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The Complete List of Native Champion Trees Last updated: October 31, 2013
University of Illinois Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences Extension Forestry
University of Illinois Extension Technical Forestry Bulletin NRES-1101
History of the Illinois Big Tree Register The Illinois Big Tree Register (IBTR) was established in 1962 as a citizen outreach program in order to discover, record, recognize, and appreciate the largest native tree species here in the Prairie State. For over 50 years, the IBTR has spawned a generation of big tree hunters and big tree aficionados who relish the opportunity and bask in the glory of finding and nominating the next biggest champion tree. The University of Illinois would like to encourage every citi-zen of this great state to search our forests, parks, and front yards for future champion trees. We hope that in searching for these trees, citizens will become more aware of the vital importance of Illinois’ rural and community forest resource.
National Register of Big Trees American Forests® established the first National Register of Big Trees back in 1941. The National Register of Big Trees for-mally recognizes the largest tree species indigenous to the United States. There are currently 770+ trees recognized as national champions. Illinois is currently home to four national champion trees: Ohio buckeye (Aesculus glabra), Kansas haw-thorn (Crataegus coccinioides), blackjack oak (Quercus marilandica), and Shumard oak (Quercus shumardii).
Recertification & Remeasurement Campaign Beginning in 2008, the IBTR embarked upon an ambitious campaign to recertify, remeasure, photograph, and locate (using GPS coordinates) all of our current champion trees that have been forgotten over the last 10+ years. This campaign was initiated to breath new life into the IBTR and to honorably retire long-standing champions and co-champions whose sta-tus and precise location were unknown. The 2013 Illinois Big Tree Register is the product of this intense recertification and remeasurement campaign. The coordinator of the IBTR would like to thank volunteer big tree inspectors Larry Mahan and James Ream for their ex-ceptional volunteer efforts throughout this recertification and remeasurement campaign. Thank you gentlemen for all your hard work!
The Illinois Big Tree Register
Current state champion pignut hickory (Carya glabra) located at Trail of Tears State Forest in Union Co., IL.
IL National Champion Trees
Species County
blackjack oak (Quercus marilandica) Randolph
Kansas hawthorn (Crataegus coccinioides) DuPage
Ohio buckeye (Aesculus glabra) DuPage
Shumard oak (Quercus shumardii) Union
Table 1. National champion trees located in Illinois.
NRES-1101
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U of I Extension | Technical Forestry Bulletin
The 10-year Remeasurement Rule All big tree champions and co-champions must be rein-spected, remeasured, and recertified every 10 years in order to maintain their “champion” status on both the Illinois Big Tree Register and, if applicable, the National Register of Big Trees. It is the sole responsibility of the original big tree nom-inators and big tree owners to ensure compliance with the 10-year remeasurement rule. Former champion trees, or recently retired champion trees, may be renominated to the IBTR, but only if they have been reinspected, remeasured, photographed, and located using GPS coordinates.
IL Big Tree Nomination Batching Period Big tree nominations may be submitted to the Illinois Big Tree Register throughout the calendar year. However, nomi-nations for inclusion to the IBTR are reviewed and processed semiannually. The crowning of new big tree champions and co-champions, and the dethroning of current big tree champi-ons, is conducted twice a year: February and August. Nominations Due IBTR Publication Date by August 1 following February by February 1 following August Therefore, nominations slated for February publication must be received by August 1 of the previous calendar year. Similarly, nominations slated for August publication must be received by February 1 of the current calendar year.
Definition of a Tree
A tree is a woody perennial plant with a minimum stem circumference of at least 9.5 inches measured at a point 4.5 feet above ground level; has a well-defined crown of foliage; and has a total vertical height of at least 13 feet (Little 1979).
Viewing Big Trees: Please Respect Private Property
Many of our state champion trees are located on private property. Therefore, please do not enter onto private prop-erty without the expressed consent of the homeowner or landowner.
Eligible Tree Species The IBTR only recognizes the 183± native tree species found in Illinois. Naturalized species, minor varieties, hybrids, and non-native species are not eligible for the IBTR. Please refer to University of Illinois Extension Technical Forestry Bul-letin NRES-102 for a detailed list of eligible tree species. Scoring Big Tree Nominations The “biggest” tree of each native species is determined utilizing a point system devised by American Forests®. Scor-ing, or total points, is based on the sum of three required tree measurements: circumference, height, and average crown spread.
Total Points = Circumference (in.) + Height (ft) + ¼ Ave. Crown Spread (ft)
Only the largest nomination (total points) for each native tree species can wear the crown of “champion.” However, certified nominations that fall within five points of the current champion tree will be listed and crowned as a co-champion. Similar to crowning the champion, only one co-champion per species will be formally recognized. Champion big tree certificates are awarded to both the nominator and the owner of champion and co-champion trees. Please refer to University of Illinois Extension Technical Forestry Bulletin NRES-1102 for detailed information about the IBTR nomination process.
Top 10 Illinois Champion Trees
Rank Species Points
1 baldcypress (Taxodium distichum) 487
2 Shumard oak (Quercus shumardii) 448
3 cherrybark oak (Q. pagoda) 438
4 sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) 418
5 bur oak (Q. macrocarpa) 397
6 bur oak (Q. macrocarpa) 393
7 pecan (Carya illinoinensis) 360
8 pin oak (Q. palustris) 354
9 hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) 347
10 white oak (Q. alba) 337
Table 2. The largest state champion trees by total points.
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Species / Common Name Species / Common Name Species / Common Name Species / Common Name
Acer floridanum
Florida maple; so. sugar maple
Cladrastis kentukea
yellowwood
Ilex decidua
possumhaw; swamp holly
Prunus pennsylvanica
pin cherry
Acer nigrum
black maple
Cornus alternifolia
alternate-leaf dogwood
Ilex opaca
American holly
Prunus virginiana
chokecherry
Acer rubrum
red maple
Cornus drummondii
roughleaf dogwood
Juglans cinerea
butternut Quercus ellipsoidalis
northern pin oak; Hills oak
Acer rubrum var. drummondii
Drummond red maple
Cornus racemosa
gray dogwood
Juglans nigra
black walnut Quercus falcata
southern red oak
Acer saccharinum
silver maple
Cornus rugosa
roundleaf dogwood
Larix laricina
tamarack; eastern larch
Quercus michauxii
swamp chestnut oak
Aesculus flava
yellow buckeye
Cornus sericea
red-osier dogwood
Liriodendron tulipifera
yellow-poplar; tuliptree
Quercus velutina
black oak
Aesculus pavia
red buckeye
Crataegus crus-galli
cockspur hawthorn
Malus ioensis
prairie crabapple
Rhus copallinum
winged sumac; shining sumac
Amelanchier arborea
downy serviceberry
Crataegus mollis
downy hawthorn; redhaw
Nyssa aquatica
water tupelo
Rhus glabra
smooth sumac
Amelanchier laevis
Allegheny serviceberry
Crataegus punctata
dotted hawthorn
Pinus banksiana
jack pine
Robinia pseudoacacia
black locust
Betula papyrifera
paper birch
Crataegus viridis
green hawthorn
Pinus echinata
shortleaf pine
Salix amygdaloides
peachleaf willow
Carpinus caroliniana
Am. hornbeam; musclewood
Euonymus atropurpurea
eastern wahoo
Pinus resinosa
red pine
Salix nigra
black willow
Carya cordiformis
bitternut hickory
Forestiera acuminata
swamp-privet Planera aquatica
water-elm; planertree
Tilia americana
American basswood
Carya ovalis
red hickory
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
green ash
Populus balsamifera
balsam poplar Tilia americana var. heterophylla
white basswood
Carya ovata
shagbark hickory
Fraxinus profunda
pumpkin ash
Populus deltoides
eastern cottonwood
Ulmus thomassi
rock elm
Carya tomentosa
mockernut hickory
Gleditsia aquatica
waterlocust Populus heterophylla
swamp cottonwood
Viburnum lentago
nannyberry
Cercis canadensis
eastern redbud
Gleditsia triacanthos
honeylocust Populus tremuloides
quaking aspen
Table 3. Partial listing of Illinois native tree species without a champion. Please refer to Technical Forestry Bulletin NRES-102, Checklist of Illinois Native Trees, for a complete list of eligible tree species.
Illinois Big Tree Register Series
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41
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38
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IL
GP
S:
41
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22
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80
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3
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2
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66
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39
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IL
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Larr
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Jay C
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2
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29
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6
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73
17
3
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Y
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Illinois Big Tree Register Series
U of I Extension | Technical Forestry Bulletin NRES-1101
U of I Extension | Technical Forestry Bulletin NRES-1101
page. 10 Visit the Extension Forestry website at [web.extension.illinois.edu/forestry/home.html]
© 2013 University of Illinois. All Rights Reserved. Information provided within this bulletin is for informational purposes only. Reference to specific external websites, trade names, commercial products, companies, or individuals does not imply endorsement by University of Illinois Extension, nor is discrimination intended against any that are not listed. The Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences and Extension Forestry at the University of Illinois would like to thank and acknowledge the Renewable Resources Extension Act (RREA) and the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture for extension forestry program funding.
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References: Hayek, J.C. (ed.). 2009. Forest Trees of Illinois. 10th ed. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences, Cooperative Extension Service. 340 p. Hayek, J.C. 2013. IL Big Tree Nomination Guide. Univ. of Illinois Ex-tension, Tech. Forestry Bull. NRES-1102. Urbana, IL. 6 p. Hayek, J.C. and W.J. Hill. 2013. Checklist of Illinois Native Trees. Univ. of Illinois Extension, Tech. Forestry Bull. NRES-102. 8 p.
Common and scientific names adhere to: ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). 2013. Online Da-tabase (http://www.itis.gov, 1 May, 2013). Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. Little, E.L. 1979. Checklist of United States Trees (Native and Natu-ralized). Agriculture Handbook No. 541. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 375 p.
Websites related to current topic: National Register of Big Trees http://www.americanforests.org/our-programs/bigtree/
Illinois Big Tree Register http://web.extension.illinois.edu/forestry/il_big_tree.html
About the authors: Jay C. Hayek, Extension Forestry Specialist, Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Jay is also coordinator of the Illinois Big Tree Register.
Molly T. Roche, Manager of the Illinois Big Tree Register and Assis-tant to the Extension Forestry Specialist. Molly is an undergraduate student in the Dept. of Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Recommended citation: Hayek, J.C. and M.T. Roche. 2013. The Illinois Big Tree Register. Univ. of Illinois Extension, Tech. Forestry Bull. NRES-1101. Urbana, IL. 10 p.
“The Illinois Big Tree Register is more than just the
relentless pursuit of the biggest tree of an individu-
al species— in reality, it is a forestry awareness
campaign that endeavors to bring people, nature,
and trees together in a fun, interactive, exciting,
and competitive environment!” — Jay C. Hayek
