State of Maryland Champion Tree List

State of Maryland Champion Tree List
English Name Latin Name County # Circ. Ht. Sprd. Points Last M
Ailanthus/Tree‐of‐Heaven Ailanthus altissima HARF BT‐0385 14’ 4” 72’ 65’ 260.0 11/27/10
Alder, Hazel Alnus serrulata CARR BT‐1638 2’ 1” 46’ 34’ 79.0 10/16/07
Apple, Common Malus sylvestris CALV BT‐1195 9’ 2” 40’ 39’ 160.0 3/10/08
Apple, Southern crab Malus angustifolia KENT BT‐0241 6’ 10” 27’ 54’ 123.0 3/23/07
Arborvitae, Oriental Thuja orientalis BALT BT‐0315 7’ 3” 45’ 62’ 148.0 9/3/07
Ash, Green F. pennsylvanica WASH BT‐0542 15’ 5” 118’ 85.5’ 324.0 8/11/10
CECL BT‐1493 17’ 6” 85’ 94.5’ 319.0 8/30/08
Ash, Pumpkin Fraxinus profunda ANNE BT‐2254 3’ 7” 58’ 26.5’ 108.0 8/8/11
Ash, White Fraxinus americana HOWA BT‐1963 20’ 4” 117.5’ 99’ 386.0 2/25/09
Aspen, Bigtooth P. grandidentata HARF BT‐2267 6’ 5” 121’ 45.5’ 209.0 9/20/11
Baldcypress, Common Taxodium distichum WICO BT‐1735 19’ 10” 116’ 62’ 370.0 2/9/07
Basswood, American Tilia americana CHAR BT‐1999 20’ 3” 135’ 90’ 401.0 5/15/09
Bayberry, Southern Myrica cerifera QA BT‐1874 1’ 0” 21’ 13’ 36.0 7/4/08
Beech, American Fagus grandifolia ANNE BT‐0300 24’ 2” 112’ 103’ 428.0 2/27/07
Birch, Paper Betula papyrifera HARF BT‐1205 8’ 6” 51’ 51’ 166.0 4/10/11
BT‐2258 8’ 9” 52’ 55.5’ 171.0 8/15/11
Birch, River Betula nigra ANNE BT‐1186 11’ 4” 120’ 80’ 276.0 3/9/06
Birch, Sweet Betula lenta CECL BT‐1659 11’ 10” 72’ 90’ 237.0 8/11/04
Blackhaw V. prunifolium MONT BT‐1814 5’ 2” 26’ 35’ 97.0 10/22/07
Boxelder Acer negundo FRED BT‐1474 19’ 5” 93’ 79’ 346.0 8/23/05
Buckeye, Red Aesculus pavia MONT BT‐2118 4’ 2” 31’ 37’ 90.0 5/5/10
Buckeye, Yellow Aesculus octandra HARF BT‐1201 12’ 5” 100’ 49.5 ’ 261.0 8/3/07
BALT BT‐2028 12’ 6” 93’ 56’ 257.0 9/24/09
WASH BT‐0301 13’ 3” 84’ 50’ 256.0 4/14/05
Butternut Juglans cinerea CECL BT‐1583 13’ 3” 74’ 59’ 248.0 11/22/08
MONT BT‐2115 14’ 3” 62’ 55’ 247.0 5/5/10
Catalpa, Northern Catalpa speciosa PG BT‐1884 21’ 2” 77’ 64’ 347.0 7/25/08
MONT BT‐0057 20’ 5” 77’ 85’ 343.0 3/19/09
Catalpa, Southern Catalpa bignonioides BALT BT‐0796 19’ 7” 88’ 73’ 341.0 8/16/07
Cherry, Black Prunus serontina HARF BT‐2180 16’ 8” 101’ 85.5’ 322.0 8/16/11
Cherry, Chokecherry Prunus virginiana BALT BT‐0310 16’ 1” 55’ 93’ 271.0 9/3/07
Cherry, Mazzard/Sweet Prunus avium CECL BT‐1663 15’ 3” 65’ 61.5’’ 263.0 8/11/04
ANNE BT‐0786 14’ 1” 67’ 72’ 260.0 11/26/11
Chestnut, American Castanea dentate MONT BT‐1989 5’ 3” 35.5’ 39.5’ 108.0 5/27/09
Coffeetree, Kentucky Gymnocladus dioicus MONT BT‐2104 18’ 2” 131’ 71.5 367.0 4/14/10
Cottonwood, Eastern Populus deltoides WASH BT‐2255 17’ 2” 108’ 97.5’ 338.0 8/8/10
MONT BT‐2294 16’ 2” 125’ 74.5’ 338.0 11/11/11
Devils‐Walkingstick Aralia spinosa ANNE BT‐1566 1’ 6” 39’ 23’ 63.0 5/13/02
Dogwood, Flowering Cornus florida SOME BT‐0168 6’ 11” 34’ 40’ 127.0 12/7/06
Douglas‐fir, Coast P. menziesii MONT BT‐0040 11’ 3” 73’ 53’ 221.0 11/8/07
Elliotta/Georgia Plume Elliottia racemosa HARF BT‐2298 1’ 0” 19’ 6.5’ 33.0 11/8/11
Elm, American Ulmus Americana BALT BT‐1540 20’ 6” 136 ’ 85.5’ 403.0 8/16/07
Elm Siberian Ulmus pumila BALT BT‐1087 17’ 2” 70’ 58’ 291.0 9/3/07
Elm, Slippery Ulmus rubra HARF BT‐2271 2’ 10” 74’ 28’ 115.0 9/29/11
Fir, Balsam Abies balsamea CITY BT‐2097 8’ 5” 71.5 42.5 183.0 3/27/10
Fir, Fraser Abies fraseri ANNE BT‐0025 6’ 4” 76’ 31’ 160.0 9/1/07

Franklinia/Franklin tree Franklinia alatamaha MONT BT‐1370 2’ 2” 32’ 32’ 66.0 9/22/09
Fringetree C. virginicus PG BT‐1805 3’ 2” 17’ 13’ 58.0 9/13/07
Hackberry, Common Celtis occidentalis WASH BT‐0444 19’ 6” 100’ 103’ 356.0 3/17/05
Hawthorn, Cockspur Crataegus crus‐galli MONT BT‐1838 2’ 2” 18’ 28.5’ 51.0 2/14/08
Hazel, Hazelnut Corylus Americana CALV BT‐0208 2’ 6” 27’ 21’ 62.0 3/10/08
Hemlock, Carolina Tsuga caroliniana MONT BT‐2117 4’ 0” 47’ 25’ 101.0 5/5/10
Hemlock, Eastern Tsuga canadensis HARF BT‐1053 11’ 7” 136 ’ 53’ 287.0 7/3/07
Hibiscus/Shrub Althea Hibiscus syriacus STMY BT‐2281 1’ 2” 23’ 18.5’ 42.0 10/14/11
Hickory, Bitternut Carya cordiformis HARF BT‐0409 16’ 3” 95’ 79’ 310.0 4/10/07
Hickory, Mockernut Carya tomentosa CECL BT‐2322 7’ 5” 129’ 64’ 234.0 12/18/11
Hickory, Pignut Carya glabra TALB BT‐1614 14’ 3” 131’ 91’ 325.0 6/5/08
Hickory, Shagbark Carya ovata ANNE BT‐0420 15’ 4” 98’ 107’ 309.0 4/20/07
Hickory, Shellbark Carya laciniosa CECL
Holly, American Ilex opaca PG BT‐1807 12’ 1” 64’ 42’ 219.0 10/11/07
Honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos FRED BT‐0301 20’ 4” 90’ 65’ 350.0 6/10/05
Hophornbeam, Eastern Ostrya virginiana PG BT‐1552 3’ 4” 62’ 37’ 111.0 8/18/07
Hornbeam, American Carpinus caroliniana CALV BT‐2016 5’ 3” 36’ 49’ 111.0 8/27/09
PG BT‐0407 4’ 2” 48’ 38’ 108.0 9/13/07
Larch, American/Tamarack Larix laricina GARR BT‐2156 2’ 11 56’ 23.5’ 97.0 7/26/10
Larch, European Larix deciduas HARF BT‐1202 9’ 6” 92’ 40’ 216.0 7/13/98
Locust, Black Robinia pseudoacacia FRED BT‐0996 19’ 4” 65’ 45’ 308.0 6/1/05
Magnolia, Ashe Magnolia ashei HARF BT‐1995 9.5” 17’ 16’ 31.0 6/1/09
Magnolia, Bigleaf M. macrophylia CITY BT‐0684 7’ 6” 70’ 56’ 174.0 10/23/10
Magnolia, Cucumbertree Magnolia acuminata PG BT‐1785 19’ 11” 100’ 95’ 363.0 8/18/07
Magnolia, Fraser Magnolia fraseri HARF BT‐1204 6’ 8” 50’ 33’ 138.0 8/3/07
Magnolia, Southern Magnolia grandiflora SOME BT‐0173 15’ 10” 68’ 86’ 280.0 1/29/08
Magnolia, Sweetbay Magnolia virginiana HARF BT‐1277 6’ 2” 40’ 37.5’ 126.0 ’ 7/3/07
Magnolia, Umbrella Magnolia tripetala CITY BT‐2162 1’ 8” 33’ 25’ 59.0 8/14/10
Maple, Black Acer nigrum ALLE BT‐2045 5’ 7” 90’ 46’ 169.0 10/06
Maple, Norway Acer platanoides CECL BT‐2266 17’ 5” 74’ 72.5 301.0 9/18/11
Maple, Red Acer rubrum MONT BT‐1375 18’ 5” 77’ 95’ 322.0 10/30/08
Maple, Silver Acer saccarinium CECL BT‐1606 27’ 0” 114’ 106’ 465.0 11/5/03
Maple, Striped Acer pensylvanicum HARF BT‐1996 1’ 3” 32’ 20.5 51.0 11/2/11
GARR BT‐2286 1’ 11” 27.5’ 6’ 52.0 8/27/11
Maple, Sugar Acer saccharum HARF BT‐0367 17’ 7” 85’ 59’ 311.0 6/19/08
Mountain‐ash, European Sorbus aucuparia MONT BT‐2116 3’ 6” 42’ 30.5’ 92.0 5/5/10
Mountain‐laurel Kalmia latifolia CECL BT‐1826 1’ 5” 18’ 21’ 40.0 1/8/08
HARF BT‐2315 1’ 3” 21’ 18’ 41.0 11/20/11
Mulberry, Black Morus nigra CARR BT‐0305 23’ 1” 60’ 80’ 357.0 10/16/07
Mulberry, Red Morus rubra WICO BT‐1751 13’ 4” 43’ 50’ 217.0 8/17/06
Mulberry, White Morus alba TALB BT‐1686 19’ 6” 41’ 66’ 292.0 10/21/05
Oak, Black Quercus velutina PG BT‐1911 19’ 9” 101’ 85’ 358.0 2006
KENT BT‐2178 18’ 4” 109’ 117’ 358.0 10/16/10
MONT BT‐0124 20’ 3” 87’ 97.5’ 354.0 3/19/09
Oak, Blackjack Quercus marlandica PG BT‐1949 8’ 9” 59’ 58.5’ 179.0 12/30/08
Oak, Bur Quercus macrocarpa CITY BT‐2112 11’ 4” 87’ 87’ 245.0 5/4/10
Oak, Cherrybark Quercus pagoda CHAR BT‐2000 17’ 9” 117’ 100’ 355.0 5/15/09
Oak, Chestnut Quercus prinus ANNE BT‐1549 23’ 6” 99’ 103.5’ 406.0 3/14/09
Oak, Chinkapin Q. muehlenbergii WASH BT‐0864 14’ 10” 95’ 95’ 297.0 8/11/10

Oak, English Quercus robur CITY BT‐0953 13’ 7” 60’ 83.5 244.0 3/27/10
Oak, Live Quercus virginiana CALV BT‐0990 6’ 10” 45’ 49’ 139.0 1994
Oak, Northern red Quercus rubra ALLE BT‐1398 24’ 8” 86’ 85.5’ 403.0 10/2/06
Oak, Overcup Quercus lyrata CITY BT‐1357 8’ 8” 53’ 55.4’ 171.0 3/27/10
Oak, Pin Quercus palustris PG BT‐0926 18’ 7” 92’ 96’ 339.0 12/30/08
Oak, Post Quercus stellata MONT BT‐0122 12’ 7” 97’ 109’ 275.0 11/8/07
Oak, Scarlet Quercus coccinea TALB BT‐1102 15’ 10” 125’ 104’ 341.0 7/30/08
Oak, Shingle Quercus imbricaria MONT BT‐1598 13’ 9” 96’ 74’ 280.0 5/5/10
Oak, Shumard Quercus shumardii MONT BT‐1817 20’ 2” 129’ 123’ 402.0 10/22/07
Oak, Southern red Quercus falcata ANNE BT‐1849 20’ 11” 109’ 141’ 396.0 3/20/08
Oak, Swamp Chestnut Quercus michauxii KENT BT‐0246 24’ 6” 106’ 92’ 423.0 8/14/07
Oak, Swamp white Quercus bicolor PG BT‐0312 19’ 6” 123’ 89’ 379.0 9/13/07
Oak, Water Quercus nigra MONT BT‐0039 12’ 8” 85’ 96’ 261.0 10/30/08
Oak, White Quercus alba CECL BT‐1337 22’ 0” 96’ 129.5’ 392.0 6/26/08
HARF BT‐1530 21’ 11” 97’ 117’ 389.0 6/19/08
Oak, Willow Quercus phellos KENT BT‐1639 23’5” 105’ 119.5 416.0 7/1/10
Osage‐orange Maclura pomifera QA BT‐1490 21’ 6” 101’ 99’ 384.0 1/12/07
Paulownia, Royal Paulownia tomentosa PG BT‐1803 16’ 5” 49’ 67’ 263.0 9/3/07
Pawpaw, Common Asimina triloba MONT BT‐1818 2’ 2” 57’ 19’ 88.0 10/22/08
PG BT‐0395 2’ 7” 48’ 22’ 85.0 9/13/07
Pear, Common Pyrus communis CALV BT‐0811 11’ 1” 55’ 45’ 199.0 3/10/08
Pecan Carya illinoensis ANNE BT‐1786 15’ 8” 106’ 104’ 320.0 9/1/07
FRED BT‐1488 14’ 1” 124 ’ 100’ 318.0 6/27/08
Persimmon, Common Diospyros virginiana PG BT‐0484 9’ 10” 84’ 55.5’ 216.0 8/18/07
Pine, Austrian Pinus nigra CECL BT‐1906 11’ 4” 43’ 70’ 197.0 8/30/08
Pine, Eastern white Pinus strobes MONT BT‐1898 12’ 11” 101’ 69’ 273.0 12/9/08
Pine, Loblolly Pinus taeda WICO BT‐1766 10’ 0” 94’ 53’ 230.0 7/30/07
ANNE BT‐2310 9’ 10” 96’ 44.5’ 226.0 11/26/11
Pine, Longleaf Pinus palustris WORC BT‐1572 8’ 3” 66’ 49’ 177.0 1/29/08
Pine, Pitch Pinus rigida ALLE BT‐2044 7’ 2” 85’ 44’ 182.0 10/?/09
Pine, Ponderosa Pinus ponderosa HARF BT‐2302 6’ 2” 54’ 36.5’ 137.0 11/7/11
Pine, Red Pinus resinosa MONT BT‐1834 6’ 3” 81’ 31’ 163.0 1/24/08
Pine, Shortleaf Pinus echinata MONT BT‐1832 6’ 6” 87’ 44’ 176.0 1/24/08
Pine, Table Mountain Pinus pungens MONT BT‐1592 5’ 0” 84’ 32’ 152.0 3/7/02
Pine, Virginia Pinus virginiana PG BT‐1810 7’ 11” 72’ 53’ 180.0 10/11/07
Pondcypress Taxodium distichum PG BT‐1605 12’ 6” 100’ 74’ 269.0 4/14/03
MONT BT‐2114 13’ 0” 103’ 31’ 267.0 5/5/10
Poplar, White Populus alba WICO BT‐1813 5’ 11” 70’ 38’ 151.0 10/9/07
HARF BT‐2270 7’ 4” 45’ 46.5’ 150.0 9/29/11
Privet, Chinese Ligustrum sinense CALV BT‐0632 2’ 6” 17’ 22’ 52.0 1994
Redbud, Eastern Cercis canadensis MONT BT‐1618 9’ 2” 35’ 33’ 153.0 2/14/08
Redcedar, Eastern Juniperus virginiana CALV BT‐0612 14’ 3” 62’ 38’ 243.0 3/10/08
Rhododendron, Catawba R. catawbiense ANNE BT‐1982 1’ 6” 18’ 17.5’ 40.0 8/17/08
CECL BT‐2036 1’ 0” 23’ 15’ 39.0 10/10/09
Sassafras Sassafras albidum ANNE BT‐1008 16’ 0” 57’ 54’ 262.0 9/1/07
Serviceberry, Downy Amelancheir arborea GARR BT‐2122 6’ 7” 34’ 42.5 124 .0 5/20/10
GARR BT‐2257 5’ 9” 45’ 39’ 124.0 3/13/11
Silktree, Mimosa Albizia julibrissin CARR BT‐0378 12’ 0” 54’ 79.5’ 218.0 10/23/10
Silverbell, Carolina Halesia Carolina MONT BT‐2023 7’ 5” 76’ 57’ 179.0 9/22/09

Sourwood Oxydendrum arboretum PG BT‐1951 5’ 0” 68’ 60’ 143.0 12/30/08
Smoketree, American Cotinus obovatus CECL BT‐2040 2’ 6” 16’ 15’ 50.0 10/10/09
Spruce, Blue Picea pungens CECL BT‐1793 6’ 11” 69’ 41’ 162.0 9/8/07
Spruce, Norway Picea abies HARF BT‐0725 11’ 3” 127’ 38’ 272.0 2/19/08
Spruce, Red Picea rubens WASH BT‐0734 10’ 0” 77’ 55’ 210.0 3/14/05
Sugarberry Celtis laevigata MONT BT‐2060 7’ 9” 82’ 54.5’ 189.0 9/21/09
Sumac, Staghorn Rhus typhina MONT BT‐2107 2’ 3” 22’ 19.5’ 54.0 4/14/10
Sweetgum Liquidamber styraciflua PG BT‐2069 17’ 0” 96’ 78.5’ 320.0 12/10/09
Sycamore Platanus occidentalis MONT BT‐2293 25’ 5” 137.5’ 108’ 470.0 11/7/11
FRED BT‐0764 24’ 8” 139’ 130’ 468.0 11/15/11
Tupelo, Black Nyssa sylvatica MONT BT‐1939 16’ 10” 90’ 84’ 313.0 12/9/08
Walnut, Black Juglans nigra PG BT‐1804 18’ 4” 105’ 71’ 343.0 9/13/07
White‐cedar, Atlantic C. thyoides WICO BT‐0458 8’ 10” 71’ 27’ 184.0 8/14/06
White‐cedar, Northern Thuja occidentalis BALT BT‐1300 7’ 7” 48’ 47’ 151.0 9/3/07
Willow, Black Salix nigra MONT BT‐1836 6’ 5” 80’ 31’ 165.0 2/14/08
Willow, Weeping Salix babylonica GARR BT‐1973 16’ 11” 85’ 87’ 310.0 4/3/09
Willow, White Salix alba CALV BT‐2273 17’ 10” 86’ 70’ 318.0 10/10/11
Witch‐hazel Hamamelis virginiana HARF BT‐2314 1’ 0” 43’ 20’ 60.0 11/25/11
Yellow Poplar/Tuliptree Lirodendron tulipifera MONT BT‐2229 24’ 4” 137’ 94’ 453.0 3/2/11
Yellowwood Cladrastis kentukea HARF BT‐0463 10’ 11” 75’ 81’ 226.0 8/3/07
142 eligible species with at least one registered example in Maryland measured in the last 10 years
Red = 2010 National Champion tree
Blue = Questionable example
Shellbark Hickory – Large example exists in Cecil County; need positive ID and permission from owner.
Live Oak – Example registered in Calvert County; need positive ID and re‐measurement.
Chinese Privet ‐ Example registered in Calvert County at Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum near manor
house; need positive ID and re‐measurement.
Possible New Species
Redbay, Persea borbonia – example identified by Sam Jones in 2009 near Princess Anne in swampy area.
We need to get permission from Nature Conservancy (owners) and then wading equipment to measure
example.
Alder, Red, Alnus rubra – example included in 2009 Montgomery County Register of Champion Trees in
Rockville area. We need permission of owner, positive ID, and re‐measurement.
Basswood, White, Tilia heterophylla – Example included on The Big Tree Champions of Calvert County 2008
in Prince Frederick area. We need permission of owner, positive ID, and re‐measurement.
Birch, Gray, Betula populifolia – Example included on The Big Tree Champions of Calvert County 2008 in Port
Republic area. We need permission of owner, positive ID, and re‐measurement.
Cherry, Sour, Prunus cerasus – example included on The Big Tree Champions of Calvert County 2008 in Lusby
area. We need permission of owner, positive ID, and re‐measurement. This is a Species Without Champs.
Port‐Orford‐Cedar, Chamaecyparis lawsoniana – example included in The Big Tree Champions of Calvert
County 2008 in the Port Republic area. We need permission of owner, positive ID, and re‐measurement.
Willow – unknown – Example located on SE side of Sassafras River Bridge in Kent County. Need positive ID
and measurement.