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National Champion Green Buttonwood (Button-mangrove) Conocarpus erectus Palm Beach, Florida Circumference = 174 inches (14.5 feet) Height = 51 feet Average Crown Spread = 68 feet Total Points = 242 Nominated: 1974 by: Kenneth van der Hulse Cloned: 1997 by: Terry Mock

This widespreading Green Buttonwood specimen was suffering from root rot, and was in danger of dying, so it was the first Champion tree in Florida chosen for cloning. Terry Mock fed the tree trace minerals and vitamins, and inoculated its soil with micro-organisms. Happily, the tree has revived and is thriving again.

Identification & Culture

for more information, see:
An Arbor of Love
Palm Beach Post, June 3, 2001

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TERRA: The Earth Restoration and Reforestation Alliance — www.championtrees.org — updated 8/14/2003