ML072680468

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Parks and Forestry, State Forest Service, New Jersey'S Big Trees

ML072680468
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Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	12/31/1954
From:	State of NJ, Dept of Environmental Protection
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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In its entirety, the list is as impressivc as ever..ks coordinator of New Jersey's Big Tree Program. I have had the opportunity to view first hand most if not all of the. trees on this list. With each visit to a big tree site, my appreciation for the state's native trees broadened.

If you are familiar with prior New Jersey big tree lists, you will notice quite a few changes in this new edition. Information on the tree's cirt.-u fn-ference, location and reporter are still included.

H-owever, an expanded summary describing each tree species has been added. A few of New Jersey's prominent historic trees are highlighted.

And several of the successes and failures surrounding efforts made to hell) preserve New Jersey's tree resourcess are noted.Only one measurement has been used to determine status on this list-a tree's circumference at 4 1/2 feet above ground level. This will he the final edition based on this single factor. Most other state lists, including the national champion tree. listing, use a method that takes into accounL the height of the tree as well as the average live crown spread. NcwJersey is in the process of switching over to this more representative and accurate three-tier measurement system.By recording NewJersey's largest trees, we have the opportunity to celebrate and admire nature's perserverance and chronicle history. We also are reminded, that despite being one of the most urbanized states in the nation, New Jersey maintains a significant forest resource.

With proper care and awareness of how to plant the right tree in the right place, a potential champion tree could be growing in your own backyard.By recording New Jersey's largest trees, we have the opportunity to celebrate and admire nature's perserverance and chronicle history. We also are reminded, that despite being one of the most urbanized states in the nation, New Jersey maintains a significant forest resource.David L. Johnson 'New jers'ey's B~q Tree.Program Coordinator III.

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• T 7 P Which tree is thie largest in .I' ii Jersey? This question is as-kedf~i-quenl.y".

by children and adults eliki]e' The an .w depends on how vois me;7eaure

.ýea 7 what part o the tree you easre": -CurrentlY3 candidates in the' Big Tree, List are ranked by just one measurement-the circumference of a tree. Using this single measurement, our largest silver Acer negundo: ..boxelder maple, ashleaf maple, AmanitOba"maple, :' .California boxelder, western boxAeler, Acer is from the classic Latin na.Ime .: Negundo is from the Malavan common name :ofVitex negundo, or negundo chastetree, and was lat&era:pplied to this species.The common name of boxelder comes from the fact that the whitish wood resembles that of boxwood and the foliage that of elderberry.

Widespread throughout most of the contiguous United States, boxelder maple grows best on moist sites. It is, however, well adapted to grow on a variety of sites. Boxelder maple is considered by some a weed tree, growing in hedgerows, abandoned lots and industrial areas. Native Americans living in the plains area made sugar from the sap of this tree.-maple in Basking Ridge, Bernards Town-ship, is the winner in the state. If the..Snationally recognized three point forniula is used, the largest is the white oak in Upper Freehold Township.If one used only the height of the tree, who knows? There is a tulip poplar re-corded that measures 135feet high, but there are most likely taller specimens yet to be found.Circumference:

Reporter Common Name: Location: 13' 10' County: Sussex Robert Dove Boxelder Maple Stokes State Forest on the north side of DeGrote Road, approximately 2.1 up, at site of an old homestead.

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Acer pensylvanicu-n:

stri)ed imiphi ifolosewood, nhistletSood.

Pensylvanicurm means "of Pennsylvania".

even though it is spelled incorrectlC

.Strilped mtple is found in the n rthwestern part off tie state and. is easily identified by its hvit hi green hark. and w~hit \eria up C .if-uflirencelm 2 .4" Co n v .I , .* .

John E. Kuser Co.. mon Ainte.. Striped Maple Luciciih:, Stokes State F irest on west side of Sunrise Mountain Vista Road .3 miles below parking lot.Acer platanoides:

Norway maple.Platanoides means "like Platanus" and refers to the similarity of the leaves to the sycamores and planetrees.

Widely planted as a street tree and on landscapes for.shade, Ni rway maple has begun to out-cornpete native maples in many parts of their ranges because of its prolific seed production.

Its future as a street tree may be in doubt because of verticilium wilt, a disease that is killing great numbers oif maples, especially Norway maples.Several cultivated varieties have different color foliage. "Crimson King" Norway maple with a deep burgundy color is the best known.Acer rubru1n: reed maple. sclrlet nmaple, swamp maple, s.ft i:ip/e, California red nmiaplc, Druirmond red inTape, w'atCr niiale.RubrluLm nmeans "red" and refers to the col(,r of the fl ,wets and petioles.

Autumnal foliage coi ,r if red maple ranges from red to orange to bright yellow, making it ,n excellent specimen tree for parks and lawns. In kite winter a nd early spring the buds and seeds act as a primary food source for grey squirrels, and dccr oftcn feed on red maple sprouts. Early pioneers nmade blirown and black dyes from the bark as well as ink.Circumference:

15' S" (Oultjv: Passaic Reporter:

Phillip Hockcnbcrry

" Common Name: Red Maple Location In front of "Ye Old Mobtinain RestI, Tavern", 0.1 mile on *oo!ey-Rd off Gould Rd, West Milford. .Acer saccharimun:

silver maple, soft maple, river maple, sifiverlef maple, swamp maple, water maple; white maple.Saccharinum refers to sweet or sugary, alluding to the sap. Silver maple is a fast growing, weak wooded tree that causes problems with turf, sewer lines and sidewalks because of its shallow rooting. The older gray hark separates into long, thin scales that pull loose at the cnds, giving it a shagg, appearance.

Its sap is sugary, but less so*. .. than sugar maple.Circtinmeren ce: County: Reporter.Commijon Name: Location: 15' 5" Morris Ronald Sheay Norway Maple Located on Green Pond Road, 2-miles south of Newfi)undland.

Route 513, Jefferson Township.Cicum~ference:

Reporter-C -...aie.25'0" County Sommerset Mike Blythe Silver Maple On side of house at 190 North! Maple Avenue, Basking Ridge.2 Acer sacchanun:

mpgar maple, irock maple, hmrd mapile.cSacChdrum leans "s tlar' and refers to the SWxct sap: from which mlaple syrup and mriple candy are made. It takes abOut 32 gallons cf sugar maple sap to produce I gallon ()f maple syrup or 8 pounds of sugar.Sugar maple inhabits the porthcrn part of NewJ'sev.." Three closely related species, black m ale; Fiorida maple and chalk maple have caused cotntroversy in.classifying sugar maple, All three hybridize with sug ar iaple. Maple.wood is hard and is especially sullablc for surficeslike dance flours and bowling alleys It. is als'o distilled to mike" Wood alcohol and acetic acid.Albizia julibrissin:

niimosg, salktree, mimosa-tree, p)o de-rpuff reec.!dbizia comes frorm ihe cavalier Filippo degl' .Mbizzi, of an old and noble Italian Family, who introduced this gcnus into Europe in 1749. Julibrissin is taken from the native narme in Iran. The mnimosa is a widely planted.or0amental tree thai es(apcd and naturalized in the state.Mimosa has a tropical look to it with pink, puffBall-lid fkeflowcrs that persist on the tree for several weeks. The ea iflets of mimosa do a curious thing at night- they fold up! Native from Iran to China. this tree has limited value because it is ver. susceptible to a wilt disease, It is called mim-osa-tree because it has flowers similar to a non-woody Sgrciup of plants with the hotanical name Mimosa.CjircunrijtrL-toct' Cornmon ~Name: Loc.ation:

18'4 .-'. ..Mr. & Mrs John Griffen.i suigar MapI)On property of Butt6inwood:" Develo pment site about 900" south of 99 Sawmill Road: Sp'arta fi Cnrimon Nime: Locatio1n 5' 10" Gountv: Somerset Joe Bird Mimosa Sourland Preserve, located by kiosk near the parking lot at the end of the entrance road, off Mountain Ave.Ailanthus altissima:

'rec of Hle.oven, Chinese Tree of Heaven, Copal-Tree.

Ailanthi isis firom the Moluccan name aylanto, meaning tree-of-heaven and refers to the height of the tree. Altissima means "very tall". A native species of China.tree-of-heaven has widely naturalized throughout New Jersey. The male flowers and the crushed leaves have a disagreeable odor and the roots are classified as poisonous.

Regarded as a weed tree, it grows along roadsides, in abandoned city lots and even in the cracks of sidewalks.

It is the tree written about in the book "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn".

Amelanchier arborea Seticeberrv, downy seuviceberty, shadbush.

Allegh-eny senricebeery, s51mdblow; apple shdbush, Juneberr., senrce-tree and sanrs-tree.

Amelanchier is from amelanche, the common name of the European serviceberry.

Arborea means "tree-like".

Serviceberty is a small tree with smooth, grayish bark. It produces small, pendulous white flowers in the spring that become reddish berries in early summer. The berries, which resemble small apples, are a food source for many species of wildlife and are used by humans when making jellies, jams and pies. The common names.shadbush and shadblow are a result of the showy flowers that appear around the same time that shad swim up rivers to spawn.ClrctmnfU1ernCe:

Coontyv: Reporter: Common Name: Location: 12' 7" Bergen John Kuser Tree of Heaven On corner of Franklin Turnpike and East Ramapo Avenue, Mahwah.Circumference:

Count.t'Reporter: Common Name: Location: 2' 11" Morris Bill Brash and Chris Martine Serviceberry In the low area at campsite #4, Mahlon Dickerson Reseration, Jefferson Township.3 Asimina triloba: pawp'aw.p comm7on pawpaw, pa. ,ta -al)lC, false-banana.

ksimina is derived from the American Indian name th-oLugh the French. Triloba means "three-lobed", referring to the three sepals and two.rows of three petals each. Thought to be extinct in Nev, Jersey, a natural stand of pawpaws was recently discovered down in Salem County. Pawpam's ire the most northern representative of a mostly tropical family of trees. Cultivation of pawpaws as a fruit tree was once tried. but the fruit is only eaten by wildlife nowadays.

The name pawpaw cones from the Arawakan name for Papaxya, but it is unrelatedi to the papaya tree.Betula lenta: sweet birch, black birch, cherzy birch.Lenta means "flexible" or "tough", referring to the twigs. Sweet birch also is called cherry birch, possibly because the bark on large treesresembles the scaly bark cf black cherry trees.Curly or wavy wood patterns in certain sweet birch trees makes it an especially valuable wood, product for crafters and veneer." Sweet birch can be tapped in spring similar to sugar maple andi the sap can bc fermented and made into birch beer.Circumference:

CoulnrV: Reporter Common Name: Location: Middlesex Michelle Gordon Pawpaw On lot next to 10 Maplewood Avenue, Cranbury.Circumnl-cnLe:

County: Reporter: Common Name: Location: 12' 10" Somerset Gregory Nt.Black Birch Backyard of 108 Crest Drive, Bernardsville.

Betula alleohamniensis:

• 'ellow birch, grey birch, silver birch, swamp birch.Betula is the classical Latin name for birch.Alleghanienis is believed to be from the.Allegheny River valley.Yellow birch is a large and valuable timber species in the northeast and is easily identified by its yellow-silver gray bark. 'rhc leaves and sap are a source for oil of wintergreen, a substance used to flavor medicines and candy.The curling, paper-like bark will burn even when .wet and is used by knowledgable outdoors people to start their campfires in bad weather.Circumference:

County: Repor7er Common Name: Location: 9' 10" Morris Peter Both Yellow Birch Located off AT. Access Road (Also called Raccoon Ridge Trail), about 330' from Kaiser Road, across the stream.This alternate-leaf dogwood is both a state and national champion.4 Betula papyrifera:

paper birch; canoe birch, whire birch, silver birch.Papyrifera means "paper-bearing", referring to the whitish, papery bark. This species is very widespread and is classified into several geographical varieties.

Paper birch bark layers were used by Native Americans as coverings for canoes and wigwams.Early settlers brewed the leaves to produce tea. The bark has even been used abs emergency snow gu.ggkis to protect lost adventurer's eyes from snow blindness.

The timber is used for specialty items such as ice cream sticks, clothespins, toothpicks, spools and broomhandles.

Circumference:

County Reponer: Comln()n .NVame: LocatiOn: 6' 7" Monmouth Edward Fitzgerald Paper Birch Located on the front lawn at 271 County Rd. 537, Colts Neck.Betula populifolia:

gray birch, white birch, wire birch, fire birch, oldfield birch, poverty birch, poplar birch..Betula nigra: river birch, red birch, black birch, water birch.Nigra means "black". This birch, as two of its common names suggest, is normally found on rivers and stream banks, lake shores and flood plains. River birch has a shaggy hark appearance that makes it an interesting landscape tree. It is valuable as an erosion control species and for use on wet areas. River birch is the only true southern birch, growing as far south as northern Florida.Populifolia means .poplar-leaf'.

This small tree often is found in multi-trunk form, reestablishing tree cover on abandoned farms, burned over areas and clearings.

It is.a. short-lived tree that provides food forwildlife and a suitable environment for other trees to become established.

If weighted down with snow, gray birch trunks are flexible enough to bend to the ground withcot breaking!Circumference:

County,: Reporter: Common Nlame: 6 7" Hunterdon Joe Bird Gray Birch Corner of Route 517 and East Fox Hill Road, Tewksbury Twp.Location: Circutmference:

Count v.ReP0 ore;:'Common Name: Location: 11' 0" Monmouth Paul Kovalski River Birch Located 500' up a fire trail 50'north of 208 Highway 9, Marlboro-Ok The New Jersey Champion red maple has a horseshoe nailed to an upper branch.5 Carphims carolhfiiana:

American hornbeam, blue-beech, water-beech, irllw0 _ o, I1tisudetWood].

Carpinus is the classical Latin name. Caroliniana means "of Carolina".

The common namers ironwood and hornbeam both refer to the toughness of the wood, whidc.has a sinewy, muscular look toit. Hornbeam is from the the words "horn", for toughness" and "beam' for tree.The references to beech in the other two common names is due to the smooth, light gray hark that resembles the bark of beeches. American hornbearn does not have many uses as a timber tree because of its small size. but it is reported that the wood was once used to make charcoal for the production of gunpowder.

Circumference:

6' 5" County-: Morris Iieporter:

C.ommtfon -Nalnt: Loniatic!?;

John Rafalowski American Hornbeam On front vard at 2 Woodland Avenue:.House is located at the end of Degan Lane, off Fraser Lane, Morristown.

Carya glabra Pignut he kory, pigqnut, sweet pg, nit, coast l)Junut, hickory smoothhark hickory, swanmp hickoly, broom hickory Glahra means "sinooth" or "hairless", which refers to the leaves, This species received the commonaname of pignut hickory during colonial times because its fruit was eaten by domesticated pigs. It also was called brooin hickory beciause the colonists made brooms from finely split sections of tile wood. Other uses for the wood included wagon wheels and textile loom picker sticks.because tof the wood's ability to withstand intense vibration.

The wood is now used to make tool handles and the pignui hickory continues to be an important timber tree in the southern Appalachians.

Circumference:

10' 6" Countv: Burlington Reportet:

Dick Ferris Common Name: Pignur hickory Location:

In front of 682 Chatsworth Road, Tabernacle.

Carya ovalis: red hickon; sweet pigntit hickory; sweet pignut, Ow1]pignut hickory, pignut hickory, pignut, false-shagbark.

The exact taxonomic position of red hickory is controversial.

It has been classified as another name for C.glahra (pignut hickory) and also as a variety of it. The principal difference between the two is the timing of fruit opening. C. glabra opens late or remains partly closed and C. ovalis promptly splits open at the base. However, most trees have intermediate fruits and the geographical ranges are nearly identicaL Carya cordifoimis:

bitternut hickoiy, bitternut., swanmp hickory, pignut, pi'gnut hickory.Carya is from the Greek name used for nut.Cordiformis means heart-shaped", perhaps referring to the fruit, which is bitter and not of much interest to wildlife.This hickory is one of the most common hickories in the eastern United States and the only northern member (if the pecan group of hickories.

Its bright yellow buds make identification easy. Pioneers used oil extracted from the nut to light their oil lamps and also thought it was useful as a cure for rheumatism.

Circumference:

13' 7" County:. Cumberland Reporter:

Belva Pryd Common Name: Bitternut Hickory Location:

In the back left field behind 254 Bacon Neck Road, Greenwich Twp.Circumference:

Reporter.Common Name: Location: 10' 10" County: Atlantic Adele Filippi Red Hickory On West Landis Avenue, Vineland, approximately

.25 miles west of the intersection with Delsea Drive (Rte. 47) , across from Rickels and Jamesway.6 Carva ovata: shI,'hgbirk hickotrv, shellbark hickury, scalybark hickory,.ShaYh;1k.

uplndcl hickory.Ovata means "ovate", or "egg- shaped", referring to the fruit. The shaggy' appearance of this tree's hark makes it interesting as a specimen tree on the landscape.

The nuts are sweet and flavorful and were used in cooking by Native Americans.

Early pioneers used the inner bark to produce a yellow dye. Shagbark hickory is the fastest grower of all hickories, but is still a slow growing tree compared to ,ther species. The large crops of seed produced every other year are a food source for squirrels.

Circumference:

CounI1ty: Reporter.Common Na!Mme: Locatrion:

12' 5" Morris Ronald Sheay Shagbark Hickory On the front yard at 375 Dover-Milton Road. Milton.Carya pallida: sand hickon; pale hickory, pallid hickon., pignut hickory.Pallida means "pale", referring to the lower surface of the leaflets.

New Jersey's champion sand hickory is also the national champion!

This species: northern extreme is southern New Jersey; it occurs mostly from North Carolina west to southeastern Louisiana.

Like all hickories, it is slow growing and has extremely tough wood.Cary:a. tomenitos ,a" mockernut i~rmc~htphr i~r whireheart hickory, hog-nur, bq}1nut(.Tomenriosameans ns se'ly~tý hairy"'refer-Fnn to the leaiflets.

This species waS' on-cie knownh as C. alba; aiba meaning white. The wood is usled for items wýhere toughness and shock resistance is a prioriry in producing such things as tool handles and flooring.Circumference:

Countyr Reporter.Comnmon Name: Location: 11' 11'.'Cumberland Stephen R. Field Sand Hickory Behind red barn/garage at 1490 North West Avenue, Vineland.Circumference:

Count)!: Reporter: Common Name: Location: 10' 8" Atlantic Santiago Porcella III Mockernut Hickory In front of clubhouse at Lenape Farms, Inc. Stellman's Landing Road, Estelle, Manor City.The American chestnut once represented one out of ever' four trees in 7 eastern forests before the chestnut blight fungus made it virtually extinct.

Castanea dentata: A.mcricajn chustnut, chestnut.CiLstanea is the classical Greek qnd Latin name of chestnut: lDentata means "toothed", referring to the leaf margins,.K.

,'This species was a very valuable tree in terms of timber'..and as a wildlife food source at the turn of the century. 'IL almost has been exIerminrated by chestnut blight, J fungus'whichkills the top of the tree but. allows the stumps Io resprout.

Although over fifty years of research has beei;: devoted to pri iduce diseas,- resistant trees, the AmericanJ

.chcstnut remains an enigma.Circnmlercncc:

COunt.V: Reportr: Common Name: Locarion: Hunterdon Chrissy Harrigan American chestnut In woods at 58 Lower Kingtown Road,>ironEas~ttoWs Ntoal Ch.ampions Pie NaTtional of Big I ..Irees, I:"pblished by n .oi-esis since.1940, Clui-i-e ntly lists chanipions f o, 840 tie sp cies that .i.t/e.United.

In the 57 years that the list has been compiled, only four trees have main-rained their champion status. The thiree western species include: the giant se-quoia, vwestern juniper and the Rocky Mountain juniper: The only eastern tree to hold this distinction is the We Oak, a white oak with more than a 31-foot circumlference that is located in 14ye Mills State Park, Marland.Pittstown.

CatalvDa bignonioides:

southern catalpa, commnion catalpa, cara wha, Indian-bean, ci'artree, Indian ciqartree.

Catalpa is derived from the American Indian name for this tree. Bignonioides is from Bignonia, a vine of the same family. A naturalized species originally from Georgia, Mississippi.

Alabamna and Florida, most people recognize this tree by its long, cigar-shaped pods. It is planted mostly as an ornamental for its showy white flowers.Circumference:

CountyV: Reporter: Common Name: Location: 17' 6" Somerset Dick Maloney Southern Catalpa Backyard at 546 Berrywood Lane, Bridgewater.

8 Catalpa speciosa: northern catalpa, hardy catalpai, wcestern ca:talpa, western catawba. indian-bean, cigartree, Indian.The original distribution is uncertain, but thought to be south and west of NewJersey.

Widely naturalized east and north of its 6riginal range, northern catalpa is hard to distinguish from the southern catalpa.Circumference:

16' 5".County: Bergen Reporter:

Robert Jarvis Common Name: Northern Catalpa Location:

Located in the backyard of 348 Prospect Street, Ridgewood.

Celtis occidentalis:

hackbherry, common hackberrv, sugarberrty nettletree, beavenvood, northern.

hackbery, American hackberry.

Celtis is the classical Latin name for a speciesof lotus...Occidentalis means "western", referring to the wes"te. rn hemisphere.

The common name "hackberry".

may he'derived from "hagberry", a name used in Scotland for a type. of cherry. Hackberries can tole ate tough conditions, but often suffers from "witches' broom', a. ..condition that causes the twigs to grow abnormally in clusters and resemble the head of a broom.Circumference:

15' 6" County.. Warren -Reporter.-

George Boesze Common Name: Hackberry* Location:

The side yard at 327 River Rad in Pohatcong Townshipý`

'A.The oldest and largest living things on the earth are trees.9 Cercis canadensis:

ceasten redbud. redb7ud, Jtids-tree.

Cercis is from the classical Greek name of Cercis siliquastimn, the judas-tree..

Caniadensis means "of Canada". when French Canada extended down the Mississippi Valley. The new flower huds are small, reddish purple in color and are often found Up.and down older branches, giving the tree an interesting look.They are eaten raw as part of a salad or fried. This tree rivals the flowering dogwood ats our most beautiful native tree. The leaves are heart shaped and also emerge a reddish purple color.Chionanthus

.. h&ginicus:

fingetree, old-inans-beard Gianr (J ru beard, white fringerree..

ChionanIhus is the G6eek meaning snow and flower, probablyireferrihg'to.the white flower clusters.

Virginuiis rmea;4ns "of Virginia'.

It is a small tree witH a spieading, open-growth habit diat is',ery tolerant ofpoil:utioni.

The auttumn- fruits of a frinigetree ar."e a ,favorite:of birds: It is one of the last trees to flower and leaif-out in the spring.Gircuniferto ce: County: Reporter:.

Common Name: Location: 4,10" Mercer Angie Austen Eastern Redbud In the beginning of the natural area behind 27 North Road, Princeton.

Circumfie`ence:

Reporter.Common Name: Location: Circumference:

Coun tyv: Reporter: Location: iF 5" Salem Stephen andTeresa Field Fringetree 15'east of foot bridge where paved road ends, Second Landing Picnic Grove, Parvin State Park 1'6" Somerset Joe Bird In Sourland Preserve, by stone wall on.the right hand side as you enter off of Mountain Road.Chamaecp aris thyoides: Atlantjc sdo.rihern white- cedar, white-cedar,. s:wampn-cedi

.-Ch" " : amaecypari~s.isfros tthe Greek dirne for laven-der-cotton, or gi-und cyoiesswhc resembles a dwarf*ypress. Thyoudes means,"Thuia-like T`ii6a being a related gen0s that contains the northern white--edar.

Atlantic white-cedar grows in sw'mpy owlahd ares"and" -has been in important timber species in the state for" decades. It has durable wood that was used for log cabins, flooring and shingles.

During the Revolutionary War, Atlantic white-cedar was a source of charcoal that was used in the production of gunpowder.

Cladrastis kentukeaa:

yVellowwood, American vellownwood, virgilia.Cladrastis is derived from the Greek word for"branch" and "brittle".

Kentukea means "of Ken-tucky". Also still known as Cladrastis lutea, The bark is thin and smooth, resembling the beech, and is gray to light brown in color. Fragrant, white flowers bloom in late May to early June on this medium sized, spreading tree. Abundant flowering occurs every 2-to-5 years. Yellow-colored heartwood is seen on fresh cuts to the wood and was once used for yellow dye.Circumference:

9' 2" Coun 'v: Burlington Reporter:

Dave Finley Common Name: Atlantic white-cedar Location:

Bass River State Forest, approximately 3 miles from the office.Circumference:

County.Reporter.Common Name: Location: 13' 8" Essex Pam Fawcett-Brandon Yellowwood In backyard of 344 Montrose Avenue, South Orange.10 r , rewo t Comnus alternifolia:

Unalternate-leaf mlaireood, pgoda dogood, blue dogwood, green-osier, Corhus is from the Latin word for horn, referring to the harlness of the wood. bternifolia means"ahernate-leaf'.

This is the only alternate-leaf species in a genus that is characterized by its opposite leaf arragement.

It is a small, spreading tree whose major attribute is the change of color the fruit goes through and the pinkish red fruit stalk. Pagoda dogwood, named for its flat-topped crown, is a popular foopd.source for many wildlife species." Cirt'umferen'ce.

3 '5 Couno': " l' Mdtris Reporter.,',i j 'TOh Rifalowski Commona NTame. pAternategleda ed Dogwool Locaton: is fmBehind odhed in backyard....r................o.

6 Pat k Lane, Madison.Cornus florida: flouvering doigwood, tiognwood, cornel, boxvood.Florida means 'flowering".

The comrnon name of "flowering dog wood" and the species name"florida" ,ire misleading because the actual flowers on this tree are sm1ll and inconspicuous.

The real show comes from the four white bracts, which aie actually modified leaves. Native Americans used this tree's bark and root'iSa a remedy for malaria as. well as making a red dye from thbe!':;dots-.

This.medium.sized horizontally spreading-t'e e has forUseaso n appeal and is Widely planted as an ornamental...

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County0: Reporter: Common Name: Location: 6. 1'" at '2-foot height Butiingtn.

..Dave C(ohn" .7 Floweritn Dogwood In front .yard at 2018 Rt. 130O North, Florencke.

Diospyros virgii iana: persimmon, common persimmon, eastern persimmon, simmon, possumwood, Florida persimmon.

• \.\Diospyros is from Greek and means "fruit of the god zeus", alluding to the edible fruit. Virginiana means "of Virginia".

The wood of persimmon is dark brown to black and very heavy and strong. It is used for golf club heads because of its hardness.

The fruit is used to make cakes, puddings and beverages, and can be eaten raw or dried like a prune. Native Americans made persimmon bread with the fruit and the common name "persimmon" comes from the Algonquian language.Circumference:

County: Reporter: Common Name: Location: 7' 5" Morris Joseph Kunkel Common Persimmon By pool area at 25 Colles Avenue, Morristown.

Li Fagus grandifolia:

• American beech, beech..Fagus is the classical Latin name that is derived froni the.Greek word meaning to eat, referring to the edible nuts. Grandil'plia means "large-leaf.

Beech has a characteristic smooth, grey bark that remains that way as it matures. The nuts are a valuable food source for a varjety-of wildlife, including squirrels,*\ raLcc.ons, beaisaand game birds..Beech tends to hold some of its tan-colored autumn leaves throughout the winter, creating a pleMsing silhouette after a snowfall.

Early colonists recc gnized ,American beech when they first arrived because of its close resemblance to the European beech, which became popular as a specimen tree in parks and estates.The wood is strong, shock resistant and heavy.Fraxilus nigra: black ash, swanip ash, basket ash, brotin ash, hoop ash, water ash.Nigra means "black". This species grows along streams and poor drainage locations such as low areas, swamps and peat bogs.The common name of black ash comes from the dark brown heartwood of the species. The wood is used to make baskets and barrel hoops, which give this tree some of its other common names.Circumference:

County,: Report~er.

Common Nime: Location: 6 66" Monmouth Edward Fitzgerald

& R. Ostrowski Black Ash In front of Aquisition

& Design Building, Thompson Park, Middletown.

Circum fcrence: Cotlntv: Rep' )rTer: Common Name: Localion: 17' 7" Monmouthn 5, Margaret Crooks American Beech Located on property at 943 Broad -Street (Route 35), Shrewsbury.-

-Fraxinus anmericana:

white ash. Biltmore ash, Biltmore white ash.Fraxinus is the classical Latin name for ash.Americana means "of America".

White ash wood is strong, heavy, has good shock resistance and superior bending qualities.

Most shovels, forks, hoes and rakes have handles made from white ash. Athletic equipment like baseball bats, hockey sticks, oars and polo mallets also are made from white ash wood.White ash has good fall color, ranging from yellow to orange-maroon to purple, but the leaves do not stay on the tree long after they turn color.Circumference:

21' 7" County: Essex Reporter:

Genieve Printon Common Name: White Ash Location:

Located on the side yard at 27 Brooklawn Drive, Millburn.Firaxinus pennsylvanica:

P green ash, red ash, Darlington ash, white ash, swamp -ash, water ash." : Pen~nsylvarcameans"of Pennsylvania".

Green ash has the widest distribution of all the ashes, extending from the east coast almost to the Rocky Mountains:.

..Its fall color is yellow, which is one way to*"1,.differentiate it from white ash. It is a versatile tree.planted in shelterbelts, in areas that were strip mined'and along city. streets.Circumference:

17' 2'County: Mercer .........

..Reporter.

Gordon Wei......

-* Common Name.: Green Ash .Location:

Backyard of 4273.Quakebiridge-Road, which is on the lane behind #427-1 before,..the br5dge,o the tight side.12 Gleditsia triacanthos:

honey sweet locust, thornY locust.Gleditsia is named afterJohan Gottlieb Gleditsch (1714-1786) who was the director of the Berlin Botanical Garden. Triacanthos means "three thorn" and refers to the thorns found on the branches.These thorns were once used as pins.The name honey locust is derived from the sweet, thick substance found in the brown seed pods.Both livestock and wildlife eat the pods. Thornless varieties have been developed that, combined with the small leaflets, make honey locust agood choice for filtered shade situations in the landscape.

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County: Reporter: Common Name: Location: 14'10" Camden Stan Rigley Honey Locust In back yard of 23 Euclid Avenue, Haddonfield.

Ilex opaca: American holly, holly, White holly.Ilex is derived from the L'atin name of the holly oak, Quercus ilex, which has holly-like leaves. Opaca comes from opaque or dlark and refers to the green leaves.The. red berries on American holly and its shiny green foliage mike cuttings of this tree a favorite Christmas decoration.

It is a good food source for wild turkeys, deer and various songbirds.

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8'3"" Count'.. v. Mo"`nmouth Countv Reporter":

-. C. Brice DeGanah ...h .Common Name: Amrican Hollyý ,.-1oa tion,: .- Front l'twn at&23 Sh'raton Lane,_..< ..Rumson, ....,Ju. ans~iherea:-",,..

white walnu( .oilift' butternuit Juglansis Wfrom the cl~ssica,1 Latin name for walnut, ,hich .6eans 'rut of Jupiter,".

Cinerea means"'ash-color which refers to the'barZ.

Native.' ."7 ..3:: **Americans p oduced an oil from the nut that Was used in a. head anointing ceremony.The nuts are sweet-tasting and oily, but become rancid quickly. The husks of the nuts once were used to make an orange or yellow dye. The wood is not particularly strong, but is used.for furniture and interior finishes.Gymnocladus dioicus: Kentucky coffeetree, coffeetree.

Gymnocladus is from the Greek word meaning'naked branch' and probably refers to the fact that the tree develops leaves late in spring and drops them early in fall, thus appearing without leaves longer than most other trees. Dioicus is from dioecious, meaning the male and female flowers are on different trees.The name coffeetree comes from the fact that early settlers in Kentucky roasted the seeds and used them as a substitute for coffee beans. However, the raw seeds are poisonous!

The leaves can be up to 36 inches long and 24 inches wide and the fruit is a reddish-brown pod that hangs on the tree through the winter.Circumference:

Ranking: County: Reporter: Common Name: Location: 16'5" Champion Morris George Boesze White Walnut Behind small cottage at the rear of 69 Penn Avenue, Dover.Circumference:

Count.y: Reporter: Common Name: Location: 1Y 3'Bergen John Dobson Kentucky Coffeetree Located at 11 B Engle Street, Tenafly.13 Some of New J.ersey's champion trees~calc absorb more than one ton.-(2,000 pounds) of water from the soil each day.Juglans Ligra: black walnut, eastern black walnut, American waln iu.Nigra means "black", possibly from the black dye that was made from the fruit husk; but probably from the dark, brownish maroon wood. Black walnut is a highly prized wood that is usually cut into veneer when not used for expensive furniture.

The fruit husk imparts a foul smell to the hands if picked up, but the nuts are delicious.

The tree also excretes a chemical that is toxic to many other plant species, giving it a competitive advantage in the fc)rest.dJtn-penis viruiffiana:

Eastern"redcedar, redcedar, red juniper, savin.Juniperus is the classical Latin name. Virginiana means "of Virginia" where it was first observed.Eastern redcedar tolerates poor soil and tough growing conditions.

It has many different cultivated varieties that provide numerous landscape plants.The wood of Eastern redcedar was used by early colonists to make log cabins, rail fences and furniture.

Its primary uses are for cedar chests, cabinetwork, fenceposts and closet paneling, although it once was used exclusively in the manufacture of pencils. The wood and leaves of Eastern redcedar produced cedar oil, a substance used in medicines and perfume.Circumference:

Countv: Rcporter: Common Name: Location: 17' 7" Bergen Deedee Williamson Black Walnut Lower Cross Road and Sheridan Avenue, Saddle River.Circumfercnce:

9 7" County: Cape May Reporter:

Somers Corson Common Name: Eastern Redcedar Location:

Front yard of Seaville United Methodist Church, 3100 S.Shore Drive, Seaville.14 Larix decidua: European kuch, conmmon ]Jm]ch.LarLx is the classical Latin name for larch. De-cidua means 'deciduous", or falling off, referring tu the deciduous needles. This tree species was introduced from northern and central Europe in colonial times and has naturalized in New Jersey. Its needles turn golden yellow in the autumn and it loses all of its needles each year.Circumferetnce:

County.Reporter: Common Nme: Location: 10' 2" Mvonmouth Jeffrey Cramer European.Larch In front yard at 536 Navesink River Drive, Red Bank.Uk-idarnbar stvraciflua:

American sweetoum, redgum. sa.ll)q4i1 2qum, biLsied..:quidambar is from the Spanish common name in.Mexico, referring to the fragrant resin odor.

is from an older name for this genus that Smeans "styrax-flowing" or "storax-flowing" and refers to medicinal storax found in Liquidambar orientalis.

Sweetgum is easily recognized by its star-shaped

'lavcs and the sharp-pointed, woody hall that contains its seeds. Fall color of the leaves is very variable, ranging from yellow, red and purple to almost black.A tree 100feet tall and 50 inches around is needed to produce the amount of wood products used by each person in the United States each year Circumference:

County: Reporter: Common Name: Locarion: 18' 10" Burlington Dennis Petrham Sweetgum From the pillars at the south entrance to Fort DLx, .4 miles up road and 235' into woods on left side.15 Lihiodendron tulipifera:.el.low-pop/ir, rulip nimagnoh.ýi, tulipiree, tulip-poplir, white-pop!ar, whitewood.

Liriodendron is from thie Greek word meaning"lily" and "tree", and refers to the lily or tulip shtaped flowers. Tulipifera meaning "tulip-bearing", again, referring to the flowers. The tulip tree has an interesting flat topped leaf and a beautiful flower with yellow petals and an orange center. It will grow.straight and tall. reaching heights of 150 feet, Al'agnolia actunhinata.:

cilculnhber Inadonrlia. .cuc'tHTerrree.

n~l/7inh;in m'gnolh ve/oin:, v -clovv er magnolia:

velkow CUcLi/1fl/)rCe.

Magnolia comes from Peter Magnol (1638-1715).

a professor of botany and mnedicine and a director of the botanical gardens at Montpellier.

France.Acuminata is from the word acuminata, referring

[o the pointed leaves. Cucumber magnolia gets its common name from the 2-to-3 inch pinkish fruit it i produces in the fall that resemble small cucumbers.

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Coulti': Rcly rter: Common Name: Loc.1kion:

20' 0" Mercer Santiago Porcella lit Tulip Poplar On front lawn of Community Guidance Center, 520 Wveist-Sta.te>

Street, Trenton.CircumfeLrence:

Couno;..* R'eporter Commnon Name: Loci :tJn..18' 0" Cumberland Stephen and Teresa Field Cucumber Magnolia Front yard of Enoch Mulford Maclura pomifera: Osage-orange, boclark, bodock, buis-d'Jrc, bowwood, hedge-apple, horse-apple, hedge, naranjo chino ('panishl).

Maclura is from William Maclure, an American geologist.

Pomifera means "bearing pomes or apples", referring to the large, apple-size fruit.Osage-orange is one of our toughest native trees, withstanding temperature extremes, pollution, drought, flooding, and acid or alkaline soil. It generally is planted as a wind break or a hedgerow in the midwest, although the wood is durable and used for making bows, fence posts and rustic furniture.

The fruit have a strong odor and are sometimes used to repel roaches in urban apartments.

House, dated 1850, Bacon Neck Road, Greenwich.

Malus pmnila: common apple, wild apple.Malus is the classical Latin name for apple.Pumila means "of the forest". A cultivated fruit tree that escaped and became naturalized locally. Apple trees in the wild are an important food source for many wildlife species.Circumference:

County: Reporter: Common Name: Location: 13 2" Passaic Elmer and Barbara Swift Common Apple In back yard of 33 Manor Drive, Wayne.Circumference:

County:.Reporter:.

Common (Name: Location: 14' 11"..Burlington John T. McNeil Osage-orarnge.

Front area of Scully-Bozarth VFW Post, 138 West Pearl Street, Burlington.

16 Molus rubra: red mulhe1y.Morus is the classical Latin hame for mullberry.

Rubra means red, referring to the "red" fruit. The mulberry's fruit turns from red to dark purple and is a favorite food of many bird species.Ostrva virghiniana:

hophornbeam, American hophornbeam, hornbeam, Iever wood, ironwood.Ostryais a Latinized name from the Greek"ostrua":a tree with very hard wood. This tree is quite likely the related European hornbeam.Virginiana means "of Virginia".

The common name hophornbeam refers to the resemblance.to the hornbeams (Carpinus sp.) and the hop-like sac that the nutlet is surrounded by. The wood is very hard and durable.Circumference:

County: Reporter: Common Name: Location: 21' 7" at 4 foot height Camden Albert Brown, Jr.Red Mullberry Next to driveway at 64 Old Egg Harbor Road, Sicklerville, Winslow Township.Circumference:

County: Repo rter: Common Nafme: Location: 3' 11" Essex Christopher Martine Eastern Hophornbeam Along the fairway at Montclair Golf Club, Montclair..

Nyssa sylvatica:

blackgum, black tupelo, soqUrum. pepperidge, tupek,, tupelo-gum.

Nyssa is the name of a water nymph and probably refers to the water tupelo, Nyssa aquatics, which grows in water. Sylvatica means "of the woods".Blackgum leaves turn a bright orange-red very early in the fall, making it an indicator species for the change of seasons.Oxydendron arboreum: sourwood, sorrel-tree, ily'-of-the-vallev tree.Oxydendron is from the Greek phrase meaning"sour" and "tree", referring to the sour taste of the leaves, Arboreum is from arboreal, meaning "tree-like" or "of trees". Sourwood has an abundance of small, white drooping flowers that cover the tree in.the spring. The brilliant red fall color, which can have orange or purple tones intermingled in it, is truly outstanding.

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County': Reporter: Common Name: Location: 15' 5" Hunterdon Bill Sherra Blackgum On property at 59 Lower KingtownRoad, Franklin Township, behind root cellar building next to road.Circumference:

County: Reporter: Common Name: Location: 5' 0" Mercer Joe Bird, Tracy Ledder Sourwood in front yard of 106 East Broad Street, Hopewell Borough.17 Southern Red Oak Camden County Flowering Dogwood, Burlington County Tulip Poplar, Mercer County Mockernut Hickory Cumberland County Yellow'v1ood, Essex County Norway Spruce, Cumberland County

--4! !iji :' I- -: C : ..... .European Larch, Monmouth Count Paulownia tomentosa:

paukiwnia, princess-tre.e, empress-rree, royal pa ulh wnia, Paulownia is in honor of Anna Paulowna (1795-1865), who was the daughter of Czar Paul I of Russia and princess of the Netherlands.

Tomentosa is derived from tomnntuse, or hairy. This fast growing native of China escaped cultivation and is found along roadsides and disturhed areas. The wood is highly prized inJapan and is being grown in plantations for export. it resembles catalpa trees in several aspects;but has a nice purple flower with a yellow stripe in the center.C-ircuiTfcrence:

County: Reporter.:

Comimon At¥1me: LocaJtjon:

• 15' 1" Mercer Santiago Porcella Ill Paulownia Next to parking lot in Marquand Park, off Lover's Lane, Princeton.

Picea abies: Norway spruce.Picea is from the Latin pix or picis and refers to a pitch producing pine. Abies is the classical Latin*name of silver fir. Norway spruce was a native species of Europe that escaped cultivation and has natural-ized over. a large area.. Its needles are bright green in youth and change to a darker hue as the tree matures.Circumference:

County: Reporter: Common Names Location: 13' 5" Mercer Santiago Porcella III Norway Spruce Next to road on north part of Princeton Battlefield, Route 206, Princeton.

For a copy of the Jersey Fresh Choose and Cut Christmas Tree Guide contact the New Jersey Forest Service.-"j -" V 18

_. -, , 4 ---, E Picea mariana bla ckspruce, bog spruce,. swamp spruce, shortleaf black spruce.Mariana refers to Maryland, but black spruce is not native in the state of Maryland, suggesting the;name applies in a broad sense to the northeast United States. Black spruce's lower branches often take root when deep snows bend them to the ground, resulting in rings of smaller trees being formed around a larger tree. It is found only in the northernmost part of the state. Both spruce gum and spruce beer can be made from this species.Pinus resinosa: red pine, Norlid pinte.Resinosa means "resinous".

The name Norway pine comes from either the fact that early settlers sometimes mistook it for Norway Spruce or that it grew in large quantities near the town of Norway, Maine. It survives well in adverse soil, moisture,.

ph and temperature conditions but is susceptible to salt damage. Red pine is an important timber species.Circumference:

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Count v: Reportel..

Common Name: Location: Sus,{ex Thomas Ombrello Black Spruce High Point State Park.7'8" Monmouth'Edward Fitzgerald Red Pine In fro nt..of the Community Resource Center of Brookdal" Community College, MiddleI towrn.3 ..: .1: 'Picea rubens: red spruce, yellow spruce, West Virginia spruce, eastern spruce, he-balsam.

Rubens means "reddish" and refers to the..reddish-brown color of the cones. This tree is :foun d: in the far northern part of the state and pref6rs high humidity and rainfall.No Current Champion Identified Circumference:

Count.v: Reporter: Common Name: Location: Pinus rigida: pitch pine.Rigida means "rigid or stiff' and refers to the scales of the cone. Pitch pine is able tosurvive in poor,.sandy soils and is the dominant species of the Pine Barrens. Its wood is very durable, but the stands in New Jersey do not often obtain marketable size.The Pine Barrens once supplied the glass industry in southern New Jersey with fuel for its furnaces.Circumference: " Countv: Repoter..Common Name: Location: 10'7" Ocean A. Morton Cooper Pitch Pine On right side of dirt access road 1000' from end of Oxycocus Road,-Manahawkin..

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-_. :: ý- .- -&Phitis serothia: pond pine, marsh pine, pocosin pine.Serotinanmenins Iate and reers to. the cones that remain closed for aI years on the tree. Pond pine prefers moist sires, such as marshes, swamps and poor drainage areas. The wood is heavy and full of resin, and used primarily for lumber and pulpwood.Pilns sylvestris:

Scotch pi.ne. Sc<ts pine.Sylvestris means'"of forests".

Scotch pine tl(nes well on poor sites as long as they arc well drained. It is a popular Christmas tree in the U.S. and one of the most widely distributed pines in Europe and Asia.The flaking, orange bark on the uppce pan of the stems gives the novice an easy identification feature.Circunmfer-ence:

Count.v: Reporter: Common Name: Loc,.ition:

4 3" Cape May Louis E. Hand Pond Pine In woods 200 yards north of 647 Town Bank Road, Cold Spring.Circunf~erence...:

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Common N.7ame: Locarion:.

.4", Bergen Unknown Scotch Pine On corner of Broadway atid Harrington Avenues in Hillstale'.

Pinus 'strobus.Eastern white pine, white pini th )11diem..

white pine, northern pine, soft pine, Wemo uth p.ne.Strobus comes frrii:.the Latin word strobilos.

which means pine con.ee it..is'related, to the iGreek word Strobos, whichi eans'whirlinihg around anid may refer to the whirling of the ýiriged sýeed falls.Eastern white pine is the largest coniifer in the state and commonly reaches 100 feet in height. It has several ornamental selections that can be found in New Jersey landscapes, including Upright, dwarf and weeping specimens, as well as trees with twisted or yellow-tipped foliage.Circumference:

16' 2' County.: Sussex Reporter:

Brian Lambert Common Name: Eastern white pine Location:

In Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, 65 yards south of old Dingman's Bridge Road and 140 yards east of Old Mine Road.Pinus taeda: loblollv pine, oldfield pine. shorrleaf pine. North Carolina pine.Taeda is the ancient name for resinous pines.Loblolly is an important commercial species because of its site adaptability and wide geographic range. It can rapidly colonize open fields and abandoned farmland.

Squirrels, wild turkeys and several song-birds include loblolly seeds in their diets.Circumference:

Reporter: Common Name, Location: 7'1 " County: Atlantic Jim Haase Loblolly Pine 100' south fromn so~utheast coriner of rnaintena

%nce yard fence at Bass River State Park building, Greenhush Road..20.

Pinus virginiana:

Virginia pine, scrub pine, Jersey pine, spruce pine, povertov pine.Virginiana means "of Virginia".

Another of the pines that does well on poor cduality soils, even soils where.other pines will not grow. It is a small growing tree that rarely exceeds 40 feet in height or a foot-and-one-half in trunk diameter.

It is grown as a Christmas tree in the southern states.Platanus X acerifolia:

London plnentree.

Acerifolia means "maple-like foliage" (acer is the botanical name for maples), London planetree got its namebecause the first tree of its species was found growing in London, England, and it has been widely planted along the streets and in the parks there. It is vey' tolerant of pollution and grows in many adverse conditions.

This tree is a hybrid of the American sycamore, which has one seedball per stem, and the Oriental planetree, which has three seedhalls per stem. London planetree typically has two seedballs on each stem. This tree decorates many of the famousalleys seen in Paris where it is heavily pruned and shaped.Circumference:

County: Reporter., Common Name: Location: 7 8" Burlington Donald Knezick Virginia Pine On roadside of Budtown Road going north, up and across from the Bush Turkey Farm.Platanus occidentalis:

sycamore, planetree, buttonwood, American sycamore, butionball-tree, Amierican planetree.

Platanus is from the Greek word meaning broad and probably refers to either the leaves or the large, wide-spreading crowns sycamores develop. Occidentalis means "western" and refers to the western hemisphere where this tree is found. The sycamore has interesting peeling bark and unique seed balls, but. tends to always be dropping or shedding something.

It is one of the parents of the London planetree, Platanus X acerifolia.

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23' 1" County: Warren Reporter:

Santiago Porcella II Common Name: Sycamore Location:

In front yard of 199 Route 519 South, (Buttonwood Farm), about 1 mile south of the town of Hope, Hope Township.Circumference:

County.: Reporter: Common Name: Location: 13'Salem Janet Sheridan London Planetree At the north end of 7thStreet next to the river.21 Populus deltoides:

c.istcm cottonwood, cottlonwood, southcrn cotton-wood, Canlina poplarJ eatstern poplar, neckklce poplar.Populus is the classical Latin name for the poplars. Dcltoides means "deltoid shape" (triangu-lar) and refers to the shape of the leaves. Eastern cottonwood is a messy tree that often drops fruits.flowers, twigs, leaves and branches and is short lived.It is a fast growing species but has soft. weak wood.The seeds are attached to cottony hairs and drift all over when released in the spring. Grown in ideal conditions, this tree has attained a height of 30 feet and a diameter of five inches in just two growing seasons. The "amazing" trees advertised in some nuigazines are usually one of the poplars such as eastern cottonwood.

Populius treJ7CillloidCs:

quaking aspen, rnembling

ispen, jspen. gol)den aspen, golden tremblint;, aupen, mountain aspen.tremhling poplar, lat. popple.Tremuloides is Latin for trembling and is used to also identify the European aspen. Populus tremula.Quaking aspen is the most widely distributed tree species in North America. Its long, flattened leaf-stalk causes the leaves to tremble in the most mildest breeze, hence the common name.This species has a light grey-green hark and can be found as far north as Alaska and as far south as Northern Mexico.No Current Champion Identified Circumfer-ence:

CountY: Reporter: Common Name: Location: Prtmus avimn: Cir umleren cc: C' .unry: Reporter: Common Name: Location: 21' 2" Warren Peter Both Eastern Cottonwood In center of pasture at Friedman Farm, 164, Allamuchy Road (Rte. 612), johnsonbui-g.

Populus grandidentata:

býgitooth aspen, largetooth aspen, aspen, poplarr, potpple, Grandidentata means "big-tooth" and refers to the edges of the leaves. The bark on this medium-sized tree tends to he smooth and a grey-green color that darkens as it ages. The wood is soft and is most often used for making pulp, the raw material for paper and corrugated materials.

sweet cherry., mazzard chertr., mazzard, gean.Prunus is the classical Latin name for plums.Avium means "of birds", probably because it is a food soutrce for a variety of songbirds.

This cherry species is where most of the cultivated cherry trees origi-nated and is one of the hardiest.

It is a native of Europe and Asia that escaped cultivation and natural-ized locally throughout much of the U.S.No Current Champion Identified Circumference:

County: Reporter: Common Name: Location:/j The bark of thegiant sequoia can-,,:, grow to be two fret thick.Circumference:

County: Reporter: Common Name: Location: 6 6" Bergen Eric Martindale, Jr.Bigtooth Aspen In front yard of 181 Cedar Avenue, Hackensack.

22 Prn ius serotinia:

black cherry, wild black cherr.; rum chei-n mountain black chernr wild cherry.Serotina means "late' and refers to the late-maturing fruit. Black cherry is the largest growing of the native cherries.

It is an important lumber tree and is made into high quality furniture and veneer.The fruit is a food source for birds and wildlife and is used in the kitchen for wines and jelly.Circumference:

County: Reporter: Common Name:9' t" Salem Curt Hacker Black Cherrybackyard of house with drive w.ay to the right, off Harvey Court, which intersects Churchtown Road, Pennsville..i Champio 11i1O.Champion Black Oak General Mercer Oak Standing like a sentinel near the middle of.Princeton Battlefield State Park, Mer-cer Coutnt., this white oak kept watch in 1776 when George"'Washington, fresh from the victog-v at TrentoIn, began a march to New Brunswick in order to seize a large stock of British sulyplies .eneral Mercer was ordered to destroy the bridge over Stoney Brook to prevent the British from pursu-ing, but was attacked by a British regiment traveling from Princeton to Trenton. General Mercer was mortally wounded by a British bayonet in the fight. The story is told that he was carried to the shade of the oak to have first aid administered and then carried to Thomas Clarke's house, where he died two days later Quercus alba: I.white oak, stnevak, -i & C 03, ", q ......,Quercus..is the classic Latin name for the oaks andlis suppo-sedlyfrorn the Celtic language for "fine" white and refers to either the lighggrey bark or the light colored wood. White oak--is a.majestic tree, growing slowly to heights of 100..feft-ad crown spreads over 150 feet.New Jersey's oldest trees are mostly white oaks because they can live to be 700 years old. The wood is strong, very hard and heavy. It is the favorite wood to use in making liquid-tight wooden barrels, which hold bourbon and wine as they age. Other lumber uses include flooring, furniture, millwork, handles and boat building..

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County:.Reporter.Common Name: Location: 23 3'Monmouth David C. Shaw White Oak..3 miles south of Rutgers Fruit Research Center sign on Route 539, Upper Freehold Township.23 Otiercus bicolor: Saa:mp whitc oak.* Bicolhr means 'two-color' andt refers to the leave's dark green color above and the velvety white color on the underside..

'I'his species grows faster than white oak but generally does not attain the same size. It is com-monly found on wetter sites, such as, stream banks, bottom lancds and areas prone to flooding.

It is commer-cially more important than Quercus alba because of its albility to grow flster into usable timber size.CircumLk'rence:

13' 7" Colnty: Burlingt n Reporter.:

David MacFarlane Common Name: Swamp White Oak Location:

On east side of lacobstown-Arneytown Road, one mile from intersectrion with Rte: 528 (lacobstown-New Egypt Road).QOercus coccinea: scarlet oak, black oak, Spanish oak.Coccinea means "scarlet" and refers to the fall leaf color. Scarlet oak leaves are similar in appear-aoce to red and black oak, but the brilliant fall color will always pinpoint this medium-sized member of the red oak group. It is found on dry or.upland areas -and, like all the oaks providess-an-importnnt food '*sOurce for a varietv of wildlife C'ircumference..-10" 0 ... .'i 'County: Bergen Reporter..

Bill Comer'.Common Namc.- Starlet Oak ,c'ation:

... Side vafd it 285 Fairview"'Avenue, Paramus..Otiecr s falca ta:-SouteCrn red oak, Sp),hni W, e' item oik, rcd. ok-k.Falcata means 'sickle-shape&'

nd:,proh ibly refers to the leaf shape..jf17he thiee-lobed leaf is a'g,6d identifying characterisic of this in.habitant!

of the dry, poor soil of the piedmonlt.

Southern red oak can grow to 80 feet in height and is a common compo-nent of upland areas in the south.S ircumference:

17'-i Cotunty. Camden FReporreih'-

Paul W. Keiser Commoli 7ame:._Southern Red Oak Loctnon.-

.In the gas company's right of way behind rear parking lot of (;herry Hill Baptist Church, 299 Browning.imi, Cherry I-Jill.Quercus lyrata: overcup oak, swamp p)ost oak, swamp white oak, water white oak, white warer oak.Lyrata means "lyre-shaped'.

and refers to the shape of the leaf. The most interesting feature of this species is the acorn, which is almost entirely sur-rounded by its large cap. It is found in swamp areas and poorly drained locations and seems able to withstand severe flooding.

New Jersey is the ndrth-ern boundary for this species.Circumference:

County: Reporter: Common Name: Location: 10'0', Mercer .Joesph Bird'-.Overcup Oak In front of ranger station in Marqihnd Park,,Princeton New Jersey's official state tree is the northern red oak and its official imemorial tree is the flowering doiwood.24 2)4 OQercus macrocarpa:

bur o.ak, blue oak, mossvcup oak, n ossv-overcup oak, scrub oak.Macrocarpa means "large-fruit", describing the size of the acorn. A slow growing species of oak that is found on a varietyof sites, the acorns of this tree have a fringed cap that gives it its name. In better soil, bur oak can reach 100 feet inheight and 3-to-4 feet in diameter.Circumnference:

.16' 11" Cointy.. Mercer Reporter:

Dave Cohn Common Name: Bur Oak Location:

In back yard at 27 Longview Drive, Princeton.

Qtiercus marilandica:

blackjack oak, blackjack, barren oak, black oak, jack oak.Marilandica is a "latinized" name of Maryland where the first specimen was identified.

Blackjack oak generally does not grow taller than-40-to 50 feet, inhabiting poor, sandy or clay sites. It is a.component of the Pine Barrens in southern New Jersey,-where it was once used for firewood and charcoal.Circumference:

8' 0" County.. Burlington Qtercus michauxil:

Swamp chestnut oak, basket oak, cow oak.Michauxii is in honor of Francois Andre Micllaux (1770-1855), a French botanist who wrote three volumes on eastcrn trees. Swamp chestnut oak has a rounded crown and wavmy chestnut-like leaves. It "Ilso is called basket oak because split wood from this tree was used to weave baskets for carrying cotton in from the fields. The common name cow oak is from the fact that the acorns have a sweet taste and are consumed by grazing cows.No Current Champion Identified (ircumierence:

County..Reporter.Common NaMn: Location: Quercuts nigra: water oak, possum oak, spotted oak.Nigra means "black". The water oak is a fast growing but short lived tree found in bottomlands

....andnmoist upland areas. The leaves turn yellow in lartfall and drop in winter. The wood tends to split and check-when drying, so the timber is used mostly r fdrough lu .:-No Current Champion Identified Reporter.Common Name: Location: Unknown Blackjack Oak In front of the Shady Oaks !;-. ! " Apartment "C Building", on Route'530 (Hampton Street), 1/2 mile west of Hanover Street..intersection, Pemberton.

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Reporter:" Common Name:'Location.25 Qutercus pa histris: pin oAk, ' amip aik, wsatei oak, swamp Spanish oAk. Spaxnish oak.Palustri.s refers to marshes or swanips. Pin oak is a widdy planted street and lawn tree because it is easily transplanted and has a graceful, symmetrical look The common name of pin oak refers to the numerous prn-like branch spurs. It tolerates a wide vtriety of sites but prefers moist, hortomland areas.lhc vwood is not highly valued because it splits and checks while drying.Oucrcus prinus: che.omur oak, nock ch-csoi oAk rock oak, i:aihaik oak.Prinus is the classical Greek mine of a certain European oak. Usually found Un dry, upland sois, chestnut oak also can be found on well-drained lowland areas. The ttree is called tanbark oak because of the high amount of tannin found in the hark. a substance that formerly was used to tan leather products.

Chestnut oak leaves are elliptical in shape"with wavy edges and rounled l bes, mrak.ing them look similar to Armerican chestnut leaves.Ciumllfcr County: Rejporter Common Location: ncne 19' 10'" Karl Braun.Namfe Pin OAlBehind a field of evergreens on..-the ftiht side of White Pine Ro'd,..6 Miles from the-tintersectiotn of.Route 545, Columbus.'Circnmfeencc:

Coontv Reporter..

(;Omlflmnln Name.Location: 17' 2" Burlington Ted & Linda Eckcndorf Chestnut Oak In back corn field at "Locust Hill Farm", 4i0 Retreat Road, Southhampton Town.ship, bearing 198 degrees from the rear of the small garage.Quercus phellos: willow oak, pin oak, peach oak, swamp willow oak.Phellos is the ancient Greek name used for cork oak, Quercus suher. Willow oak is a fine-textured tree that has leaves that are long and narrow, without any lobes or teeth. It is a popular street and shade tree in the south, and is being planted more fre-quently in this area.0,uercus rubra: Circumference:

county: Reporter: Common Name: Location: Camden Lou Cattuna Willow Oak Located 300' north of the swingset-v:z by the athletic fields on Kresson Road, .6 miles west of the Rte 73 intersection, Voorhees..

-...Northern red oak, i-ed oak, common red oak, qrav oak, eastern red oak, mountain red oak.Rubra means "red", probably referring to the reddish inner hark. Northern red oak is the state tree of NJ and is the most important lumber species of the red oaks. It is found on a variety of sites throughout the state and is one of the most rapidly growing oaks.Red o~tkizakes a h4klsoome tree for parks, golf courses'and ast6et toee if.given adequate room to grow.a, .i f ýJven 'Circuhferenc-.

2 1 .County. Warren.Reporte-.

Dennis Brieadie.CnomoName Red Oak---Location:

Located 100 yards from Mu.sconetcong'River in hedgerow between'two fields, lahe entry on S..... .Rte. 57, opposite Hazen Road,-"Mansfield Township.

.26 QOtircus stellata: post oik, iron oak.Stellama means "star" and refers to the five-lobed star shape oFsome leaves, although the leaves more closely resemble a Maltese Post oak wood is sold as white oak and is used for timbers, posts and railroad ties.This species is found in shrub form in parts of the Pine Barrens and as a tree on other sites. Inter-estingly, post oak and blackjack oak are components of the transition zone between prairie grasslanid and forest in Oklahoma and Texas known as the "Cross -Timbers".*

Robinia pseudoacacia:

bI'uk locust. .'elow [ocust., Colmmon IoL'oust, whire SL.cust, locust.Robinia is in honor of Jean Robin (1550-4629) and his son Vespasian Robin, who first cultivated loc.uist in Euro.pe. Pseudoacacia is an'ýold generic.name mraning..n false acacia". I1r gcs its common name of locust bc at seJamcstown colonistsm noted the resemblance to the Carob Ttee or Old World Lotust*Bla.ck locust is a fast gmower and adaptiahlH to a vairietr of sites. It is used to stabilize pooi" highway--sope,,s and barren strip iininig areas and minimize soil erosion. Native Americans used the wood to makce bowswhile colonists built homi:s using black locust timbers is cornerpist.s:.

.: C0rcuniference:

Countv: Reporter: Common N.ime:11' 2" Camden John Cook Post Oak On Maple Avenue, just up from the intersection of Grove Avenue.Haddonfiekl.

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Count y: Repurrer: Common Name: Location: 1!'4" Burlington John Kuser Black Locust At Fernbrook along left side of 1st driveway from intersection of Georgetown Road and White Pine Road, Bordentown.

Quercus velutina: black oak, vellow oak, quercitron oak, quercitron, yellow-ba"rk oak, smooth-bark oak.Black oak is often confused with northern red oak in appearance and leaf shape, but has a yellow or orange inner bark color instead of red. Black oak was once used as a source of tannin and as raw material in the making of yellow dye. Black oaks are usually found in dry, sandy soils or on clay hillsides alongside northern red oaks or in pure stands.Circumference:

County: Reportern Common Name: Location: 19' 1" Morris Doris Hurtt Black Oak In back yard Of 38 Northwestern Avenue, Butler.Salix alba: white willow, European white willow.SalLx is the classic Latin name. Alba means"white". A naturalized tree introduced during colonial times, white willow is found along streambanks, ponds. rivers and other moist locations.

Willow wood is used mostly for fenceposts and fuel. It is used as an ornamental for wet areas in the landscape, but tends to be a messy tree, constantly dropping branches, twigs and leaves throughout the growing season.No Current Champion Identified Circumference:

County: Reporter.'

Common Name: Location: 27 SalLx nigra: black willow, swamp willow, Goodding wilow-, western black willowv. southiwestern willow, Dudley willow.Nigra means "black" and probably refers to the blackish bark color. Black willow is the largjest New World willow reaching up tq 140' in height. The wood is used for millwork, furniture, boxes, barrels and tOyS. The wood also was once a source of charcoal for gunpowder.

Black willows are important in prevent-ing stream bank erosion and flood damage, Circumference:

19' 8 County: Monmouth Repor-ter

Paul Kovalski Common Name: Black Willow Location.

One mile from the end of Buck Road, Marlboro, in a gully behind .1 development.

.Tilia americana:

American basswood, Ainerican linden, ba3ss.5wood beetree, limctree.Tilia is the classical Latin name, possibly from the Greek word ptilon, meaning wing. Americana means"American".

The bark of basswood was once used by Iroquois Indians to make rope by soaking it for long periods in water to soften it.Circuinference.'

Counvr: ReporTer: Coin/non Nnme..'Location

.-.18'0" Hunterdon.George S. Thomson 4American Basswood On property at 2303 Amwell Road, East Millstone, next to Colonial Park.Sassafras albidum sasafras, common sassafras, whijt'sas safras, Sassafras is believed to be the Native Americani i'name for the tree and adopted by the- phanislhhd' French in the mid-sLxteenth centuir. Albidum means"whitish".

A flavoring called oil of sassafras is made , a from the roots and bark, as is sassafra tea awell .known spring tonic. Sassafras has thre-e different shaped leaves, making it easily identified during the growing season. It is surprisingly pest ftee and the fruit is a favorite of many birds and wildlife.Cirjcujmnefe7 nce:[cjirter: (c iirunn Nanme: LOCgtiOn: 174" Burlington Walter Cinkowski Sassafras On grounds of Mt. Laurel Friends Meeting House, corner of Moorestown-Mt.

Lqurel Road &Hainesport-Mt.

Laurel Road, Mt. Laurel.1 28 Hemlock Decline Thebern.lock., woolly adel2id is an.. exotic pest: that is spreading along the central and northwest Eastern hemlock forests of New Jersey, causing a steady decline in this native tree species since it was first detected in the early 1980s.The loss of hernlocks is adversely affecting New Jersey's forest diversity, fish, wildlife and plant habitats, water quality and the aesthetic integrity of the populated areas.Outlook for the Future Ornamental and other hemlock trees readily accessible to ground spraying can be successfully saved with timely application of horticultural oil or soap.Unfortunately, trees growing under forest conditions are left to their own fate. It takes from 3-to-12 years for Ja hemlock tree to succumb to the adelgid's feeding. 19 At the present, the only hope for the hemlocks is if a predatory beetle can be reared in laboratories at rates high enough to control the adelgid population.

Tsuga canad ensis: eastern hemk)ck, Ci'n;qd hemlock, hemlock spruce.Tsuga is the name given the hemlocks native to Japan. Canadensis means "of Canada'. Hemlock forms a graceful, pyramidal shape when grown in the open and is often planted in hedges for screening purposes.

Early pioneers derived tannin from tlie bark, made tea from leafy twigs of ihe tree and tied branches together to make crude brooms for sweeping.Hemlock eventually dominates other species it is found with because it can tolerate heavy shade, growing slowly into the crown or until an increase in sunlight releases it. This tree species can live to be 600 years old in favorable conditions, with the record hemlock documented at 988years!

There are numerous cultivated landscape forms of hemlock, including dwarf and weeping forms, as well as trees with wlhitc-tipped foliage. The hemlock wooly adelgid, an insect that feeds on leaf juices hbes be:ome a major pest in New Jersey and threatens the forest hemlock population.

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County: Repolrer: Common Namne: Locarion: 14'0" Sussex Robert Speiser Eastern Hemlock Wawayanda State Park, east slope of Pacack Brook about 1.1 miles NE of Canistear Road & Old Cherry Ridge Road intersection.

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U hlins amnericana:

Amertc1cm elm, vvhj~e elm], water elm], soft elm], Florida elm.Ulmus is the classical Latin name for elms..Americana means "of America".

Much has been written onl the demise of the American elm due to Dutch elm disease (DED) which was accidentaliy introduced around 1930. Although the species still can be found in mid-western cities and pocket areas in the east: tlhe elm population was devastated by DED, a disease carried by the elm bark beetle.A stately, vase-shaped tree with a tolerance for tough conditions, this treespecies is still the focu-s of much research to find a true disease resistant v'iety Two elm experimental varieties line Washingtonr.-

Road. the well known entranceway into Princeton.

University.

Points vs. Volmne Circumference:

Countv: Reporter: Common Name;Location: 15' 4" Somerset Sue Endres American Elm Along Somerset County Road, Rt.533, in front of house #1100.The largestree in the World is the General Sherman giant sequoia. It has:i.eigned as c.haipion f6r all of t the 57 years that the American Foreetn- Associations£ (A F4 "0 National Regi steof Big Treces has beeni pyblished.

Wit/iza height of 2 75 feet, :.a citcumference of 998 inches an ..n average: c.:tii."n

ý"pread of 107 f-Jet, it has a point total of 17300 usivg the A FA eilnasuring fo77?ula.But, a challengei; the General Grant sequoia, beats the General Sherman by 58 points. How is this explained?

The national list always has sought to determine what tree is the largest, not which tree has the most points according to the formula. Since the formula cannot judge the relative sizes of some of the largest champi-ons, a wood volume method has been accepted when accurate volume figures can be obtained.The reigning champion General Shernan tree has a much greater volume ojwood (over 12 percent more). And, since it currently is growing at a rate that produces nearly a ton of wood per yeam; it's unlikely that a serious challenger will be forthcoming in the near future.30 Ulmus rnbra: slippery elm, red elm, gray elm, soft elm.Rubra means "red" and refers to the reddish buds of this species. Slippery elm mostly inhabits moist bottomlands but also can be found on drier upland areas. Pioneers chewed on the slippery, mucilaginous inner hark to quench their thirst.and steeped it in water to make a remedy for inflamed throats. They also remoistened the powdered bark of the slippery elm as a cough medicine and for medicinal poultices.

The wood of slippery elm is considered the best of the elms and was used by.Native Americans for tomahawk handles.No Current Champion Identified Circumference:

CountY: Reporter: Common Name: Location:

H0o-w to Measure Big Trees Circumference 4-1/2 on level ground measurehere on sloping ground forked swell Height1/4 j I)height"Normal" Tree 1..on level ground Average Crown Spread)L I U~~JI,lA top view A+B -Average.2 31 Measm hig Big Trees Beginning in spring 1999, the method that will be used to determine champion trees in New Jerseyv will change. Previously, the only measurement used was the circumference of the trunk at 4.5 feet from the-round. This method is a good indicator of the size of the tree* but has some inherent flaws. If a large. miature tree has a broken top or the crown has suffered severe branchdieback so that very little of it is alive, the tree becomes just a shell of it's former self. The method used by most other states and by American Forests, the organization that oversees the National Register of Big Trees, is a point systfm that takes into account a tree's circumference, it's height and it's average crown spread.Trunk Circumference The trunk circumference is taken at 4.5 feet from the ground. If the tree is growing on a slope. the measure-ment should be taken from the uphill side of the slope. If the tree has a branch or an abnormal swelling at 4.5 feet, the measurement should be taken at a point below the intrusion where the trunk returns to normal size.Any circumference measurement that is not taken at 4.5 feet should include the actual height where it was measured.

An example would be "1 82 inches circumference at 3 feet".Tree Height The height is the distance between the base of the tree's trunk and the highest branch top .. Tree height is usually the most difficult of the three measurements because most individuals do not have a height measuring instrument.

A fairly good result can be done using the right triangle method.To use this method, one needs a tape measure and a straight stick. First, using the tape measure, measure the distance from your outstretched hand to your eye (this will usually be between 23" and 25"). Hold the stick vertically, making sure that the length of the stick above your hand equals the distance from your hand to your eye. On level ground, move away from the tree as you sight the base of the tree just over your hand. Stop when the top of.the stick is level with the top of the tree. You should be sighting over your hand to the base of the tree and, by just moving your eyes, sighting over the top of the stick to the top of the tree. Measure the distance from where you are to the base of the tree. This will give you the height of the tree.Average Crown Spread The average crown spread is determined using two measurements.

View the tree to find the widest and narTowest crown widths. Then take both measurements and divide by two to get the average crown spread.Total Points To determine the total points, use the following formula: Circumference of Trunk (in inches)+ Tree Height (in feet)+ 1/4 of the Average Crown Spread (in feet)=Total Points 32 Colntaon Name, Alternate leaved Dogwood Anmerican Basswood American Beech American Chestnut Nmerican Elm.American Holly American Hornbeam Eastern Redbud Atlantic White-cedar Bigtooth Aspen Bitternut Hickorv Black .sh Black Birch Black Cherry Black Locust Black Oak Black Spruce Black Walnut Black Willow Blackgum Blackjack Oak Boxelder Maple Bur Oak Butternut Chestnut Oak Common Apple Common Persimmon Cucumber Magnolia Eastern Cottonwood Eastern Hemlock Eastern Hophornbeam Eastern Redcedar European Larch Flowering Dogwood Fringetree Gray Birch Green Ash Hackberry IHoneylocust Ironwood Kentucky Coffeetree Loblolly Pine London Planetree Mimosa Mockernut Hickory Mossycup Oak Northern Catalpa Norway Maple Norway Spruce Botanical Name Cornus alternifolia Tilia americana Fagus grandifolia Castanea dentata UlOnus americana Ilex opaca Carpinus caroliniana Cerciscanadensis Charmaecvparis thyoides Populus grandidenrtata Carva cordiformis Fraxinus nigra Betula lenta Prunus serotina Robinia pseudoacacia Quercus velutina Picea mariana juglans nigra SalLx nigra Nyssa sylvatica Quercus marilandica Acer negundo Quercus macrocarpa Juglans cinerea Quercus prinus Malus pumila Diospyros virginiana Magnolia acuminata Populus deltoides Tsuga canadensis Ostrya virginiana juniperus virginiana Larix decidua Cornus florida Chionanthus virginicus Betula populifolia Fraxinus pennsylvanica Celtis occidentalis Gleditsia triacanthos see Eastern Hophombeam Gymnocladus dioicus Pinus taeda Platanus X acerifolia Albizia julibrissin Carva tomentosa see Bur Oak Catalpa speciosa Acer platanoides Picea abies Page 11 28 12 8 30 13 6 10 10 2 2 6 I-)12 23 27 19 14 28 17 25 1 25.13 26.16 11 16.22 29 17 14.15 11 10 5 12 9 13 13 20 21 3 7 9 2 18 33 Colmmon Name Osage-orange Overcup Oak Paper Birch Pawlonia Paw paw Pignut Hickory Pin Oak Pitch Pine Pond Pine Post Oak Red Hickory Red Maple Red Mullberry Red Oak Red Pine Rd Spruce River Birch S-rnd Hickory Sassafras Sc:irlet Oak.Scotch Pine Service Berry Shagbark Hickory Silver Maple Sour Gum Sourrwooc!

Southern Catalpa Southern Red Oak* Striped Maple Sugar Maple Swamp White Oak* Sweet Birch Sweet Cherry Sweetgum Sycamore Tree of Heaven'Trembling Aspen Tulip Poplar Virginia Pine White Ash White Oak White Pine White Walnut Willow Oak Yellow Birch Yellowwood Botanical Name Maclura pomifera Quercus lyrata Betula papyrifera Pawlonia tomentosa ksimina triloba Carya glabra Quercus palustris Pinus rigida Pinus serotina Quercus stellata Carya ovalis Acer rubrurn Morus rubra Quercus rubra Pinus rcsinosa Picca rubens Betula nigra Carya pallida Sassafras albid urn Quercus coccinca Pinus sylvestris Amelanchier Arborta Carya ovata Accr saccharinum see Black Gum Oxydendron arboreum Catalpa bignonoides Quercus falcata Acer pensylvanicum Acer saccharum Quercus bicolor see Black Birch Prunus avium Liquidambar styraciflua Platanus occidentalis Ailanthus altissima Populus tremuloides Liriodendrdn tulipifera Pinus virginiana Fraxinus americana Quercus alba Pinus strobus see Butternut Quercus phellos Betula alleghaniensis Cladrastis kentuckea Page 16 24 5 6 26 19 20 27 6 17 26 19 19 5 7.28 24 20 7 17 8 3 2 4 22 15 2]3 16 21.12 23 20 26 4 10 34 Botanical Name Conmion Name Page Acer negundo Boxelder Maple I Acer pcnsvlvanicum Striped Maple I Acer :latanuides Norway Maple 2 Acer rubrum Red Maple 2 Acer saccharinuir Silver Maple Acer saccharum Sugar Maple 3 Ailanthus altissima

'Free of Heaven 3 Albizia julibrissin Mimosa 3.Amelanchier Arborea Service Berry 4 A.simina triloba Pawpaw 4 Betula alleghaniunsis Yellow Birch 4 Betula lenta Black Birch 4.BettUla nigra River Birch 5 Betula papyrifera Paper Birch Betula populifolia Gray Birch 5 Carpinus caroliniana American Hornheam 6 Carva cordiformis Bitternut

[lickoty 6 Carya glabra Pignut Hickory 6 Carya ovalis Red Hickory 6 Carya ovata Shagbark Hickory 7 Carya pallida Sand Hickory .7 Carya tomcntosa Mockernut Hickory 7 Castanea dentata American Chestnut 8 Catalpa bignonoides Southern Catalpa 8 Ca talpa speciosa Northern Catalpa 9 Celtis occidentalis Hackberry 9 Cercis canadensis Eastern Redbud 10 Chamaecyparis thyoides Atlantic White-Cedar 10 Chionanthus virginicus Fringetree 10 Cladrastis lutea Yellowwood 10 Cornus alternifolia Alternate leaved Dogwood 11 Cornus florida Flowering Dogwood 11 Diospyros virginiana Common Persimmon 11 Fagus grandifolia American Beech 12 Fraxinus americana White Ash 12 Fraxinus nigra Black Ash 12 Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green Ash 12 Gleditsia triacanthos Honeylocust 13 Gymnocladus dioicus Kentucky Coffeetree 13 flex oPaca American Holly 13 Juglans cinerea Butternut 13 Juglans nigra Black Walnut 14 Juniperus virginiana Eastern Redcedar 14 Larix decidua European Larch 15 Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum 15 Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Poplar 16.Maclura pomifera Osage-orange 16 Magnolia acuminata Cucumber Magnolia 16 Malus pumila Common Apple 16 Morus rubra Red Mullberry 17 35 Botanical Name NWssa sylvatica Ostrya virginiana Oxydendron arhorcuum Pawlonia tomentosa Picea abies Picea mariana Picea rubens Pin us resin Sa Pinus rigida Pin us senotina Pinus strobus Pinus sylvestris Pinus taeda Pirtus virginiana Platanus occi(ldntalis Platanus X acerifolia Populus dcltoi(ks Populus grandidentata PopUlUS tremuiloides Prunus avium Prunus serotina Quercus alba Quercus bicolor Quercus coccinea Quercus falcata Quercus lyrata Quercus macrocarpa Quercus marilanica Quercus michauxii Quercus nigra Quercus palustris Quercus phellos Quercus prinus Quercus rubra Quercus stellata Quercus velutina Robinia pseudoacacia Salix alba Salx nigra Sassafras albidum.Tilia americana Tsuga canadensis Ulmus americana Ulmus rubra Comnilon Name Blackgum Eastern Hophornbeam Sourw'ood PawvIonia Norway Spruce Black Spruce Red Spruce Red Pine Pitch Pine Poid Pine Ea.stern white pine Scotch Pine L.blolly Pine Virginia Pine Sycamore London Planetree Eastern CottonwooId Bigtooth Aspen Trembling Aspen Sweet Cherry Black Cherry White Oak Swamp White Oak Scarlet Oak Southern Red Oak Overcup Oak Bur Oak Blackjack Oak Swamp Chestnut Oak Water Oak Pin Oak Willow Oak Chestnut Oak Red Oak Post Oak Black Oak Black Locust White Willow Black Willow Sassafras American Basswood Eastern Hemlock American Elm Slippery Elm Page 17 17 17 18 18 19 19 19 10 21 21 21 20 21 21 21"2, T-J 24 25 25 25 26 26 26 26 27 27 27 27 28 28 28 29 30 30 36 Bibliography Dirr, Michael A. 1983. Manual of Woody Landscape Plants: Their Identification, Ornamental Characteristics, Culture, Propagation and Uses. Stipes Publishing Company, Champaign, Illinois.

826p.Little, Elbert L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States Trees (Native and Naturalized).

USDA Superintendent of Documents.

Washington, D. C. 375p.Little Elbert, L., Jr. 1980. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees: Eastern Region. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY. 7 1 4 p.Petrides, George A. 1988. A Field Guide to Eastern Trees (The Peterson Field Guide Series; 11).Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, NY. 272p.For more information about the National Register of Big Trees or the Big Tree Calendar contact: American Forests 910 17th Street NW Washington, DC 20006 (202) 995-4500

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