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DNR looks to public to update Big Tree Registry

Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 11:45 AM

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The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) needs the public’s help to update The Big Tree Registry, a list of the largest known specimen of each native tree species in Indiana.
“Indiana’s currently tallest recorded tree is a 152-foot-tall bitternut hickory, and our widest tree circumference is a silver maple at more than 361 inches,” said Jacob Roos, DNR urban forestry director. “We need help getting out across the state to find our new record-setting trees.”
That means it’s time to review the recently updated champions list and start looking for new candidates to nominate for the list, which is maintained by DNR’s Division of Forestry.
Three measurements are required:

• trunk circumference, in inches, at 4 1/2 feet above the ground;
• total height, in feet;
• and average crown spread, in feet.

The total size of each tree nominated is calculated by adding the circumference and height to a quarter of the average crown spread.
The individual tree of each Indiana native tree species with the highest total points will be that species’ Big Tree champion. All nominations are reviewed, but only those with the highest scores will be verified.
To review the updated Big Tree Registry, view detailed measurement instructions and nominate, see on.IN.gov/big-tree.

Species Scientific Name County Circumference (inches) Height (feet) Crown (feet) Points Ash, Black Fraxinus nigra Montgomery 110.27 100.00 57.50 224.65 Ash, Blue Fraxinus quadrangulata Vigo 185.00 81.00 92.50 289.13 Ash, Green Fraxinus pennsylvanica  Vanderburgh 222.00 87.00 81.00 329.25 Ash, White Fraxinus americana Jefferson 207.70 142.00 38.80 359.40 Aspen, Bigtooth Populus grandidentata Marion 78.00 74.00 54.00 165.50 Aspen, Quaking Populus tremuloides - - - - - Basswood, American Linden Tilia americana Floyd 211.12 119.00 30.70 337.80 Beech, American Fagus grandifolia Vanderburgh 177.60 105.00 127.00 314.35 Birch, River Betula nigra Vanderburgh 205.00 73.00 68.00 295.00 Black Gum Nyssa sylvatica St. Joseph 147.00 128.00 91.00 297.75 Boxelder Acer negundo Vanderburgh 196.00 77.00 70.00 290.5 Buckeye, Ohio Aesculus glabra Jefferson 94.60 111.00 21.30 210.93 Buckeye, Yellow Aesculus octandra Clark 222.00 77.00 17.50 303.38 Butternut Juglans cinerea Lawrence 280.00 74.00 94.00 377.50 Catalpa, Northern Catalpa speciosa Vanderburgh 288.00 80.0 94.00 391.50 Cedar, Eastern Red Juniperus virginiana Jackson 153.00 65.00 34.00 226.50 Cedar, Nothern White Thuja occidentalis Porter 132.30 49.00 46.00 192.80 Cherry, Black Prunus serotina Owen 237.20 89.50 80.25 346.76 Chestnut, American Castanea dentata Newton 120.90 76.00 58.00 211.40 Cottonwood, Eastern Populus deltoides St Joseph 313.50 145.00 73.00 476.75 Cottonwood, Swamp Populus heterophylla Jackson 100.00 108.00 28.00 215.00 Crab, Prairie Crab Pyrus ioensis Vigo 16.50 18.50 23.00 40.75 Cypress, Bald Taxodium distichum Vanderburgh 211.20 93.00 57.00 318.45 Dogwood, Flowering Cornus florida Vanderburgh 86.00 36.00 57.00 136.25 Elm, Red/Slippery Ulmus rubra Vanderburgh 157.00 65.00 74.00 240.50 Elm, White (American) Ulmus Americana - - - - - Elm, Winged Ulmus alata - - - - - Hackberry Celtus occidentalis Vigo 262.00 117.00 99.50 403.88 Hawthorn, Cockspur Thorn Crataegus crus-galli Vanderburgh 39.00 29.0 22.00 73.50 Hawthorne, Downy Crataegus mollis Marion 99.00 30.00 72.00 147.00 Hemlock, Eastern Tsuga canadensis Vanderburgh 104.00 84.00 52.00 201.00 Hickory, Bitternut Carya cordiformis Hamilton 146.50 152.00 95.00 322.25 Hickory, Mockernut Carya tomentosa Vanderburgh 75.00 122.00 64.00 213.00 Hickory, Pale Carya pallida Daviess 81.00 92.00 35.00 181.75 Hickory, Pignut Carya glabra Vanderburgh 82.80 115.00 160.00 237.80 Hickory, Red Carya ovalis Vanderburgh 92.50 118.00 45.00 221.75 Hickory, Shagbark Carya ovata Wayne 168.00 116.00 17.70 288.43 Hickory, Shellbark Carya laciniosa Franklin 156.00 114.00 25.75 276.44 Honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos Starke 133.00 117.00 70.00 267.50 Hophornbeam, American Ostrya virginiana Marion 36.00 54.00 69.00 107.25 Hornbeam, American Carpinus caroliniana  Marion 144.70 57.00 117.00 230.95 Kentucky Coffee Tree Gymnocladus dioicus St. Joseph 135.00 148.00 71.20 300.80 Locust, Black Robinia pseudoacacia Vigo 180.00 83.00 91.25 285.81 Magnolia – Cucumber Tree Magnolia acuminate Fayette 214.80 70.00 10.80 287.50 Magnolia - Umbrella Magnolia Magnolia tripetala - - - - - Maple, Black Acer nigrum Vanderburgh 106.00 72.00 45.5 189.38 Maple, Red Acer rubrum Vanderburgh 216.00 74.00 73 308.25 Maple, Silver Acer saccharinum Lawrence 361.00 103.00 106 490.50 Maple, Sugar Acer saccharum Owen 210.50 87.50 98.50 322.63 Mulberry, Red Morus rubra Vanderburgh 48.00 20.00 33.0 76.25 Oak, Black Quercus velutina Vigo 231.00 94.00 123.00 355.75 Oak, Blackjack Quercus marilandica Vanderburgh 96.00 118.00 224.00 270.00 Oak, Bur Quercus macrocarpa Posey 297.00 116.00 111.00 440.75 Oak, Cherrybark Quercus pagoda Vanderburgh 253.00 118.00 109.00 398.25 Oak, Chestnut Quercus prinus - - - - - Oak, Chinquapin Quercus Muehlenbergii Vanderburgh 172.00 118.0 113.00 318.25 Oak, Northern Pin Quercus ellipsoidalis Porter 175.80 79.00 96.50 278.93 Oak, Northern Red Quercus rubra Gibson 223.00 120.00 105.00 369.25 Oak, Overcup Quercus lyrata Vanderburgh 193.00 61.00 205.00 305.25 Oak, Pin Quercus palustris Greene 306.00 112.00 97.00 442.25 Oak, Post Quercus stellata Vanderburgh 196.00 88.00 50.00 296.50 Oak, Scarlet Quercus coccinea Washington 224.00 92.00 92.00 339.00 Oak, Shingle Quercus imbricaria - - - - - Oak, Shumard Quercus shumardii Jennings 239.00 128.00 82.00 387.50 Oak, Southern Red Quercus falcata Vanderburgh 212.50 90.00 88.00 324.50 Oak, Swamp Chestnut Quercus michauxii Jennings 318.00 95.00 118.00 442.50 Oak, Swamp White Quercus bicolor Hancock 196.00 82.00 103.00 303.75 Oak, White Quercus alba Perry 254.03 110.00 121.00 394.28 Paw-paw Asimina triloba Starke 20.40 54.00 24.00 80.40 Pecan Carya Illinoensis Vanderburgh 198.00 94.0 94.00 315.50 Persimmon, American Diospyros virginiana Vanderburgh 105.60 60.0 25.50 171.98 Pine, Jack Pinus banksiana Tippecanoe 52.70 38.00 30.00 98.20 Pine, Virginia Pinus virginiana Floyd 78.50 119.30 19.40 202.65 Pine, White Pinus strobus Brown 183.60 107.00 128.00 322.60 Plum, American Prunus Americana Vigo 43.00 27.00 29.50 77.38 Plum, Canada Prunus nigra Owen 82.50 58.00 35.50 149.38 Redbud Cercis canadensis - - - - - Sassafras Sassafras albidum Posey 183.00 72.00 64.00 271.00 Serviceberry Amelanchier laevis Vanderburgh 26.00 49.00 30.00 82.50 Sourwood Oxydendrum arboretum Perry 59.10 63.00 33.90 130.58 Sweet Gum Liquidambar styraciflua Vanderburgh 164.00 137.00 90.00 323.50 Sycamore Platanus occidentalis Johnson 320.00 115.00 169.00 477.25 Tamarack Larix laricina Vigo 105.00 75.50 42.00 191.00 Tulip Tree Liriodendron tulipifera Porter 228.30 148.00 103.50 402.18 Walnut, Black Juglans nigra Elkhart 233.00 91.00 93.00 347.25 Waterlocust Gleditsia aquatica Vanderburgh 27.50 55.00 31.00 90.25 Willow, Black Salix nigra Vanderburgh 119.00 75.00 83.0 0 214.75

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