Vermont

Tree Society

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 + ¼ 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