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                                     Vermont’s Largest Trees.    Additions: March 2005                   1.                

     Our list of Big Trees includes diameters as well as circumferences.  Further, there are the current National Champions as they appear in the 2004-2005 National Register which is published every two years in American Forests magazine and can be  found at: www.amfor.org. 

 

 TOTAL SCORE = CIRCUMFERENCE in inches + HEIGHT in feet + Ό AVERAGE CROWN SPREAD (feet); all three numbers, please.

 

                                      VERMONT BIG TREES            TOTAL                         NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2004-05

SPECIES   VT                            DIAM   CIRC    HGT      CS     SCORE   YEAR         U.S.      YR   CIRC  TOTAL  

 

Alder, Speckled                       1995 example now gone.                                 ’87    38       118   MI

  Alnus rugosa               

 

Apple                     44  in.        141 in. 038     38       188        ‘03                   ‘93   183      239   NH  

  Malus sylvestris                         Newfane, Windham County

 

Ash, Black                   18        56        084      33        148      ‘92                   ’84      99      281  MI

 Fraxinus nigra                           Morristown, Lamoille Co.

 

Ash, Green                  28         90       092      29        189       ‘03                  ’95    259      378  MI

  Fraxinus pennsylvanica                 W. Castleton, Rutland Co.

 

Ash White                    61        192      113       73       323       ‘03                  ’83    304     420   NY

  Fraxinus  americana                     Westminster, Windham County

 

Aspen, Bigtooth           35        112      094       55       219       ‘03                  ’84    105     254   MI

  Populus grandidentata                  N. Dorset, Bennington County

 

Aspen, Quaking           25        80        110       32       194       ‘03                  ’98    127     249   AZ  

  Populus tremuloides                    Orange, Orange Co.

 

Basswood (Linden)       43      137      072      58        223      ’02                   ’93     292    395   PA

  Tilia Americana                           Windsor, Windsor Co.

 

Beech, American         42        135      074      54        222      ‘03                     ‘94    279    429    MD

  Fagus grandifolia                         W. Rutland, Rutland Co.

 

Beech, American         39        124      084      46        219      ‘03                     Same

  Fagus grandifolia                       Orwell, Addison Co.

 

Beech, Serrated Euro. 56        178      078      78        276      ‘03                     None listed.

  Fagus sylvatica var. laciniata        Bennington, Bennington Co.

                                   

Birch, Black                 37        118      077      49        207      ’02       ####   ’89    182     280

  Betula lenta                                Orwell, Addison Co.

 

Birch, European White  31      99        083      53        195      ‘03                     None listed.

  Betula pendula                            Vernon, Windham Co.                         

 

Birch, Gray                  8         27        055      23          88      ‘94                    ’99    59     147     NY

  Betula populifolia                         W. Rupert, Bennington Co.

 

Birch,  Mtn.                    14      46        055      23          97      ‘03                    ’95    112   199     MI

  Betula cordifolia                           Duxbury, Washington Co.

  B. papyrifera var. cordifolia 

  

Birch, Paper                42        132      058      64        206      ’04       ####   ’96    222    348    MI  

 Betula papyrifera                         Arlington, Bennington Co.

 

Birch, Paper                24        78        085      48        175      ‘03                   

  Betula papyrifera                         Duxbury, Washington Co.

 

Birch, Yellow              56        177      098      45        286      ‘03                     ’03    200     271   ME

  Betula alleghaniensis                    Victory, Essex Co.    LOOKS LIKE OUR YB IS LARGER.  CHECK ON IT!**

 

Black Gum or Tupelo   28         90       066      40        165      ‘03                     ’00     232    362   TX

  Nyssa sylvatica                            Ferrisburgh, Addison Co.

 

 

 

 

                                                   VERMONT BIG TREES                                   NATIONAL CHAMPS   “04-‘05        2.

SPECIES           VT        DIAM   CIRC     HGT      CS        TOTAL  YEAR       U.S.   YR   CIRC   TOTAL  

 

 

Boxelder                      75        236     055      75        309      ‘03                    ’93     214    356   MI            

  Acer negundo                               Ferrisburgh, Addison Co.

 

Buckeye, Ohio             40        126      084      47        220      ‘03                    ’94     151    311   KY

  Aesculus glabra                                       Norwich, Windsor Co.

 

Butternut                     73        231      059      80        310      ‘03                     ’98    259    356    CT

  Juglans cinerea                            Shaftsbury, Bennington Co.

 

Catalpa                        68        216      082      43        309      ‘02                    ’93    264    370    WA

  Catalpa speciosa                          Benson, Rutland Co.

 

Cedar, Alaska              19        61        070      35        139      ‘03                   ‘94    451    582    WA

  Chamaecyparis nootkatensis        Proctor, Rutland Co.

 

Cedar, Atlantic White-   14     45        027      26          78      ‘03                   ’85    186    285    AL

  Chamaecyparis thyoides              Middlebury College, Addison Co.

 

Cedar, Eastern Red-    30        96        063      33        167      ‘02                     ’97    242    316    GA

  Juniperus virginiana                   Benson, Addison Co.

 

Cedar, Northern White-40      128      073      35        209      ‘90                     ’78     216   340    MI

  Thuja occidentalis                        Orange, Orange Co.

 

Cherry, Black              54        171      071      70        259      ‘03                    ’97     210    362   TN

  Prunus serotina                                      N. Rupert, Bennington Co.

 

Cherry, Pin                  10        30        032      19          68      ’05     ####     ’99     71    163     TN

  Prunus pennsylvanica               Rupert, Bennington Co.

 

Chestnut, American    27        86        089      42        185      ‘03                   ’93   235    366     WA

  Castanea dentata                      Berlin, Washington Co.

 

Coffeetree, Kentucky  30        97        082      55        192      ‘03                  ’03   206   307     OH

  Gymnocladus dioicus                   Rutland, Rutland Co.

 

Coffeetree, Kentucky  23        73        105      26        184      ‘03                     Same

  Gymnocladus dioicus                 W. Castleton, Rutland Co.

 

Corktree, Amur           19         62       038      42        110      ‘03                    Not listed with AF

  Phellodendron amurensis              Middlebury College, Addison Co.

 

Cottonwood, Eastern   94        296      121      89        439      ‘03                     ’01   441     553    NE

  Populus deltoids                           Hubbardton, Rutland Co.

 

Cottonwood, Eastern   87        276     123      90        421      ‘03                     Same.

  Populus deltoids                           Fayston, Washington Co.

 

Cottonwood, Eastern   86        272      124      88        418      ‘03                      Same

  Populus deltoides                         Colchester, Chittenden Co.

 

Crabapple, Sweet        29        93        047      37        149      ‘03                     ‘76     70    116     VA

  Malus coronaria                           Waterbury Ctr., Washington Co.

 

Cucumbertree             46         146     057      58        217      ‘03                     ’85     293   389    IA

  Magnolia acuminata                      Brattleboro, Windham Co.

 

Dogwood, Flowering     4        14        032      24          52      ‘03                     ’88    110     154   VA 

  Cornus florida                               Pownal, Bennington Co.

 

Dogwood, Alternate Leaf    Suspected…Windham Co.                                      ’97      41     97     NJ

  Cornus alternifolia

 

 

 

                                     VERMONT BIG TREES                                            NATIONAL CHAMPIONS     3.

SPECIES   VT                            DIAM   CIRC     HGT      CS        TOTAL  YEAR    U.S.         YR   CIRC   TOTAL         

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Douglas-fir                  24         76       098      36        183      ‘03                     ’98     505    804   WA

  Pseudotsuga menziesii                  Strafford, Orange Co.

 

Elm, American             58        185     096      95        304      ‘03                     ’97     282     423   MI

  Ulmus Americana                         Bristol, Addison Co.

 

Elm, Camperdown       35         112     024      25        142      ‘03                      Not listed by AF

   Ulmus camperdowni                    W. Cornwall, Addison Co.

 

Elm, Slippery               23         73       074      46        158      ‘03                     ’01     232    358   MD

   Ulmus rubra                               W. Haven, Rutland Co.

 

Fir, Balsam                  23        75        060      30        142  est’d ‘03

  Abies balsamea                   “ …back side of Killington. Near Juggernaut Tr.” ’93     148    259    PA

 

Fir, White                    36        116      090      33        214      ‘03                     ’90     227   333    UT

  Abies concolor                             Burlington, Chittenden Co.

 

Ginkgo                         59        187      068      70        272      ‘03                     Not listed by AF

  Ginkgo biloba                            Old Bennington, Bennington Co.

 

Ginkgo                         61        194      060      50        267      ‘03                     Not listed by AF

  Ginkgo biloba                              Montpelier, Washington, Co.

 

Hackberry                   46        147      081      75        246      ‘03                     ’00    249    355    IL

  Celtis occidentalis                     Windsor, Windsor Co.

 

Hawthorn, Dotted          24      76        023      34        107      ’03                   ’00      97    145   WV

  Crataegus punctata                     Rutland, Rutland Co.

 

Hemlock, Eastern        43        138      111      52        262      ‘03                     ’95      202    377  TN

  Tsuga Canadensis                     Waitsfield, Washington, Co.

 

Hickory, Bitternut       47        150      082      49        244      ‘03                     ’99      182    327  TN

  Carya cordiformis                         E. Rupert, Bennington Co.

 

Hickory, Pecan            35        110      083      66        209      ‘03                    ’00     267    431   TN

  Carya illinoiensis                       Fair Haven, Rutland Co. pvt.

 

Hickory, Pignut           12        40        076      26        122      ‘03                   ‘97     200    336   GA

  Carya glabra                                Castleton, Rutland Co.

 

Hickory, Shagbark      48        152      088      72        258      ‘03                    ’01    140    307    SC

  Carya ovata                                W. Haven, Rutland Co.

 

Hickory, Shellbark      19        62        070      42        142      ‘03                     ’94    167    326    KY

  Carya  laciniosa                            Fair Haven, Rutland Co.

 

Honeylocust                50        159      087      56        260      ‘02                     ’03   236    373    MD

  Gleditsia triacanthos                    W. Rutland, Rutland Co.

 

Honeylocust, Thornless 47     149      089      76        257      ‘02            Not listed by AF

  G. triacanthos var. inermis           Mendon, Rutland Co.

 

Hophornbeam             34        108      062      34        181      ’04      ####    ’91    115    217   MI

   Ostrya virginiana

 

Hophornbeam             32        102      056      34        166      ‘03                     ’91    115    217    MI 

  Ostrya virginiana                         Plainfield, Washington Co.

 

Horsechestnut             46        146      063      49        221      ‘03                     Not listed by AF

  Aesculus hippocastanum               Old Bennington, Bennington Co.

 

 

 

                                       VERMONT BIG TREES                                            NATIONAL CHAMPIONS   4.

SPECIES   VT                            DIAM   CIRC     HGT      CS        TOTAL  YEAR    U.S.     YR   CIRC  TOTAL  

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Katsura                        22        71        090      44        172      ‘03          Not listed by AF

  Cercidiphyllum japonicum             Dorset, Bennington Co.

Larch, Eastern, see Tamarack

 

 Larch, European         59        188      090      78        297      ‘03                     ‘03    188   298   VT

  Larix decidua                               Northfield, Washington Co.              NATIONAL CHAMP

 

Lilac, Japanese Tree   20        63        039      32        110      ‘03                     Not listed by AF

  Syringa reticulata                        Waterbury, Washington Co.

 

Linden, Littleleaf         34        109      053      52        175      ‘03                     No Lindens listed

  Tilia cordata                                Middlebury College, Addison Co.             

 

Locust, Black               59        186      100      27        293      ‘03                     ’01   312    423     NY

   Robinia pseudoacacia                  Pittsford, Rutland Co.

                                                                                       13.

Magnolia, Star             11        37        025      25          68      ‘81                    Not listed by AF

  Magnolia stellata                       Old Bennington, Bennington Co.

 

Maple, Black                37        119      073      76        211      ‘03                     ’87   198    348     OR                                   

  Acer nigrum                                Old Bennington, Bennington Co.

 

Maple, Mountain          28        90        052      40        152      ‘03                     ’00     34     101    GA

  Acer spicatum                             Old Bennington, Bennington Co.

 

Maple, Norway                50        158      082      67        256      ‘03                     ’01    212    316    OH

  Acer platanoides                          Bennington, Bennington Co.

 

Maple, Red                   58        183      074      67        274      ‘02                     ’97    276    439    TN

  Acer rubrum                                Bethel, Windsor Co.

 

Maple, Silver               78        247      080      104      353      ‘03                     ’96    293   436    WI

   Acer saccharinum                       Brattleboro, Windham Co.

 

Maple, Silver               64        201      112        54      326       ’03                      Same

  Acer saccharinum                        Rutland, Rutland Co.

 

Maple, Striped             10        34        059      29        100      ‘03                     ‘97     44    129     TN

  Acer pensylvanicum                     Rupert, Bennington Co.

 

Maple, Sugar               75        238      076      69        331      ‘03                     ’96    274   353     MD 

  Acer saccharum                                     Waterbury, Washington Co.

 

Maple, Sugar               69        217      093      81        330      ‘03                     Same.

  Acer saccharum                           Guilford, Windham Co.

 

Mountainash, American 20     63        061      28        131      ’98                    ’79     80     152   WV

   Sorbus americanum                    Lemington, Essex Co.

 

Mountainash, European 16     52        029      32          89      ‘01                     ’03     121     179   WA

  Sorbus aucuparia                         Plymouth Notch, Windsor Co.

                                         

Mulberry, Red              42        132      052      57        198      ‘03                     ’99     301    366   TN                  

  Morus rubra                                 Putney, Windham Co.

 

Mulberry, White          50        159      038      52        210      ‘02                     ’92     292    369   MO              

  Morus alba                                  Benson, Rutland Co.

 

Nannyberry                 11        35        020      15          59      ‘03                     ’94     34      94     MI

  Viburnum lentago                        Rupert, Bennington Co.

 

Oak, Black  Still looking.  Champlain or Connecticut valleys.  Higher elevations.  Hairy, angular end buds

  Quercus velutina

 

 

 

 

VERMONT BIG TREES                                                                                                 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS   5.

SPECIES                       DIAM    CIRC     HGT      CS        TOTAL  YEAR                U.S.      YR  CIRC   TOTAL  

 

 

Oak, Black x Red         42        132      060      72        210      ‘03                     Not listed by AFA        

  Quercus x hawkinsiae                  Addison,  Addison Co.   Historic hybrid. 

                                                   This hybrid noted in Little’s Checklist (1979)

 

Oak, Bur                      71        224      076      93        323      ‘03                    ’95   322    444     KY

  Quercus macrocarpa                    New Haven, Addison Co.

 

Oak, Chestnut              70        220      064      63        299      ‘03                    ’00   221    385     TN

  Quercus prinus                            Pawlet, Rutland Co.

 

Oak, Chinkapin            40        128      060      71        205      ‘03                    ’95    258    391    KY

  Quercus muehlenbergii                W. Haven, Rutland Co.

 

Oak, Dwarf Chinkapin 8         27        018      15          48      ‘95                    ’00      39     69     NE

  Quercus prinoides                        Bridport, Addison Co. pvt

 

Oak, English (columnar)  13   43        040      20          88      ‘03                    Only Eng. Oak, 318

  Q. robur fastigiata                        Burlington, Chittenden Co.

 

Oak, Pin                       39        124      079      60        218      ‘02                   ’01    240     396   KY

  Quercus palustris                         Pittsford, Rutland Co.

 

Oak, Red, Northern     86        271      072      91        366      ‘03                    ’91    405    511   NY

  Quercus rubra                            Shaftsbury, Bennington Co. 

 

Oak, Red, Northern     79        249      095      56        358      ‘03                       Same

  Quercus rubra                              Fair Haven, Rutland Co. pvt

 

Oak, Scarlet                31        100      070      64        186      ‘03                   ’95    248   391     KY                                            

  Quercus coccinea                         E. Putney, Windham Co.

 

Oak, Swamp White      49        155      086      82        261      ‘03                     ’99    282    384    OH

  Quercus  bicolor                           Ferrisburgh, Addison Co.

 

Oak, White                   66        210      096      96        330      ‘03                     ’04   312     427    VA

  Quercus alba                               Hartland, Windsor Co.

 

Osageorange               12        40        038      20          83      ‘03                   ’94    321   402     VA

  Maclura pomifera                         Middlebury College, Addison Co.

 

Pear, Common             19        60        031      24          97      ’04       ####   ’91    174   247     WA 

   Pyrus communis

 

Pecan, see Hickory (110-83-66-210)

 

Pine, Austrian             42        132      071      75        221      ‘03                     ’91   129    255    WA

  Pinus nigra                                 Manchester, Bennington Co.

 

Pine, Eastern White    64        201      144      55        358      ‘03                     ’03   229     372   ME

  Pinus strobes                              Londonderry, Windham Co.    

 

Pine, Eastern White    55        175      122      63        312      '93                       Same.

  Pinus strobes                              Dummerston, Windham Co.

 

Pine, Jack                    17        55        070      15        128      ‘03                   ’95   116     187    MN

  Pinus banksiana                          Chittenden, Rutland Co.

 

Pine, Pitch                   35        112      083      44        206      ‘02                   ’99   169    278     NH

  Pinus rigida                                 Pittsford, Rutland Co.

 

Pine, Ponderosa          22        71        050      27        128      ‘03                   ’97   227    537     CA

  Pinus ponderosa                          Rupert, Bennington Co.

 

Pine, Red                     28        90        095      35        193      ‘03                   ’93   124    263     MI  

  Pinus resinosa                             Dummerston, Windham Co.

 

                                       VERMONT BIG TREES                                            NATIONAL CHAMPIONS                  6.

SPECIES                       DIAM    CIRC     HGT      CS        TOTAL  YEAR                US        YR  CIRC   TOTAL  

 

 

Pine, Red                     31        98        078      43        186      ‘03                   ’93    124   263     MI

  Pinus resinosa                             Fair Haven, Rutland Co.

 

Pine, Scots or Scotch  33        105      071      43        187      ‘03                   ’83    186    269    MI

  Pinus sylvestris                           Shaftsbury State Park, Bennington Co.

 

Pine, Table Mountain  10        34        024      32          66      ‘03                   ’84      97    203    NC

  Pinus pungens                            Pittsford, Rutland Co.

 

Pine, Virginia               12        39        029      17          72      ‘03                   ’97    133    235    NC

  Pinus virginiana                           Rupert, Bennington Co.

 

Planetree, London       13        41        030      36        80        ‘03                   Not listed by AF                                  

  Platanus acerifolia                       Montpelier, Washington Co.

 

Poplar, Balsam            26        84       078      25        168      ‘03                    ’91    165    307    MI

  Populus balsamifera                     Rutland, Rutland Co.

 

Poplar, Lombardy          OPEN.                                                                                    Not listed by AF

  Populus nigra var. italica

 

Poplar, White              54        172      088      80        280      ‘02                     ’03   239   357   MI

  Populus alba                               Castleton, Rutland Co.

 

Redwood, Dawn             24      78        053      34        139      ‘03                     Not listed by AF

  Metasequoia glyptostroboides      Burlington, Chittenden Co.

 

Sassafras                      23      75        063      31        145      ‘03                     ’95    262    357    KY

  Sassafras albidum                       Vernon, Windham Co.

 

Shadbush, Downy          8        26        049      24          81      ‘03                     ’86    108    181    VA

  Amelanchier Canadensis              Tinmouth, Rutland Co.

 

Shadbush, Roundleaf    18      58        039      34        106      ‘02 NATIONAL CHAMP  ’02  58  106 VT

  Amelanchier sanguineae              Chippenhook, Clarendon, Rutland Co.

 

Shadbush, Tall, Serviceberry13  42   069      30        118      ‘03                     Not listed by AF       

  Amelachier arborea                   Rupert, Bennington Co.

 

Spruce, Black      Still open.  Probably from Northeast Kingdom, Essex Co.    ’89     62     145    WI

  Picea mariana

 

Spruce, Colorado Blue   35     112      099      33        219      ‘03                     ’01   190     328    UT

  Picea pungens                             Pittsford, Rutland Co.

 

Spruce, Norway           46        145      120      53        278      ‘03                     ’88   185     307    NH

  Picea abies                                 Woodstock Windsor Co.

 

Spruce, Red                 Current tree said to be dead.  Open.                            ’86   169    302    TN

  Picea rubens                               Cambridge, Lamoille Co.

 

Spruce, White                36        116      110      40        236      ‘03                     ’95   125    262     MN

  Picea glauca                               W. Fairlee, Orange Co.

 

Sumac, Staghorn         12        38        030      27          75      ’04       ####   ‘85     50     116     AL

  Rhus typhina                               West Rupert, Bennington Co.

 

Sycamore                    64        201      106      100      332      ‘03                     ’01   440     542    KY

  Platanus occidentalis                    Harmonyville, Townshend, Windham Co.

 

Tamarack or E. Larch 30        95        094      46        200      ‘03                     ’03   151     230   CT

  Larix laricina                               Waterbury Ctr., Washington Co.

 

Thornapple, see Hawthorn

 

 

                                       VERMONT BIG TREES                                                  NATIONAL CHAMPIONS ’05-‘05      7.

SPECIES                       DIAM    CIRC     HGT      CS        TOTAL  YEAR                US        YR  CIRC   TOTAL  

 

 

Tuliptree or Yellow Poplar 43 136      116      69        269      ‘03                     ’97    374    516    VA

  Liriodendron tulipifera                  Old Bennington, Bennington Co.

 

Walnut, Black              62        195      115      104      336      ‘03                     ’91    278    443    OR

  Juglans nigra                              N. Hartland, Windsor Co.

 

Walnut, English           49        156      045      61        216      ‘03                      Not listed by AF

  Juglans regia                              Weybridge, Addison Co. List

 

Willow, Crack              94        298      055      76        372      ‘03                     ’94    310    459    MI

  Salix fragilis                                Plainfield, Washington Co.

 

Willow, Weeping          72        227      104      62        346      ‘03                     ’90    309    455    MI

  Salix babylonica                          Rutland, Rutland Co.

 

Yellow Poplar, see Tuliptree

 

Yelowwood                  29        91        045      36        145      ‘04                   ’03     213    278   OH

   Cladrastis kentuckea                  Woodstock, Windsor Co.

 

Yew, Upright                19        60        028      28        97        ’04                     None listed by AF

  Taxus cuspidata                          Fair Haven, Rutland Co.

                                                                                   

End of LIST.

     Corrected from the List on pp. 11-16 in Vermont’s Largest Trees, 2003.  J. V. Freeman 

Corrections and additions come from recent submissions and checking the

National Register of American Forests 2004-2005.  So many on the National Register have not

changed.  Our two National Champs, European Larch and Roundleaf Serviceberry or Shadbush

are as current as in VLT.    ** We must check carefully in Victory on our Yellow Birch since the National Champion now listed in Maine has a lower score than the one in Vermont.  We must revisit the Victory tree,

carefully document our tree once more, and then submit to American Forests, all three numbers!

 

     Katsura and Ginkgo are both wonderful and unusual urban trees.  If AF does not list non-native

trees then their listing of  Ailanthus (Tree of Heaven), Oriental Arborvitae, Norway Spruce, English Oak, and our own European Larch certainly raises questions about the “non-native” criterion.  Katsura provides shade at the Bennington Monument at the west side of the circle there.  Our two huge Ginkgos, one in Bennington and one in Montpelier, are pleasant surprises as to what will grow in Vermont.  There are additional Ginkgos at UVM in Burlington.  There are much larger Ginkgoes elsewhere in New England.

    But, through it all the quote of one accomplished Big Tree Hunter still holds true: “They are out there!”

If it looks big it probably is.  Measure the tree as best you can.  Call you county forester.    JVF                                                                  

 

Vermont Big Tree Survey.  2003 Revision.      MEASURING:     We need three numbers, even best

Jeff Freeman                                                       estimates of these, in order help determine if tree is a record or just Big.

H 802-786-2361                                                 First is Circumference in Inches.  Second is Height in feet.  Using thumb and

CSC 802-468-1247                                             index finger gauged from a known 10 or 20 foot intereval the estimator can 

e-mail  freemanj@sover.net                              come close and be very helpful.  Third is average Crown Spread.  Think

Vt. Big Tree Survey  JVF                                  of  the vertical shadow of tree crown. Measure this two ways and  average

Dept. of Natural Science                                    these.  We use one quarter of average crown spread.

Castleton State College                                     C + H + Ό CS = Total Score.

Castleton , VT 05735                                         Have a forester confirm.  See COUNTY FORESTER  or URBAN FORESTER contacts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recent Additions to List of Vermont’s Largest Trees.  Mostly Bennington County

Jim White, County Forester. June 2003.

                                                                                                 ## = new data     * = New England champ

Tree Name                  Circ.    Diam.   Hgt.     CS       Total    County                   Town (City)      Yr.

 

Beech, Serrated          178      56        78        78        276      Bennington   Bennington        03##

  F. sylvatica ‘laciniata’     3 June 2003

 

Butternut                    231      73        59        80        310      Bennington    Shaftsbury        03##

            May 2003

Elm, Camperdown        78      24        022      36        108      Bennington    Bennington     03##

           Only one point different from Cornwall’s 1997.  B. Hodges  82-020-30-T=109.

 

Hickory, Bitternut      150      47        082      49        244      Bennington   Rupert               03*##

 

Maple, Black              119      37        064      76        211      Bennington    Bennington      03##

 

Maple, Mountain          90      28        052      40        152      Bennington    Bennington      03##*

 

Oak, Red                    271      86        072      91        310      Bennington    Shaftsbury       03##

                 May 2003 

Oak, White                 210      67        096      96        330      Windsor          Hartland         03##

             J. V. Freeman, 10 June 2003.

 

Pine, Ponderosa          71        22        050      27        128      Bennington      Rupert            03## 

 

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Vermont’s Largest Trees

Hickory and Honeylocust Group.  Recent Remeasurement Activity 2003

 

June  2003                  * - New England Champ   ** - National Champ      ## - New Data

 

Tree Name                  Circ.    Diam.   Hgt.     CS       Total    County                   Town (City)      Yr.

Hickory, Bitternut      150      47        082      49        244      Bennington     Rupert             03*##

Hickory, Pecan           110      34        083      66        210      Rutland           Fair Haven       03##

Hickory, Pignut            40      12        076      26        122      Rutland           Castleton           03##

Hickory, Shagbark      152      48        072      72        258      Rutland           W. Haven         03##

Hickory, Shagbark      137      43        089      70        243      Rutland           Ira                     02##

Hickory, Shellbark       62      19        070      42        142      Rutland           Fair Haven        03##

Honeylocust                159      50        087      56        260      Rutland           W. Rutland       02##  

Honeylocust, thornless  149  47        089      76        257      Rutland           Mendon            02##

 

 

Each of our Largest Trees of 115 species must be revisited soon in 2003

    to make them comparable.  Comparing a 2003 measurement with a 1980’s

    or 1990’s measurement does not work since those trees have

    grown.    Some very large trees of advanced age are in decline, especially

    top branches so the height may now be less.  Remeasuring is important.

    Having different persons measuring both corrects errors and points out

    differing  approaches and practices.   Testing location information and

    working with owners is part of this project as well.

     J. V.  Freeman, Coordinator, Vermont Big Tree Survey.

e-mail  freemanj@sover.net

 

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