Montgomery County Maryland Forestry Board

Montgomery County Forest Conservancy
District Board

Champion Tree Winners

CHAMPION TREES

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Montgomery County, Maryland

 

 

 

 

 

April 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

57 State Champion Trees in Montgomery County

 

 

 

 

3 National Champions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To view the entire 16 page booklet in color, go to:

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/content/dep/Forest/2009register.fullcolor.pdf

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Status:

 

Location & Owner Abbreviations

 

 

 

     *       State Champion

 

C+O Canal

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal

 

 

 

     **      National Champion

MCDPWT

Montgomery Cty Dept of Public Works & Transportation

 

     N      Native

 

MCPS

Montgomery County Public Schools

 

 

     NNI   Non-native invasive

MD SHA

Maryland State highway Admin

 

 

 

 

M-NCPPC

MD-National Capital Park & Planning Commission

 

 

 

NHP

National Historic Park

 

 

 

 

 

NIH

National Institutes of Health

 

 

 

 

 

NPS

National Park Service

 

 

 

 

 

SVP

Stream Valley Park

 

 

 

 

 

TPC

Tournament Players Club

 

 

 

 

 

WMA

Wildlife Management Area

 

 

 

 

 

WSSC

Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission

 
Common Name Genus Species Circum. (") Height (') Spread(') Total Score Status Location Owner's Name Nominator's Name
Magnolia Cucumber Magnolia acuminata 137 91 52 241 N Sandy Spring Catherine Farquhar Helen Farquhar
* Magnolia Kobus Magnolia kobus 84 32 37 125 Silver Spring Connie Greene John Parrish
* Magnolia Saucer Magnolia soulangiana 113 28 52 154 Boyds Tom & Lois Donlin Victor Pepe
Magnolia Southern Magnolia grandiflora 132 64 50 209 N Silver Spring Kathy Williams Kathy Williams
Magnolia Star Magnolia stellata 58 22 28 87 Silver Spring Eric Schupp Mary Howard
Magnolia Sweetbay Magnolia virginiana 32 36 20 73 N Wheaton M-NCPPC Philip Normandy
* Magnolia Umbrella Magnolia tripetala 13 33 16 50 N Silver Spring M-NCPPC Laura Mol
Maple Japanese Acer palmatum 89 31 42 131 Chevy Chase Audubon Naturalist Society Joe Howard
*Maple Nikko Acer nikoense 106 94 66 217 Chevy Chase Outdoor Nursery School Barbara Hutchinson
Maple Norway Acer platanoides 84 40 57 138 NNI Beallsville Am Kolel Sanctuary Vince Berg
* Maple Paperbark Acer griseum 48 46 33 102 Wheaton M_NCPPC David Vismara
* Maple Red Acer rubrum 221 77 95 322 N Silver Spring St. John the Baptist Cath. Church Eileen Straughan
Maple Silver Acer saccharinum 253 90 80 363 N Dickerson C&O Canal Dominic Quattrocchi 
Maple Sugar Acer saccharum 201 74 50 288 N Brinklow Phyllis Huffner  
Maple Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus 82 42 39 134 Silver Spring Alan Crane Alan Crane
Mimosa Albizia julibrissin 39 50 37 98 NNI Brookeville Faith Vredenburg John Abernathy
Monkey Puzzle Tree Araucaria araucana 37 30 20 72 Bethesda Jonathan & Caren Matzkin Diane Lewis
Mountain Ash European Sorbus aucuparia 41 37 31 86 N Bethesda Ursula Sabra Sukinik Ursula Sabra Sukinik
Mulberry Paper Broussonetia papyrifera 26 32 29 65 Great Falls Park NPS Joe Howard
Mulberry Red Morus rubra 46 35 47 93 N Poolesville Catherine Wolfrey Catherine Wolfrey
Mulberry White Morus alba 205 58 79 283 NNI Silver Spring Smalls Nursery Smalls Nursery
* Musclewood/Hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana 84 37 50 134 N Rockville Samuel Mazzuca John Parrish
Oak Bartram's Quercus heterophylla 135 75 81 230 N Beallsville David Harrell Vince Berg
Oak Basket Quercus michauxii 100 93 52 206 N Blockhouse P Park M-NCPPC John Parrish
Oak Basket Quercus michauxii 106 87 64 209 N Blockhouse P Park NPS John Parrish
* Oak Black Quercus velutina 243 87 97.5 354 N Seneca Creek S P State of Maryland Marco A. Fuster
Oak Blackjack Quercus marilandica 83 64 52 160 N Wheaton V Park M-NCPPC John Parrish
Oak Bur (Mossy-cup) Quercus macrocarpa 110 76 38 196 N Colesville State of Maryland  
Oak Chestnut Quercus prinus 152 106 69 275 N Silver Spring Tanglewood John Parrish
Oak Chinquapin Quercus muchlenbergii 185 96 85 302 N C&O Canal NHP NPS John Parrish
Oak English Quercus robur 105 58 67 180 Chevy Chase Audubon Naturalist Society Joe Howard
Oak Northern Red Quercus rubra 225 115 94 364 N Silver Spring Jeff & Jill Martinez John Parrish
* Oak Oriental Cork Quercus variabillis 105 92 100 222 Chevy Chase  Outdoor Nursery School Barbara Hutchinson
* Oak Overcup  Quercus lyrata 152 102 92 277 N C&O Canal NPS John Parrish
Oak Pin Quercus palustris 130 149 89 301 N N Potomac Dufief HOA Vince Berg
Oak Pin Quercus palustris 166 111 93.5 300 N Silver Spring Michael & Valerie Petty Michael & Valerie Petty
* Oak Post Quercus stellata 151 97 109 275 N Chevy Chase Village of Chevy Chase Village of Chevy Chase
Oak Sawtooth Quercus acutissima 107 85 83 213 N Silver Spring M-NCPPC Dick Zimmerman
Oak Scarlet Quercus coccinea 184 88 90 295 N Bethesda Gladys Millar Lore B. Kairys
* Oak Shingle Quercus imbricaria 161 104 76 284 N Sandy Spring Carole M. Bowns A. Vernor/D. Seivers
* Oak Shumard Quercus shumardii 242 129 123 402 N C&O Canal NPS Lou Aronica
Oak Southern Red Quercus falcata 206 105 88 333 N Spencerville Dean Rogers Dean Rogers
Oak Swamp White Quercus bicolor 212 101 77 332 N Silver Spring M-NCPPC John Parrish
* Oak Water Quercus nigra 152 85 96 261 N Silver Spring Eric & Joyce Harrison Eric & Joyce Harrison
Oak White "Linden Oak" Quercus alba 240 107 124 378 N Rock Creek Park M-NCPPC MC Forestry Board
Oak Willow Quercus phellos 216 94 115 339 N Silver Spring Kelly Traw Pure Energy Real Estate
* Olive Russian Elaeagnus angustifolia 55 39 24 100 NNI Wheaton V Park M-NCPPC Danae Fails
Osage Orange Maclura pomifera 157 60 56 231 N Wheaton M-NCPPC Paul Carlson
Pagoda Tree Sophora japonica 79 52 49 143 Silver Spring Leisure World Joe Howard
Paulownia Paulownia tomentosa 164 74 73 256 NNI Gaithersburg Summit Hill Farm Park Frances Kellerman
** Pawpaw Asimina triloba 26 57 19 88 N C&O Canal NPS John Parrish
* Pear Bradford Pyrus calleryana 95 56 50 164 Potomac U.S. Postal Service  
Pecan Carya illinoensis 151 83 59 249 NNI Chevy Chase John Wigglesworth John Wigglesworth
Persimmon Diospyros virginiana 53 79 29 139 N Brinklow Elizabeth Minar Orris Minar
* Pine Eastern White Pinus strobus 155 101 69 273 N Olney M-NCPPC Mike Little
Pine Himalayan Pinus wallichiana 89 71 48 182 Wheaton M-NCPPC Philip Normandy
Pine Loblolly Pinus taeda 86 93 36 188 N Chevy Chase M-NCPPC Joe Howard
* Pine Pitch Pinus rigida 96 77 50 186 N Washington Grove Town of Washington Grove John Bradfield
* Pine Ponderosa Pinus ponderosa 51 57 27 115 Germantown Lucy Alexander  
* Pine Red Pinus resinosa 75 81 31 164 Olney John Parrish
* Pine Red Pinus resinosa 93 57 36 159 Derwood Paul Posey & Carol Kosary Doug Sievers
* Pine Short Leaf Pinus echinata 82 91 29 183 N Potomac Village of Greenbrier Estates John Parrish
* Pine Short Leaf Pinus echinata 78 87 44 176 N Washington Grove Town of Washington Grove John Bradfield
* Pine Table Mountain Pinus pungens 60 84 32 152 N Blockhouse P Park M-NCPPC John Parrish
Pine Virginia Pinus virginiana 60 75 35 144 N Silver Spring Leisure World Joe Howard
Pondcypress Taxodium ascendens 150 86 29 243 N Darnestown Greg Linteris Juan Paez
* Poplar Lombardy Populus nigra 54 72 24 132 Derwood Devin Battley Devin Battley
Poplar White Populus alba ?  
* Redbud Cercis canadensis 105 33 45 149 N North Chevy Chase Michael & J.W. Houlihan Jim Harris
* Redbud Cercis canadensis 110 35 33 153 Rockville MD SHA Marco A. Fuster
Redwood Dawn Metasequoia glyptostroboides 133 117 60 265 Chevy Chase Susan & Dudley Ives Susan & Dudley Ives
Sassafras Sassafras albidum 132 71 41 213 N Silver Spring Kim Apperson & Lisa Ross Joe Howard
Serviceberry Amelanchier arborea 49 41 33 98 N Rockville MCPS Laurie Bricker
Silverbell Halesia carolinia 30 42 33 80 N Rockville Diane Lewis Diane Lewis
Sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum 44 58 29.8 109 N Silver Spring Margaret Madert Margaret Madert
* Spruce Blue Picea pungens 103 50 17 157   Silver Spring Angela Panza Angela Panza
Spruce Norway Picea abies 148 100 59 263 Brookeville Faith Vredenburg Donna Will
Spruce Oriental Picea orientalis 60 78 18 143 Takoma Park Michael & Midori Morgan-Gaide John Parrish
Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua 128 99 77.5 246 N Brinklow Elizabeth Minar Orris Minar
Sycamore Platanus occidentalis 270 114 137 418 N Silver Spring Mark Boswell Joe & Tina Sandri
* Tamarack Larix laricina 17 20 15 41 N Rockville MCPS Joe Howard
* Tuliptree/Yellow Poplar Liriodendron tulipifera 301 110 71 429 N Brookeville Manor Oaks Subdivision Dominic Quattrocchi
* Tuliptree/Yellow Poplar Liriodendron tulipifera 286 114 96 424 N NW Branch Park M-NCPPC Gene Elliott
* Tuliptree/Yellow Poplar Liriodendron tulipifera 280 122 89 424 N Silver Spring MCPS John Parrish
** Viburnum Blackhaw Viburnum prunifolium 62 26 35 97 N Silver Spring Otto Atzert John Parrish
Walnut Black Juglans nigra 179 97 20 296 N Olney Mont. General Hosp. Thrift Shop Donna Will
* Willow Black Salix nigra 77 80 31 165 N Rock Creek Park M-NCPPC John Parrish
Willow Weeping Salix babylonica 168 79 82 263 Bethesda NIH Joe Howard
Willow White Salix alba 87 62 47 161 Quince Orchard Unidentified Joe Howard
Yellowwood Cladrastis lutea 117 78 74 214 N Sligo Creek Pkwy M-NCPPC  John Parrish
* Yew Japanese Taxus cuspidata 50 28 32 86 Bethesda FASEB Jeffrey Yocum
Zelkova Zelkova serrata 116 64 72 198   Bethesda NIH Edward Russell
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