TERRA: Champion Trees

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National Champion White Ash Palisades, New York
PHOTO DYarrow 8/98 girth: 23.5 feet — height: 95 feet crown spread: 82 feet

"Trees are guardians of the Earth,
and we are the guardians of trees."

—'Treeman' Ilan Shamir

Trees
the largest plants on our planet
Giants of the Earth
—our Ancestors
—who gave us oxygen
and our atmosphere
—who continue to provide habitat and climate
for our human species to live on this planet

Champion Trees
are the finest—
the superior specimen—
the gold medalist
of each species
by current definition,
the biggest specimen—
THE GIANT
of their species
"tree-mendous"

Society grows great
when old men
plant trees
in whose shade
they will never sit —Greek proverb

National Champion Coast Redwood California
PHOTO FBreglia 8/98 girth: 26 feet — height: 369 feet

American Forests
a not-for-profit in Washington, DC
has maintained the
National Register of Big Trees
for over 50 years.

American Forests has a 3-part formula—
based on girth, height and crown spread—
to rate a tree by size
and determine which is
the Champion—
the biggest.

The current National Register
lists over 800 tree species
with a recognized National Champion.

National Champion
Bristlecone Pine
California

PHOTO FBreglia 8/98
girth: 26 feet — height: 369 feet

Eastern Native Tree Society
is an interest group of foresters, arborists and ecologists with a complex database of wooodland trees that ranks champions by height, volume, ecotone, and latitude. ENTS has developed reliable measurement methods accurate to one foot.

American Forest Owners
Association
maintains a separate database
of the oldest trees state-by-state