Big Tree Champions

English Name Latin Name County Points Circum Ft. Circum. In. Height
Althea Hibiscus syriacus Anne Arundel 30 0 8 19
American basswood Tilia americana Howard 325 16 6 110
American beech Fagus grandifolia Anne Arundel 428 24 2 112
American elm Ulmus americana Baltimore 403 20 6 136
American hazelnut Corylus americana Calvert 62 2 6 27
American holly Ilex opaca Prince George's 219 12 1 64
American larch Larix laricina Baltimore 216 9 2 93
Amur corktree Phellodendron amurense Queen Anne 285 11 6 125
Amur maackia Maackia amurensis Baltimore City 120 6 6 30
Apricot Prunus armeniaca Calvert 90 4 2 32
Asian pear Pyrus pyrifolia Calvert 117 5 4 46
Atlantic white cedar Chamaecyparis thyoides Harford 229 10 7 93
Austrian pine Pinus nigra Cecil 195 11 3 43
Autumn-olive Elaeagnus umbellata Howard 54 1 7 26
Baldcypress Taxodium distichum Wicomico 370 19 10 116
Balsam fir Abies balsamea Prince George's 199 8 8 87
Bigleaf magnolia Magnolia macrophylla Howard 213 12 1 55
Bigtooth aspen Populus grandidentata Prince George's 149 3 8 99
Bitternut hickory Carya cordiformis Harford 310 l6 3 95
Black birch Betula lenta Cecil 236 11 10 72
Black cherry Prunus serotina Kent 353 22 6 67
Black gum Nyssa sylvatica Montgomery 287 14 11 86
Black highbush blueberry Vaccinium atrococcum Anne Arundel 29 0 9 17
Black locust Robinia pseudoacacia Frederick 308 19 4 65
Black mulberry Morus nigra Carroll 357 23 1 60
Black walnut Juglans nigra Prince George's 343 18 4 105
Black willow Salix nigra Montgomery 165 6 5 80
Blackhaw Viburnum prunifolium Montgomery 97 5 2 26
Blackjack oak Quercus marilandica Baltimore City 205 9 2 77
Blue atlas cedar Cedrus atlantica Baltimore 271 16 4 54
Blue spruce Picea pungens Cecil 162 6 11 69
Boxelder Acer negundo Frederick 346 19 5 93
Bradford pear Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford' Prince George's 155 7 1 56
Bur oak Quercus macrocarpa Washington 352 19 2 100
Butternut Juglans cinerea Cecil 290 16 10 67
California redwood Sequoia sempervirens Wicomico 189 7 7 88
Carolina hemlock Tsuga caroliniana Anne Arundel 88 3 9 36
Carolina poplar Populus x canadensis Harford 118 4 0 62
English Name Latin Name County Points Circum Ft. Circum. In. Height
Carolina silverbell Halesia carolina Harford 159 7 4 63
Castor-aralia Kalopanax pictus Baltimore City 107 5 4 34
Catawba rhododendron Rhododendron catawbiense Anne Arundel 40 1 6 18
Caucasian wingnut Pterocarya fraxinifolia Harford 226 9 7 94
Caucasian zelkova Zelkova carpinifolia Prince George's 108 5 3 31
Cherrybark oak Quercus falcata var. pagodifolia Wicomico 239 11 3 86
Chestnut oak Quercus prinus Anne Arundel 407 22 9 104
Chinese chestnut Castanea mollissima Prince George's 273 17 2 52
Chinese elm Ulmus parvifolia Anne Arundel 270 14 11 72
Chinese juniper Juniperus chinensis Calvert 138 5 3 68
Chinese parasol tree Firmiana simplex Calvert 46 1 9 21
Chinese privet Ligustum sinense Calvert 52 2 6 17
Chinese wingnut Pterocarya stenoptera Talbot 310 18 6 75
Chinkapin oak Quercus muehlenbergii St. Mary's 328 18 5 85
Cockspur hawthorn Crataegus crus-galli Montgomery 51 2 2 18
Columnar English oak Quercus robur fastigiata Baltimore City 130 5 9 58
Columnar white pine Pinus strobus fastigiata Wicomico 150 6 6 60
Common apple Malus sylvestris Calvert 160 9 2 40
Common boxwood Buxus sempervirens Montgomery 62 3 5 16
Common boxwood Buxus sempervirens Carroll 62 3 0 22
Common chinafir Cunninghamia lanceolata Calvert 125 3 4 78
Common chokecherry Prunus virginiana Baltimore 271 16 1 55
Common pear Pyrus communis Calvert 199 11 1 55
Common witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana Baltimore 51 0 10 34
Contorted willow Salix matsudana Calvert 185 10 8 45
Copper beech Fagus sylvatica Harford 320 18 0 86
Corkscrew willow Salix matsudana 'Tortuosa' Harford 145 7 1 47
Crabapple Malus angustifolia Kent 123 6 10 27
Crapemyrtle Lagerstroemia indica Somerset 96 4 6 32
Cryptomeria Cryptomeria japonica lobbii Baltimore 158 6 0 77
Cucumber magnolia Magnolia acuminata Prince George's 363 19 11 100
Cutleaf beech Fagus sylvatica heterophylla Baltimore 219 10 4 79
Cutleaf European beech Fagus sylvatica grandidentata Howard 228 12 9 59
Cutleaf japanese maple Acer palmatum dissectum atropurpure Baltimore 42 1 4 17
Cutleaf maple Acer ornatum dentatum Talbot 94 4 6 28
Cyrilla/Leatherwood Cyrilla racemiflora Calvert 43 1 10 15
Daimio oak Quercus dentata Calvert 142 5 1 69
Dawn redwood Metasequoia glyptostroboides Harford 254 12 1 98
Deodar cedar Cedrus deodara Carroll 244 14 7 51
Devil maple Acer diabolicum Baltimore City 32 1 3 14
English Name Latin Name County Points Circum Ft. Circum. In. Height
Devils-walkingstick Aralia spinosa Anne Arundel 63 1 6 39
Douglas fir Pseudotsuga menziesii Montgomery 221 11 3 73
Dove-tree Davidia involucrata Calvert 95 3 4 44
Downy hawthorn Crateagus mollis Calvert 66 2 6 28
Durmast oak Quercus petraea Baltimore City 226 10 0 90
Dutch elm Ulmus x hollandica Harford 284 14 4 92
Eastern arborvitae Thuja occidentalis Baltimore 151 7 7 48
Eastern arborvitae, var. Thuja occidentalis 'Douglasii Aurea Baltimore 76 3 1 34
Eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides Frederick 325 17 10 86
Eastern hemlock Tsuga canadensis Harford 287 11 7 136
Eastern red cedar Juniperus virginiana Calvert 243 14 3 62
Eastern white pine Pinus strobus Montgomery 252 11 0 109
Eastern white pine Pinus strobus Harford 253 10 1 122
English elm Ulmus procera Montgomery 368 20 1 102
English oak Quercus robur Baltimore City 239 13 5 59
English walnut Juglans regia Frederick 299 14 6 98
English yew Taxus baccata Talbot 227 14 6 40
European larch Larix decidua Baltimore 217 9 2 98
European linden Tilia x europaea Montgomery 375 22 2 91
European turkey oak Quercus cerris Baltimore City 191 10 2 51
European white birch Betula pendula Baltimore 156 6 6 66
Flowering dogwood Cornus florida Somerset 127 6 11 34
Flowering dogwood Cornus florida Charles 128 6 7 35
Flowering dogwood Cornus florida Calvert 128 7 4 30
Fragrant snowbell Styrax obassia Calvert 40 1 1 22
Franklin tree Franklinia alatamaha Montgomery 62 2 2 27
Fraser fir Abies fraseri Anne Arundel 160 6 4 76
Fraser magnolia Magnolia fraseri Baltimore City 158 6 6 68
Fringetree Chionanthus virginicus Prince George's 58 3 2 17
Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba Cecil 340 19 8 83
Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba Baltimore 343 20 0 84
Goldenraintree Koelreuteria paniculata Montgomery 162 5 3 87
Grand fir Abies grandis Montgomery 240 9 4 115
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica Cecil 319 17 6 85
Hackberry Celtis occidentalis Washington 356 19 6 100
Hazel alder Alnus serrulata Carroll 79 2 1 46
Hedge maple Acer campestre Harford 181 9 3 61
Himalayan pine Pinus wallichiana Talbot 243 10 9 102
Hinoki cypress Chamaecyparis obtusa Carroll 141 5 4 68
Honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos Frederick 350 20 4 90
English Name Latin Name County Points Circum Ft. Circum. In. Height
Hophornbeam, Eastern Ostrya virginiana Prince George's 100 2 10 57
Hornbeam, American Carpinus caroliniana Howard 117 4 2 56
Horsechestnut Aesculus hippocastanum Anne Arundel 332 17 4 110
Hungarian oak Quercus frainetto Calvert 202 9 3 77
Incensecedar Libocedrus decurrens Anne Arundel 255 13 4 84
Incensecedar Libocedrus decurrens Anne Arundel 258 13 8 84
Irish yew Taxus baccata stricta Talbot 206 14 5 27
Italian maple Acer opalus Baltimore City 46 1 7 22
Japanese black pine Pinus thunbergii Cecil 109 4 6 45
Japanese chestnut Castanea crenata Baltimore 160 8 2 49
Japanese cutleaf weeping maple Acer palmatum ornatum dentatum Harford 44 2 0 15
Japanese falsecypress Chamaecyparis pisifera Montgomery 210 10 7 74
Japanese flowering cherry Prunus serrulata Harford 151 8 7 36
Japanese larch Larix kaempferi Prince George's 145 5 1 74
Japanese maple Acer palmatum Montgomery 175 12 0 17
Japanese pagodatree Sophora japonica Washington 214 11 4 60
Japanese raisintree Hovenia dulcis Prince George's 116 4 2 57
Japanese snowbell Styrax japonicus Baltimore City 75 3 0 29
Japanese tree lilac Syringa reticulata Howard 105 5 0 38
Japanese yoshino cherry Prunus yedoensis Montgomery 260 15 6 56
Japanese zelkova Zelkova serrata Baltimore City 190 8 4 73
Katsuratree Cercidiphyllum japonicum Baltimore 230 11 10 71
Kentucky coffeetree Gymnocladus dioicus Washington 309 16 11 85
Kobus magnolia Magnolia kobus Montgomery 125 7 0 32
Kousa dogwood Cornus kousa Calvert 92 3 10 37
Laurel Kalmia latifolia St. Mary's 60 2 6 24
Lebanon cedar Cedrus libani Montgomery 222 10 5 83
Littleleaf linden Tilia cordata Talbot 338 20 2 80
Live oak Quercus virginiana Calvert 139 6 10 45
Loblolly pine Pinus taeda Wicomico 230 10 0 94
Lombardy poplar Populus nigra Montgomery 132 4 6 72
London planetree Platanus x acerifolia Prince George's 168 6 7 73
Longleaf pine Pinus palustris Worcester 177 8 3 66
Mockernut hickory Carya tomentosa Prince George's 302 14 10 108
Mugho pine Pinus mugho Howard 69 2 8 29
Nordman fir Abies nordmanniana Talbot 214 9 7 89
Northern catalpa Catalpa speciosa Prince George's 347
Northern red oak Quercus rubra Anne Arundel 424 22 0 136
Norway maple Acer platanoides Harford 292 16 10 68
Norway spruce Picea abies Harford 272 11 3 127
English Name Latin Name County Points Circum Ft. Circum. In. Height
Oak Quercus x schochiana Baltimore City 58 2 4 25
Ohio buckeye Aesculus glabra Allegany 282 l4 9 88
Oriental arborvitae Thuja orientalis Baltimore 136 7 3 45
Oriental cork oak Quercus variabilis Montgomery 193 8 9 78
Oriental spruce Picea orientalis Anne Arundel 186 8 2 79
Osage orange Maclura pomifera Queen Anne's 384 21 6 101
Overcup oak Quercus lyrata Prince George's 234 10 3 98
Painted maple Acer truncatum mono Baltimore City 86 3 5 38
Panicle hydrangea Hydrangea paniculata Anne Arundel 42 1 8 18
Paper birch Betula papyrifera Montgomery 148 6 1 59
Paperbark maple Acer griseum Montgomery 102 4 0 46
Paper-mulberry Broussonetia papyrifera Prince George's 140 7 9 35
Paulownia Paulownia tomentosa Prince George's 263 16 5 49
Paulownia Paulownia tomentosa Harford 268 16 5 61
Pawpaw Asimina triloba Prince George's 85 2 7 48
Pawpaw Asimina triloba Montgomery 88 2 2 57
Pecan Carya illinoensis Frederick 318 14 1 124
Pecan Carya Illinoensis Anne Arundel 320 15 8 106
Pendent silver linden Tilia petiolaris Cecil 318 18 5 81
Persimmon Diospyros virginiana Prince George's 216 9 10 84
Pignut hickory Carya glabra Talbot 325 14 3 131
Pin oak Quercus palustris Prince George's 362 16 6 145
Pink dogwood Cornus ?? Anne Arundel 110 5 4 38
Pitch pine Pinus rigida Montgomery 185 8 0 77
Poison sumac Rhus vernix Anne Arundel 53 1 6 30
Pondcypress Taxodium ascendens v. nutans Prince George's 269 12 6 100
Ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa Montgomery 115 4 3 57
Post oak Quercus stellata Montgomery 275 12 7 97
Purple beech Fagus sylvatica atropunicea Calvert 299 16 10 80
Red buckeye Aesculus pavia Calvert 76 2 7 27
Red maple Acer rubrum Wicomico 313 19 10 60
Red maple Acer rubrum Montgomery 315 18 0 75
Red mulberry Morus rubra Wicomico 217 13 4 43
Red pine Pinus resinosa Montgomery 163 6 3 81
Red spruce Picea rubens Washington 210 10 0 77
Redbud Cercis canadensis Montgomery 149 8 9 33
Redbud Cercis canadensis Montgomery 153 9 2 35
River birch Betula nigra Anne Arundel 276 11 4 120
Sand hickory Carya pallida Calvert 259 11 6 104
Sassafras Sassafras albidum Anne Arundel 262 16 0 57
English Name Latin Name County Points Circum Ft. Circum. In. Height
Saucer magnolia Magnolia x soulangeana Anne Arundel 167 9 0 47
Sawtooth oak Quercus acutissima Baltimore City 238 10 3 96
Scarlet oak Quercus coccinea Talbot 341 15 10 125
Scotch elm Ulmus glabra Montgomery 310 16 9 90
Scotch pine Pinus sylvestris Calvert 79 4 3 22
Service tree Sorbus domestica Baltimore City 244 14 10 50
Serviceberry Amelanchier arborea Garrett 167 10 1 39
Shagbark hickory Carya ovata Anne Arundel 309 15 4 98
Shingle oak Quercus imbricaria Montgomery 287 13 1 111
Shortleaf pine Pinus echinata Montgomery 176 6 6 87
Shortleaf pine Pinus echinata Montgomery 180 6 10 91
Shumard oak Quercus shumardii var. shumardii Montgomery 402 20 2 129
Siberian elm Ulmus pumila Baltimore 291 17 2 70
Silktree Albizzia julibrissin Baltimore 225 11 10 60
Silver maple Acer saccharinum Cecil 464 27 0 114
Slippery elm Ulmus rubra Frederick 362 20 3 95
Smoketree Cotinus obovatus Howard 40 1 5 12
Smooth leaved elm Ulmus carpinifolia pendula Somerset 223 11 7 60
Sour cherry Prunus cerasus Calvert 184 7 10 80
Sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum Cecil 127 4 9 63
Southern bayberry Myrica alba Calvert 45 1 10 17
Southern catalpa Catalpa bignonioides Baltimore 341 19 7 88
Southern magnolia Magnolia grandiflora Somerset 280 15 10 68
Southern red oak Quercus falcata Anne Arundel 396 20 11 109
Spicebush Lindera benzoin Anne Arundel 38 0 9 24
Spicebush Lindera benzoin Anne Arundel 42 1 2 23
Star magnolia Magnolia stellata Prince George's 81 2 8 43
Sugar maple Acer saccharum Harford 311 17 7 85
Swamp chestnut oak Quercus michauxii Kent 423 24 6 106
Swamp ite oak Quercus bicolor Prince George's 379 19 6 123
Sweet cherry Prunus avium Cecil 263 15 3 65
Sweetbay magnolia Magnolia virginiana Harford 126 6 2 40
Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua Prince George's 285 14 0 100
Sycamore Platanus occidentalis Carroll 464 27 0 112
Sycamore maple Acer pseudoplatanus Cecil 180 9 11 47
Table mountain pine Pinus pungens Allegany 150 4 8 88
Table mountain pine Pinus pungens Harford 151 5 6 76
Table mountain pine Pinus pungens Montgomery 152 5 0 84
Tamarack/Am. Larch Larix laricina Montgomery 41 1 5 20
Tree of heaven Ailanthus altissima Montgomery 277 14 2 90
English Name Latin Name County Points Circum Ft. Circum. In. Height
Umbrella magnolia Magnolia tripetala Baltimore 48 1 4 26
Umbrella-pine Sciadopitys verticillata Baltimore City 122 5 6 50
Virginia pine Pinus virginiana Prince George's 180 7 11 72
Water oak Quercus nigra Wicomico 246 12 5 77
Water oak Quercus nigra Montgomery 250 11 10 83
Weeping beech Fagus sylvatica pendula Cecil 244 14 7 51
Weeping cherry Prunus subhirtella pendula Harford 201 11 0 56
Weeping japanese scholar tree Sophora japonica 'pendula' Baltimore 97 6 2 17
Weeping Scotch elm Ulmus glabra 'pendula' Baltimore City 119 7 5 20
Weeping willow Salix babylonica Allegany 343 26 9 97
Weeping yoshino cherry Prunus x yedoensis f.perpenden Carroll 230 12 1 70
White ash Fraxinus americana Harford 349 19 3 98
White fir Abies concolor Calvert 189 10 0 60
White mulberry Morus alba Talbot 292 19 6 41
White oak Quercus alba Harford 389 21 11 97
White oak Quercus alba Cecil 392 22 0 96
White poplar Populus alba Somerset 151 5 11 70
White spruce Picea glauca Prince George's 156 7 2 66
Whorled winterberry Ilex verticillata Anne Arundel 27 6 19
Willow oak Quercus phellos Talbot 416 23 6 111
Winged elm Ulmus alata Prince George's 82 3 4 35
Yellow buckeye Aesculus octandra Washington 256 13 3 84
Yellow buckeye Aesculus octandra Harford 261 12 5 100
Yellow poplar Liriodendron tulipifera Montgomery 424 24 5 110
Yellowwood Cladrastis kentukea Harford 226 10 11 75