...year we incorporate a new rule: All trees must be measured within the last 10 years to retain championship status. Special thanks to all the state coordinators, big tree hunters, and volunteers who put in so many hours to remeasure many of our champion trees. We did make special allowances for a few trees that big tree coordinators were unable to re-measure in time due to extenuating circumstances, including weather. Those trees will be remeasured before the 2010 Register. This Register also includes a new rounding system. Point totals are rounded up if the measurement ends in 0.50, left as is if it is 0.49. This has affected a number of trees, but only by one point. The 2010 National Register of Big Trees will include a revised list of eligible species. Please visit our website at www.americanforests.org to view the eligible species list and to use our online nomination form. May the champions in this Register--the biggest of the big--continue to fill you with amazement and inspire you to care for all trees.

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--Margo Dawley, program director, and Janelle Phillips, program assistant

CIRCUM- SPECIES/STATUS/YEAR FERENCE HEIGHT' SPREAD' ACACIA Blackbrush Acacia rigidula [dagger] 16 26 29 1999 Blackbrush Acacia rigidula [dagger] 14 27 31 1999 AILANTHUS Tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima [DELTA] 195 88 80 2006 ALASKA CEDAR Chamaecyparis nootkatensis 451 126 27 1979 ALDER Arizona Alnus oblongifolia 2007 169 111 72 European Alnus glutinosa [DELTA] 114 72 41 1992 Hazel Alnus serrulata [dagger] 46 60 28 2005 Hazel Alnus serrulata [dagger] 49 60 30 2005 Mountain Alnus tenuifolia 1995 94 71 39 Red Alnus rubra 2005 288 87 100 Sitka Alnus sinuata 1993 34 30 34 White Alnus rhombifolia 1986 149 92 40 ALLTHORN Koeberlinia spinosa 1993 27 23 21 ALVARADOA Mexican Alvaradoa amorphoides 1983 53 35 30 ANACAHUITE Cordia boissieri 1995 76 25 38 ANACUA Ehretia anacua [dagger] 146 42 59 2007 Ehretia anacua [dagger] 141 55 46 2007 ANISE-TREE Florida Illicium floridanum 2007 36 29 26 APPLE Common Malus sylvestris [DELTA] 105 40 38 2007 Oregon crab Malus fusca [dagger] 2003 90 48 55 Oregon crab Malus fusca [dagger] 2003 102 41 45 Southern crab Malus angustifolia 2007 82 27 54 Sweet crab Malus coronaria 2006 98 39 31 ARAUCARIA Cunningham Araucaria cunninghamii 132 71 37 [DELTA] 2008 ARBORVITAE Oriental Thuja orientalis 82 58 35 [dagger][DELTA] 2007 Oriental Thuja orientalis 93 50 36 [dagger][DELTA] 2007 ASH Berlandier Fraxinus berlandierana 1995 252 48 72 Black Fraxinus nigra [dagger] 105 86 80 2006 Black Fraxinus nigra [dagger] 106 94 55 2006 Blue Fraxinus quadrangulata 2005 155 120 132 Carolina Fraxinus caroliniana 2006 63 80 31 Chihuahua Fraxinus papillosa 2003 33 49 17 Fragrant Fraxinus cuspidata 2004 46 40 37 Goodding Fraxinus gooddingii 1995 25 25 20 Green Fraxinus pennsylvanica 1981 271 98 104 Lowell Fraxinus anomala var. 58 33 21 lowellii 2003 Oregon Fraxinus latifolia 1975 285 81 74 Pumpkin Fraxinus profunda 1995 185 103 77 Singleleaf Fraxinus anomala var. 52 31 15 anomala 1999 Texas Fraxinus texensis 2001 76 72 67 Two-petal Fraxinus dipetala 1986 39 32 34 Velvet Fraxinus velutina 2007 256 78 76 White Fraxinus americana 2006 246 124 107 ASPEN Bigtooth Populus grandidentata 2005 169 93 51 Quaking Populus tremuloides 2007 152 130 36 AVOCADO Persea americana [DELTA] 185 72 59 1999 BACCHARIS Eastern Baccharis halimifolia 14 21 19 [dagger] 2001 Eastern Baccharis halimifolia 25 14 20 [dagger] 2007 BALDCYPRESS Common Taxodium distichum [dagger] 660 82 65 2005 Common Taxodium distichum [dagger] 647 96 74 2001 Montezuma Taxodium mucronatum 1995 301 68 99 BARRETA Helietta parvifolia 1989 17 24 16 BASSWOOD American Tilia americana 1991 277 89 87 Carolina Tilia caroliniana [dagger] 155 75 57 2001 Carolina Tilia caroliniana [dagger] 124 107 60 2001 White Tilia heterophylla 2007 144 110 66 BAYBERRY Northern Myrica pensylvanica 1999 11 15 10 Odorless Myrica inodora 2007 15 27 16 Pacific Myrica californica 2003 66 35 39 BEECH American Fagus grandifolia 1995 290 112 103 BIRCH Alaska paper Betula papyrifera var. 99 63 47 neoalaskana 2005 Gray Betula populifolia 2007 92 49 59 Mountain ppr Betula papyrifera var. 115 67 80 cordifolia 1973 Paper Betula papyrifera var. 57 40 41 papyrifera 2006 River Betula nigra 1981 208 105 112 Roundleaf Betula uber 1978 34 49 15 Sweet Betula lenta 1961 165 82 76 Water Betula occidentalis 1973 113 53 46 Western paper Betula papyrifera var. 172 70 77 commutata 2003 Yellow Betula alleghaniensis 2006 159 119 61 BLACK-MANGROVE Avicennia germinans 2003 85 58 43 BLACKBEAD Catclaw Pithecellobium unguis-cati 173 78 93 2007 Ebony Pithecellobium flexicaule 171 50 64 1991 Guadeloupe Pithecellobium guadalupense 15 13 15 1995 BLACKHAW Viburnum prunifolium 64 25 32 [dagger] 1985 Viburnum prunifolium 62 26 35 [dagger] 2007 Rusty Viburnum rufidulum 1999 50 32 28 BLUEWOOD Condalia hookeri 1989 85 29 28 BOXELDER Acer negundo 2003 230 120 84 BUCIDA Bucida buceras 1997 152 69 73 BUCKEYE Bottlebrush Aesculus parviflora 1993 41 14 25 California Aesculus californica 2001 176 46 60 Ohio Aesculus glabra var. glabra 176 73 68 2007 Painted Aesculus sylvatica 2007 58 48 32 Red Aesculus pavia 1994 81 46 38 Texas Aesculus glabra var. arguta 59 39 35 2006 Yellow Aesculus octandra 2007 296 94 69 BUCKTHORN California Rhamnus californica 2003 29 23 39 Carolina Rhamnus caroliniana 2001 40 25 24 Cascara Rhamnus purshiana 2006 104 39 62 European Rhamnus cathartica [DELTA] 217 27 41 2005 Hollyleaf Rhamnus crocea, 2007 52 16 18 BUMELIA Buckthorn Bumelia lycioides 1999 48 31 29 Gum Bumelia lanuginosa 2007 87 55 56 Saffron-plum Bumelia celastrina 1991 58 27 39 Tough Bumelia tenax 1987 30 37 20 BURNINGBUSH Eastern Euonymus atropurpureus 2002 90 40 34 BUTTERNUT Juglans cinerea 2008 260 46 88 BUTTONBUSH Cephalanthus occidentalis 60 26 38 1992 BYRSONIMA Key Byrsonima lucida 1997 35 20 20 CAESALPINIA Mexican Caesalpinia mexicana 1995 48 45 60 CALIFORNIA-LAUREL Umbellularia californica 536 108 119 1997 CAMPHOR-TREE Cinnamomum camphora [DELTA] 208 77 136 2008 CANELLA Canella winterana 1998 26 38 21 CANOTIA Canotia holacantha 2005 90 32 20 CAPER Jamaica Capparis cynophallophora 17 25 10 2007 CATALPA Northern Catalpa speciosa 2003 293 82 90 Southern Catalpa bignonioides 2000 271 88 68 CATCLAW Gregg Acacia greggii 1971 77 49 46 Wright Acacia wrightii 2006 91 33 41 CERCOCARPUS Alderleaf Cercocarpus montanus 1999 26 21 11 Catalina Cercocarpus traskiae 2003 30 18 25 Curlleaf Cercocarpus ledifolius 2008 148 16 25 Hairy Cercocarpus breviflorus 37 25 20 1996 CHASTETREE Common Vitex agnus-castus [DELTA] 111 26 37 2003 CHERRY Alabama black Prunus serotina var. 31 49 28 alabamensis 2006 Black Prunus serontina var. 216 85 61 serotina [dagger] 2005 Black Prunus serotina [dagger] 169 132 51 1997 Black Prunus serotina [dagger] 187 112 78 2003 Catalina Prunus lyonii 1996 115 43 45 Chokechrry, cmn Prunus virginiana var. 193 55 93 virginiana 1999 Escarpment Prunus serotina var. eximia 102 51 53 [dagger] 1998 Escarpment Prunus serotina var. eximia 102 51 53 [dagger] 2003 Hollyleaf Prunus ilicifolia 1993 54 50 56 Mahaleb Prunus mahaleb 84 36 38 [dagger][DELTA] 2005 Mahaleb Prunus mahaleb 79 41 48 [dagger][DELTA] 1993 Mazzard Prunus avium [DELTA] 1989 290 96 73 Pin Prunus pensylvanica 58 75 42 [dagger] 1999 Pin Prunus pensylvanica 60 75 50 [dagger] 2005 Sthwstrn black Prunus serotina var. rufula 136 66 50 2004 West Indies Prunus myrtifolia 1989 73 41 23 CHESTNUT American Castanea dentata 2005 288 70 70 CHINABERRY Melia azedarach 120 47 44 [dagger][DELTA] 2007 Melia azedarach 126 44 46 [dagger][DELTA] 2007 CHINKAPIN Allegheny Castanea pumila 2007 64 65 51 Giant Castanopsis chrysophylla 153 122 37 [dagger] 1996 Giant Castanopsis chrysophylla 160 116 37 [dagger] 2008 Ozark Castanea ozarkensis 2007 35 62 38 CHOLLA Jumping Opuntia fulgida 2001 32 21 15 CLETHRA Cinnamon Clethra acuminata 1995 10 33 12 CLIFFROSE Cowania mexicana 2007 37 22 17 CLUSIA Florida Clusia rosea [DELTA] 1995 31 32 25 COFFEETREE Kentucky Gymnocladus dioicus 206 82 77 [dagger] 2001 Kentucky Gymnocladus dioicus 203 85 82 [dagger] 2007 CONDALIA Bitter Condalia globosa [dagger] 42 17 25 2001 Bitter Condalia globosa [dagger] 44 18 16 2003 CORALBEAN Southeastern Erythrina herbacea 1995 12 22 22 Southwestern Erythrina flabellifomis 11 15 12 1999 COTTONWOOD Black Populus trichocarpa 2007 337 158 80 Eastern Populus deltoides var. 348 154 84 deltoides 2008 Fremont Populus fremontii var. 504 92 108 fremontii 1996 Meseta Populus fremontii var. 211 49 84 mesetae 1986 Narrowleaf Populus angustifolia 2006 28 37 12 Plains Populus deltoides var. 432 95 98 occidentalis 1967 Rio Grande Populus fremontii var. 367 92 118 wislizeni 1976 Swamp Populus heterophylla 142 105 34 [dagger] 2007 Swamp Populus heterophylla 151 93 50 [dagger] 2000 CYPRESS Arizona Cupressus arizonica var. 244 93 48 arizonica 1955 Arizona smooth Cupressus arizonica var. 215 70 52 glabra 2003 Baker Cupressus bakeri 1976 107 98 19 Cuyamaca Cupressus arizonica v. 70 37 28 stephensonii 1976 Gowen Cupressus goveniana var. 66 40 52 goveniana 1996 MacNab Cupressus macnabiana 1981 136 55 55 Mendocino Cupressus goveniana var. 238 150 49 pigmaea 1986 Monterey Cupressus macrocarpa 1994 553 102 111 Piute Cupressus arizonica var. 112 74 60 abramsiana 2005 Santa Cruz Cupressus goveniana var. 97 67 45 abramsiana [dagger] 2003 Santa Cruz Cupressus goveniana var. 99 68 40 abramsiana [dagger] 2003 Santa Cruz Cupressus goveniana var. 113 56 41 abramsiana [dagger] 2003 Sargent Cupressus sargentii 2001 244 58 64 Tecate Cupressus guadalupensis v. 93 71 48 forbesii 2001 CYPRESS-PINE Blue Callitris hugelii [DELTA] 180 60 50 1975 CYRILLA Swamp Cyrilla racemiflora var. 60 50 12 racemiflora 1980 DAHOON Ilex cassine 2006 79 46 36 Myrtle Ilex myrtifolia 1998 77 60 39 DARLING-PLUM Reynosia septentrionalis, 23 49 15 1975 DESERT-WILLOW Chilopsis linearis, 1976 165 68 54 DEVILS-WALKINGSTICK Aralia spinosa 2006 31 38 40 DEVILWOOD Osmanthus americanus 2003 88 39 42 DOGWOOD Alternate-leaf Cornus alternifolia 2007 57 12 15 Blackfruit Cornus sessilis 1986 20 18 16 Flowering Cornus florida [dagger] 107 36 39 2003 Flowering Cornus florida [dagger] 107 35 42 2002 Gray Cornus racemosa 2004 13 15 6 Roughleaf Cornus drummondii 2001 40 22 33 Roundleaf Cornus rugosa 2006 23 29 26 Swamp Cornus stricta [dagger] 13 24 17 2003 Swamp Cornus stricta [dagger] 19 23 18 2007 Western Cornus occidentalis 2003 32 25 35 DOUGLAS-FIR Bigcone Pseudotsuga macrocarpa 269 165 94 1945 Coast Pseudotsuga menziesii v. 505 281 71 menziesii [dagger] 1999 Coast Pseudotsuga menziesii v. 512 301 65 menziesii [dagger] 1999 Rocky Mtn. Pseudotsuga menziesii v. 100 84 41 glauca 2006 ELDER Blue Sambucus cerulea 2005 136 30 38 Mexican Sambucus mexicana 2005 95 41 26 Pacific red Sambucus callicarpa 2001 56 27 32 ELEPHANT-TREE Bursera microphylla 2005 34 16 28 ELLIOTTIA Elliottia racemosa 1989 36 47 20 ELM American Ulmus americana 2007 246 136 85 Cedar Ulmus crassifolia 2001 156 120 68 Florida Ulmus americana var. 169 79 64 floridana 2003 Rock Ulmus thomasii 1989 189 100 85 September Ulmus serotina 2007 135 83 77 Siberian Ulmus pumila 238 86 128 [dagger][DELTA] 2001 Siberian Ulmus pumila 249 85 99 [dagger][DELTA] 1999 Slippery Ulmus rubra [dagger] 2006 205 130 90 Slippery Ulmus rubra [dagger] 2003 232 103 93 Winged Ulmus alata 2007 144 114 91 ESENBECKIA Berlandier Esenbeckia berlandieri 1995 41 24 21 EUCALYPTUS Bluegum Eucalyptus globulus [DELTA] 586 141 126 2000 Longbeak Eucalyptus camaldulensis 276 112 84 [DELTA] 2003 FALSE-MASTIC Mastichodendron 112 75 44 foetidissimum 1973 FIDDLEWOOD Florida Citharexylum fruticosum 20 33 13 1986 FIG Florida Ficus aurea 1973 399 67 77 strangler Shortleaf Ficus citrifolia 1986 444 48 75 FIR Balsam Abies balsamea 1992 151 104 48 California red Abies magnifica 1999 365 172 41 California white Abies concolor var. lowiana 276 217 391 1997 Corkbark Abies lasiocarpa var. 146 95 33 arizonica 1969 Fraser Abies fraseri [dagger] 2007 105 83 44 Fraser Abies fraseri [dagger] 2007 117 74 47 Grand Abies grandis 1997 245 257 36 Noble Abies procera [dagger] 1964 359 227 41 Noble Abies procera [dagger] 1989 313 272 49 Pacific silver Abies amabilis 1999 260 218 37 Rocky Mntn Abies concolor var. 180 156 41 white concolor 2005 Subalpine Abies lasiocarpa var. 252 130 26 lasiocarpa 1965 FISHPOISON-TREE Florida Piscidia piscipula 2008 123 50 63 FORESTIERA Desert-olive Forestiera phillyreoides 10 17 17 1997 FRANKLINIA Franklinia alatamaha 1968 42 33 40 FREMONTIA California Freemontia california 2003 54 25 28 FRINGETREE Chionanthus virginicus 64 20 20 [dagger] 2003 Chionanthus virginicus 57 25 43 [dagger] 2001 GALLBERRY Large Ilex coriacea 2004 16 33 21 GEIGER-TREE Cordia sebestena 39 19 22 [dagger][DELTA] 2007 Cordia sebestena 37 24 17 [dagger][DELTA] 1988 GRAYTWIG Schoepfia chrysophylloides 13 19 11 2007 GUAJILLO Acacia berlandieri [dagger] 17 17 21 2001 Acacia berlandieri [dagger] 18 20 25 2007 GUMBO-LIMBO Bursera simaruba 2007 178 43 63 HACKBERRY Common Celtis occidentalis 2003 248 126 112 Georgia Celtis tenuifolia [dagger] 38 54 28 2005 Georgia Celtis tenuifolia [dagger] 37 54 31 2007 Georgia Celtis tenuifolia [dagger] 51 43 28 2007 Netleaf Celtis reticulata 1989 180 69 75 Spiny Celtis pallida 2000 25 31 23 HAWTHORN Biltmore Crataegus intricata 1982 112 35 60 Blueberry Crataegus brachyacantha 95 42 35 1993 Broadleaf Crataegus dilatata 2003 51 23 34 Cerro Crataegus erythropoda 2007 20 15 16 Columbia Crataegus columbiana 1992 39 25 15 Dotted Crataegus punctata 2005 77 28 38 Downy Crataegus mollis [dagger] 103 35 41 2004 Downy Crataegus mollis [dagger] 99 41 35 2004 Fanleaf Crataegus flabellata 2001 47 36 35 Fleshy Crataegus succulenta 2003 54 32 35 Green Crataegus viridis [dagger] 65 44 41 2008 Green Crataegus viridis [dagger] 62 49 39 2008 Green Crataegus viridis [dagger] 54 57 42 2008 Kansas Crataegus coccinioides 2003 36 16 40 Littlehip Crataegus spathulata 1981 42 35 32 May Crataegus aestivalis 49 40 34 [dagger] 2007 May Crataegus aestivalis 54 34 43 [dagger] 2001 Oneseed Crataegus monogyna 100 44 56 [dagger][DELTA] 1991 Oneseed Crataegus monogyna 113 36 56 [dagger][DELTA] 1993 Parsley Crataegus marshallii 1997 53 28 30 Riverflat Crataegus opaca 2001 58 30 35 Scarlet Crataegus coccinea 1980 62 34 32 Texas Crataegus texana 2003 28 25 28 Tracy Crataegus tracyi 2003 43 27 26 Washington Crataegus phaenopyrum 2007 67 37 38 Yellow Crataegus flava 2000 30 45 32 HAZEL Hazelnut Corylus americana 1999 30 27 21 HEMLOCK Carolina Tsuga caroliniana 2005 67 98 36 Eastern Tsuga canadensis 2007 172 133 39 Mountain Tsuga mertensiana 2007 214 183 65 Western Tsuga heterophylla [dagger] 335 172 65 1954 Western Tsuga heterophylla [dagger] 273 237 67 1987 Western Tsuga heterophylla [dagger] 342 195 47 1989 HERCULES-CLUB Zanthoxylum clava-herculis 82 36 48 2007 Texas Zanthoxylum hirsutum 2007 33 41 18 HIBISCUS Shrub althea Hibiscus syriacus 21 20 27 [dagger][DELTA] 2007 Shrub althea Hibiscus syriacus 33 16 17 [dagger][DELTA] 2008 HICKORY Bitternut Carya cordiformis 1999 182 120 100 Black Carya texana 1980 118 127 70 Carolina Carya ovata var. australis 80 130 14 2007 Mockernut Carya tomentosa 2003 178 108 65 Nutmeg Carya myristiciformis 2007 74 115 34 Pignut Carya glabra var. glabra 171 148 142 2007 Red Carya glabra var. odorata 154 153 79 2001 Sand Carya pallida 2005 132 129 60 Shagbark Carya ovata var. ovata 2007 184 98 107 Shellbark Carya laciniosa 1994 175 139 80 Water Carya aquatica 1996 194 143 46 HOLACANTHA Holacantha emoryi 2000 38 25 23 HOLLY American Ilex opaca [dagger] 2007 141 68 36 American Ilex opaca [dagger] 2007 145 64 42 American Ilex opaca [dagger] 2007 154 57 48 HONEYLOCUST Gleditsia triacanthos 1999 236 114 93 HOPBUSH Dodonaea viscosa 1999 11 17 9 HOPHORNBEAM Chisos Ostrya chisosensis 1983 27 30 20 Eastern Ostrya virginiana 1976 115 56 63 Knowlton Ostrya knowltonii 2007 132 40 47 HORNBEAM American Carpinus caroliniana 2008 66 46 48 HUAJILLO Huajillo Pithecellobium pallens 2001 18 41 27 HUISACHE Acacia farnesiana 1989 160 29 43 HUISACHILLO Acacia tortuosa 2003 49 31 30 HYPELATE Hypelate trifoliata 1999 55 42 23 INCENSE-CEDAR Libocedrus decurrens 1969 468 165 49 INDIAN-FIG Opuntia ficus-indica 36 14 16 [DELTA] 1999 INKWOOD Exothea paniculata 2007 47 47 27 JERUSALEM-THORN Parkinsonia aculeata 2003 78 45 50 JOSHUA-TREE Yucca brevifolia 1999 168 48 49 JUJUBE Common Ziziphus jujuba [DELTA] 93 61 51 2002 JUNIPER Alligator Juniperus deppeana [dagger] 302 60 70 2004 Alligator Juniperus deppeana [dagger] 311 53 77 1998 Ashe Juniperus ashei 1999 139 41 49 California Juniperus californica 2007 157 25 42 Drooping Juniperus flaccida [dagger] 103 35 34 1982 Drooping Juniperus...

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