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...champs this year were casualties of the new rule, all trees not remeasured since 1998. The demise of many more now-former champs became known only because nominators and state big tree coordinators were motivated by the new rule to find and remeasure them. This has resulted in the biggest set of changes ever in the 68-year history of the Big Tree program.
For example: In this Register you will not find 358 of the 873 champs and co-champs that reigned in 2006, turnover of 41 percent.
While the 10-year rule has purged the Register of monarchs that have been resting on laurels from long ago, it has also spurred a search that resulted in 219 new monarchs, almost double the number of new champs from 2006. The net result--a total of 733 champs and co-champs representing 636 species and varieties--is a 16 percent drop.
Still, the 2008 Register honors a select group of trees of formidable dimensions. Stack them on top of one another and they soar more than 9 miles high. Add the area of their...
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