7 61 Monroe 8 R. Cook & D. Bassett 2010 Burningbush, Eastern Euonymous atropurpurens* 18 14 5 37 Dutchess 3 Dan McKenna 2016 Beech, American Fagus grandifolia 136 126 18 280 Erie 9 Kristen Rosenburg 2009 Beech, European Fagus sylvatica 165 74.1 16.53 256 Queens 2 Harry Zaverdas 2017 Swamp-Privet Forestiera acuminata 17 22 8 47 Monroe 8 R. Cook & D. Bassett 2010 Buckthorn, Glossy Frangula alnus 24 32 6 62 Orleans 8 R. Cook & D. Bassett 2010 Franklin Franklinia alatamaha 44.1 39.1 21.7 89 Kings 2 Joseph Charap 2017 Ash, White Fraxinus americana 234 100 17 351 Livingston 8 Douglas Bassett 2010 Ash, Black Fraxinus nigra 99 117 13 229 Livingston 8 Douglas Bassett 2010 Ash, Green Fraxinus pennsylvanica 146 67 14 227 Clinton 5 K. Adams, J. Straub 2014 Ash, Pumpkin Fraxinus profunda 112 80 14 206 Monroe 8 R. Cook & D. Bassett 2010 Ash, Blue Fraxinus quadrangulata 84 54 8 146 Monroe 8 R. Cook & D. Bassett 2010 Ash, Texas Fraxinus texensis 100 54 13 167 Monroe 8 R. Cook & D. Bassett 2010 locust, water Gleditsia aquatica 83 58 12 153 Monroe 8 R. Cook & D. Bassett 2010 locust, honey Gleditsia triacanthos 210 81 16.6 308 Dutchess 3 Dan McKenna 2016 Coffeetree, Kentucky Gymnocladus dioicus 180 110 15 305 Cayuga 7 Andy Schmitz 2011 Silverbell, Carolina Halesia carolina 96 104 9 209 Monroe 8 R. Cook & D. Bassett 2010 Silverbell, Two-wing Halesia diptera 35 31 9 75 Monroe 8 R. Cook, J&D Bassett 2010 Witch Hazel Hamamelis virginiana 33 28 9 70 Monroe 8 R. Cook & D. Bassett 2010 Possumhaw Ilex decidua 10 13 3 26 Monroe 8 R.