Alabama Champion Tree Program

The Alabama Champion Tree Program is a listing of the largest known specimens of particular tree species, native or introduced, in the U.S. state of Alabama. It was established in 1970 by the Alabama Forestry Commission.[1][2] The program was modeled on the National Register of Big Trees, started by the American Forests organization in 1940. The goal of Alabama's program is to record, heighten awareness of, and preserve the largest tree specimens in the state.[3] It uses the same formula for recording tree specimens that was developed by American Forests. Former champions are removed from the list as new, larger, champions are identified and recorded. Although introduced species that have naturalized are generally eligible for the program, those species that the Alabama Invasive Plant Council considers to be invasive were removed from the listing in 2011 and are no longer eligible. With the addition of 20 new specimens in 2011, the program had a total of 159 Champion Trees listed.[4]

Listings

Key
* Introduced/non-native species
National Champion Tree on National Register of Big Trees
Co-national Champion Tree on National Register of Big Trees
Common
name
Species
name
Year
added
Trunk
circumference
Height Crown
spread
County Location / Visit
alder, hazelAlnus serrulata200119 in (48 cm)25 ft (7.6 m)29 ft (8.8 m)Baldwin
ash, greenFraxinus pennsylvanica2000168 in (430 cm)80 ft (24 m)83 ft (25 m)Wilcox
ash, whiteFraxinus americana2008107 in (270 cm)103 ft (31 m)64 ft (20 m)Wilcox
basswoodTilia spp.200896 in (240 cm)110 ft (34 m)44 ft (13 m)Monroe
bayberry, scentlessMorella inodora200015 in (38 cm)27 ft (8.2 m)16 ft (4.9 m)Baldwin
beech, AmericanFagus grandifolia2003142 in (360 cm)118 ft (36 m)139 ft (42 m)Autauga
birch, sweetBetula lenta200853 in (130 cm)53 ft (16 m)36 ft (11 m)DeKalb
blackgumNyssa sylvatica1988128 in (330 cm)108 ft (33 m)49 ft (15 m)Elmore
buckeye, yellowAesculus flava199486 in (220 cm)125 ft (38 m)54 ft (16 m)Madison
bumelia, buckthornSideroxylon lycioides201120 in (51 cm)30 ft (9.1 m)29 ft (8.8 m)Lauderdale
bumelia, gumSideroxylon lanuginosum199451 in (130 cm)45 ft (14 m)34 ft (10 m)Blount
burningbushEuonymus atropurpureus200253 in (130 cm)26 ft (7.9 m)32 ft (9.8 m)Baldwin
butternutJuglans cinerea2011103 in (260 cm)60 ft (18 m)67 ft (20 m)Jackson
catalpa, southernCatalpa bignonioides1994202 in (510 cm)58 ft (18 m)67 ft (20 m)Perry
catalpa, southernCatalpa bignonioides2008200 in (510 cm)64 ft (20 m)68 ft (21 m)Clay
cedar, Atlantic whiteChamaecyparis thyoides200991 in (230 cm)54 ft (16 m)35 ft (11 m)Baldwin
cherry, Alabama blackPrunus alabamensis201140 in (100 cm)60 ft (18 m)40 ft (12 m)Tuscaloosa
cherry, blackPrunus serotina2009140 in (360 cm)71 ft (22 m)79 ft (24 m)Madison
cherry, Carolina laurelPrunus caroliniana200814 in (36 cm)37 ft (11 m)44 ft (13 m)Colbert
chestnut, AmericanCastanea dentata200935 in (89 cm)58 ft (18 m)32 ft (9.8 m)Hale
chestnut, ChineseCastanea mollissima*1998138 in (350 cm)65 ft (20 m)77 ft (23 m)Coosa
chinquapin, AlleghenyCastanea pumila201112 in (30 cm)22 ft (6.7 m)16 ft (4.9 m)Winston
cottonwood, easternPopulus deltoides2011146 in (370 cm)121 ft (37 m)73 ft (22 m)Chambers
cottonwood, swampPopulus heterophylla201074 in (190 cm)61 ft (19 m)41 ft (12 m)Baldwin
crabapple, southernMalus angustifolia200259 in (150 cm)39 ft (12 m)27 ft (8.2 m)Montgomery
crape myrtle, commonLagerstroemia indica*201178 in (200 cm)43 ft (13 m)33 ft (10 m)Wilcox
crape myrtle, commonLagerstroemia indica*200878 in (200 cm)40 ft (12 m)38 ft (12 m)Shelby
cypress, baldTaxodium distichum1989326 in (830 cm)112 ft (34 m)56 ft (17 m)Baldwin Via watercraft only. Tours Available
cypress, pondTaxodium ascendens201090 in (230 cm)97 ft (30 m)42 ft (13 m)Baldwin
cyrilla, swampCyrilla racemiflora199642 in (110 cm)45 ft (14 m)38 ft (12 m)Mobile
devilwoodOsmanthus americanus200124 in (61 cm)36 ft (11 m)25 ft (7.6 m)Baldwin
dogwood, floweringCornus florida200970 in (180 cm)38 ft (12 m)53 ft (16 m)Cleburne
elm, AmericanUlmus americana2008185 in (470 cm)97 ft (30 m)82 ft (25 m)Walker
elm, SeptemberUlmus serotina201159 in (150 cm)94 ft (29 m)49 ft (15 m)Lauderdale
elm, SiberianUlmus pumila*198261 in (150 cm)48 ft (15 m)49 ft (15 m)Madison
elm, slipperyUlmus rubra2011163 in (410 cm)54 ft (16 m)80 ft (24 m)Cullman
elm, waterPlanera aquatica198258 in (150 cm)51 ft (16 m)55 ft (17 m)Covington
elm, wingedUlmus alata1997130 in (330 cm)75 ft (23 m)70 ft (21 m)Wilcox
fringetree, whiteChionanthus virginicus201029 in (74 cm)18 ft (5.5 m)31 ft (9.4 m)Tuscaloosa
hackberry, commonCeltis occidentalis2009176 in (450 cm)67 ft (20 m)93 ft (28 m)Marshall
hackberry, GeorgiaCeltis tenuifolia200737 in (94 cm)54 ft (16 m)31 ft (9.4 m)Perry
hawthorn, dottedCrataegus punctata199413 in (33 cm)26 ft (7.9 m)18 ft (5.5 m)Madison
hawthorn, littlehipCrataegus spathulata200914 in (36 cm)21 ft (6.4 m)18 ft (5.5 m)DeKalb
hemlock, easternTsuga canadensis1992157 in (400 cm)130 ft (40 m)44 ft (13 m)Winston
Hercules-clubZanthoxylum clava-herculis200743 in (110 cm)43 ft (13 m)33 ft (10 m)Dallas
Hercules-clubZanthoxylum clava-herculis200530 in (76 cm)59 ft (18 m)29 ft (8.8 m)Baldwin
hickory, bitternutCarya cordiformis201168 in (170 cm)82 ft (25 m)46 ft (14 m)Lauderdale
hickory, mockernutCarya tomentosa2008100 in (250 cm)97 ft (30 m)86 ft (26 m)Jackson
hickory, nutmegCarya myristiciformis200969 in (180 cm)89 ft (27 m)38 ft (12 m)Dallas
hickory, pignutCarya glabra1992155 in (390 cm)110 ft (34 m)76 ft (23 m)Clarke
hickory, redCarya ovalis200436 in (91 cm)85 ft (26 m)38 ft (12 m)Perry
hickory, sandCarya pallida201085 in (220 cm)76 ft (23 m)23 ft (7.0 m)Cherokee
hickory, shagbarkCarya ovata200892 in (230 cm)119 ft (36 m)67 ft (20 m)Etowah
hickory, shellbarkCarya laciniosa2007102 in (260 cm)112 ft (34 m)90 ft (27 m)Madison
hickory, waterCarya aquatica2001152 in (390 cm)136 ft (41 m)78 ft (24 m)Baldwin
holly, AmericanIlex opaca1987126 in (320 cm)50 ft (15 m)47 ft (14 m)Chambers
holly, dahoonIlex cassine200738 in (97 cm)47 ft (14 m)37 ft (11 m)Baldwin
hophornbeam, easternOstrya virginiana200837 in (94 cm)55 ft (17 m)39 ft (12 m)DeKalb
hoptreePtelea trifoliata201115 in (38 cm)16 ft (4.9 m)17 ft (5.2 m)Jackson
hornbeam, AmericanCarpinus caroliniana201131 in (79 cm)56 ft (17 m)38 ft (12 m)Bibb
hornbeam, AmericanCarpinus caroliniana200841 in (100 cm)46 ft (14 m)37 ft (11 m)Baldwin
locust, blackRobinia pseudoacacia199595 in (240 cm)102 ft (31 m)27 ft (8.2 m)Madison
locust, honeyGleditsia triacanthos200990 in (230 cm)107 ft (33 m)67 ft (20 m)Talladega
magnolia, bigleafMagnolia macrophylla200860 in (150 cm)85 ft (26 m)44 ft (13 m)Monroe
magnolia, cucumberMagnolia acuminata1993136 in (350 cm)112 ft (34 m)59 ft (18 m)Madison
magnolia, pyramidMagnolia pyramidata201141 in (100 cm)92 ft (28 m)24 ft (7.3 m)Wilcox
magnolia, southernMagnolia grandiflora1987190 in (480 cm)75 ft (23 m)71 ft (22 m)Calhoun
magnolia, sweetbayMagnolia virginiana2010140 in (360 cm)91 ft (28 m)63 ft (19 m)Baldwin
magnolia, umbrellaMagnolia tripetala201127 in (69 cm)45 ft (14 m)20 ft (6.1 m)Calhoun
maple, ashleafAcer negundo2011150 in (380 cm)60 ft (18 m)17 ft (5.2 m)Jackson
maple, chalkAcer leucoderme200843 in (110 cm)51 ft (16 m)36 ft (11 m)Wilcox
maple, FloridaAcer floridanum201080 in (200 cm)82 ft (25 m)32 ft (9.8 m)Lowndes
maple, redAcer rubrum2009131 in (330 cm)87 ft (27 m)67 ft (20 m)Morgan
maple, sugarAcer saccharum2008130 in (330 cm)80 ft (24 m)64 ft (20 m)Madison
mayhawCrataegus aestivalis200720 in (51 cm)20 ft (6.1 m)22 ft (6.7 m)Baldwin
mulberry, redMorus rubra2009254 in (650 cm)60 ft (18 m)50 ft (15 m)Choctaw
mulberry, whiteMorus alba*2007195 in (500 cm)38 ft (12 m)53 ft (16 m)DeKalb
oak, ArkansasQuercus arkansana199143 in (110 cm)55 ft (17 m)39 ft (12 m)Autauga
oak, blackQuercus velutina1992242 in (610 cm)80 ft (24 m)94 ft (29 m)Macon
oak, blackjackQuercus marilandica1997121 in (310 cm)72 ft (22 m)49 ft (15 m)Barbour
oak, bluejackQuercus incana199465 in (170 cm)53 ft (16 m)27 ft (8.2 m)Chilton
oak, bluffQuercus austrina20096 in (240 cm)92 ft (28 m)47 ft (14 m)Baldwin
oak, burQuercus macrocarpa1990116 in (290 cm)59 ft (18 m)75 ft (23 m)Montgomery
oak, cherrybarkQuercus pagoda1999248 in (630 cm)115 ft (35 m)144 ft (44 m)Bibb
oak, chinkapinQuercus muehlenbergii2011136 in (350 cm)133 ft (41 m)82 ft (25 m)Lauderdale
oak, darlingtonQuercus hemisphaerica2009243 in (620 cm)95 ft (29 m)102 ft (31 m)Hale
oak, durandQuercus durandii2007162 in (410 cm)92 ft (28 m)70 ft (21 m)Wilcox
oak, laurelQuercus laurifolia2010285 in (720 cm)95 ft (29 m)127 ft (39 m)Marengo
oak, liveQuercus virginiana2013363 in (920 cm)82 ft (25 m)136 ft (41 m)Mobile Intersection of Highway 43 & Dead Lake Road
oak, myrtleQuercus myrtifolia200726 in (66 cm)35 ft (11 m)30 ft (9.1 m)Baldwin
oak, northern redQuercus rubra2009127 in (320 cm)125 ft (38 m)93 ft (28 m)Marion
oak, nuttallQuercus texana2000178 in (450 cm)114 ft (35 m)102 ft (31 m)Madison
oak, overcupQuercus lyrata1984247 in (630 cm)139 ft (42 m)109 ft (33 m)Marengo
oak, postQuercus stellata2010195 in (500 cm)88 ft (27 m)79 ft (24 m)Montgomery
oak, postQuercus stellata2010194 in (490 cm)86 ft (26 m)84 ft (26 m)Coosa
oak, sand liveQuercus geminata1998185 in (470 cm)56 ft (17 m)104 ft (32 m)Mobile
oak, sand postQuercus margaretta1982106 in (270 cm)68 ft (21 m)83 ft (25 m)Covington
oak, sawtoothQuercus acutissima*199790 in (230 cm)101 ft (31 m)97 ft (30 m)Barbour
oak, scarletQuercus coccinea2011168 in (430 cm)115 ft (35 m)94 ft (29 m)Jackson
oak, shingleQuercus imbricaria2004152 in (390 cm)68 ft (21 m)102 ft (31 m)Lawrence
oak, shumardQuercus shumardii2008234 in (590 cm)90 ft (27 m)117 ft (36 m)Bullock
oak, southern redQuercus falcata1987329 in (840 cm)73 ft (22 m)106 ft (32 m)Pike
oak, swamp chestnutQuercus michauxii2007280 in (710 cm)120 ft (37 m)113 ft (34 m)Cleburne
oak, swamp white oakQuercus bicolor2007119 in (300 cm)90 ft (27 m)30 ft (9.1 m)Madison
oak, whiteQuercus alba2003210 in (530 cm)100 ft (30 m)110 ft (34 m)Montgomery
oak, willowQuercus phellos2004251 in (640 cm)68 ft (21 m)86 ft (26 m)Marshall
osage-orangeMaclura pomifera1990284 in (720 cm)88 ft (27 m)67 ft (20 m)Greene
pawpaw, commonAsimina triloba199731 in (79 cm)55 ft (17 m)10 ft (3.0 m)Randolph
pear, EuropeanPyrus communis*200377 in (200 cm)57 ft (17 m)40 ft (12 m)Chilton
pecanCarya illinoinensis1999228 in (580 cm)118 ft (36 m)134 ft (41 m)Conecuh
persimmon, AmericanDiospyros virginiana200380 in (200 cm)122 ft (37 m)47 ft (14 m)Lauderdale
pine, loblollyPinus taeda1998169 in (430 cm)134 ft (41 m)91 ft (28 m)Bullock
pine, pondPinus serotina200098 in (250 cm)128 ft (39 m)45 ft (14 m)Barbour
pine, sandPinus clausa200860 in (150 cm)45 ft (14 m)33 ft (10 m)Baldwin
pine, shortleafPinus echinata2008129 in (330 cm)91 ft (28 m)56 ft (17 m)Madison
pine, slashPinus elliottii201095 in (240 cm)72 ft (22 m)49 ft (15 m)Baldwin
pine, sprucePinus glabra1996147 in (370 cm)125 ft (38 m)86 ft (26 m)Russell
pine, VirginiaPinus virginiana200971 in (180 cm)93 ft (28 m)31 ft (9.4 m)DeKalb
plum, AmericanPrunus americana200726 in (66 cm)19 ft (5.8 m)22 ft (6.7 m)Elmore
plum, ChickasawPrunus angustifolia200719 in (48 cm)17 ft (5.2 m)19 ft (5.8 m)Baldwin
plum, flatwoodsPrunus umbellata201020 in (51 cm)22 ft (6.7 m)25 ft (7.6 m)Baldwin
privet, eastern swampForestiera acuminata199519 in (48 cm)36 ft (11 m)24 ft (7.3 m)Madison
redbud, easternCercis canadensis200086 in (220 cm)36 ft (11 m)34 ft (10 m)Limestone
red-cedar, easternJuniperus virginiana1979169 in (430 cm)51 ft (16 m)30 ft (9.1 m)Wilcox
red-cedar, southernJuniperus silicicola2001167 in (420 cm)50 ft (15 m)45 ft (14 m)Baldwin
sassafrasSassafras albidum1992140 in (360 cm)67 ft (20 m)36 ft (11 m)Dallas
serviceberry, downyAmelanchier arborea200924 in (61 cm)40 ft (12 m)18 ft (5.5 m)DeKalb
silverbell, CarolinaHalesia carolina201142 in (110 cm)63 ft (19 m)39 ft (12 m)Randolph
silverbell, two-wingedHalesia diptera199840 in (100 cm)78 ft (24 m)33 ft (10 m)Wilcox
smoketree, AmericanCotinus obovatus201058 in (150 cm)64 ft (20 m)37 ft (11 m)Madison
sourwoodOxydendrum arboreum200965 in (170 cm)87 ft (27 m)39 ft (12 m)Marion
sparkleberryVaccinium arboreum200747 in (120 cm)28 ft (8.5 m)41 ft (12 m)Choctaw
sugarberryCeltis laevigata1994221 in (560 cm)82 ft (25 m)36 ft (11 m)Barbour
sumac, smoothRhus glabra201112 in (30 cm)21 ft (6.4 m)11 ft (3.4 m)Jackson
sweetgum, AmericanLiquidambar styraciflua1990161 in (410 cm)75 ft (23 m)66 ft (20 m)Coosa
sweetgum, AmericanLiquidambar styraciflua2011135 in (340 cm)95 ft (29 m)86 ft (26 m)Montgomery
sweetleafSymplocos tinctoria200925 in (64 cm)63 ft (19 m)20 ft (6.1 m)Marion
sycamore, AmericanPlatanus occidentalis2010182 in (460 cm)115 ft (35 m)102 ft (31 m)Montgomery
tulip treeLiriodendron tulipifera1974252 in (640 cm)153 ft (47 m)73 ft (22 m)Lawrence
tupelo, waterNyssa aquatica2007237 in (600 cm)112 ft (34 m)88 ft (27 m)Madison
walnut, eastern blackJuglans nigra1973199 in (510 cm)76 ft (23 m)97 ft (30 m)Colbert
willow, blackSalix nigra2009144 in (370 cm)74 ft (23 m)66 ft (20 m)Perry
yellowwood, AmericanCladrastis kentukea201028 in (71 cm)48 ft (15 m)28 ft (8.5 m)Jackson

References

  1. "Champion Trees of Alabama 2012" (PDF). Alabama Forestry Commission. State of Alabama. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 13, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  2. Kirkman, L. Katherine; Brown, Claude L.; Leopold, Donald J. (2007). Native Trees of the Southeast. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. ISBN 978-0-88192-828-0.
  3. "Champion Tree Program". Alabama Forestry Commission. State of Alabama. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  4. "New Champion Trees for 2011 Announced by Alabama Forestry Commission". Alabama Media Portal. State of Alabama. Archived from the original on December 13, 2011. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
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