Montgomery County Forest Conservancy
District Board
| CHAMPION TREES | (A to L) | ||||||
| Montgomery County, Maryland | |||||||
| April 2011 | |||||||
| 44 State Champion Trees in Montgomery County | |||||||
| 5 National Champion Trees | |||||||
| KEYS | |||||||
| Status: | Location & Owner Abbreviations | ||||||
| * State Champion | C&O Canal | Chesapeake & Ohio Canal | |||||
| ** National Champion | FASEB | Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology | |||||
| ~ Notable & Signficant Tree | LESEEC | Lathrop E. Smith Environmental Education Center | |||||
| ? Empty Throne | MCDOT | Montgomery County Dept. of Transportation | |||||
| MCFB | Montgomery County Forestry Board | ||||||
| N Native | M-NCPPC | MD-National Capital Park & Planning Commission | |||||
| NNI Non-native invasive | NHP | National Historic Park | |||||
| NIH | National Institutes of Health | ||||||
| WSSC | Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission | ||||||
| Common Name Genus species Circumference (") Height (') Spread (') Total Score Status Location | |||||||
| Owner's Name Nominators' Name | |||||||
| Alder Red | Alnus rubra | 38 | 42 | 31 | 88 | Rockville | |
| James Morvay James M. Morvay | |||||||
| Apple Southern Crab | Malus angustifolia | 53 | 31 | 40 | 94 | N | Barnesville |
| Stella's Dream Victor Pepe | |||||||
| Ash Green | Fraxinus pennsylvanica | 128 | 108 | 65 | 252 | N | Chevy Chase |
| M-NCPPC Michael Toker | |||||||
| Ash White | Fraxinus americana | 222 | 98 | 84 | 341 | N | Sandy Spring |
| M-NCPPC Dominic Quattrocchi | |||||||
| Aspen Bigtooth | Populus grandidentata | 54 | 80 | 50 | 147 | N | Wheaton |
| M-NCPPC John Parrish | |||||||
| Baldcypress | Taxodium distichum | 118 | 89 | 52 | 220 | Silver Spring | |
| Tim & Francie Hester Joe Howard | |||||||
| Basswood American | Tilia americana | 185 | 108 | 66 | 310 | N | Chevy Chase |
| Audubon Naturalist Society Audubon Naturalist Society | |||||||
| Beech American | Fagus grandifolia | 201 | 106 | 106 | 334 | N | Clarksburg |
| Ruth Garrett Ruth Garrett | |||||||
| Beech Purple | Fagus sylvatica 'atropunicea' | 185 | 66 | 84 | 272 | Bethesda | |
| FASEB Joe Howard | |||||||
| Birch Gray | Betula populifolia | 58 | 56 | 10 | 124 | N | Dickerson |
| Don Pleasants Joli McCathran | |||||||
| * Birch Paper | Betula papyrifera | 79 | 55 | 65 | 150 | N | Silver Spring |
| Audrey Anderson Audrey Anderson | |||||||
| * Birch Paper | Betula papyrifera | 83 | 54 | 48 | 149 | N | Silver Spring |
| Rhys & Sue Kuklewicz Sue Kuklewicz | |||||||
| Birch River | Betula nigra | 134 | 78 | 91 | 235 | N | Silver Spring |
| Joe & Mary Howard Joe & Mary Howard | |||||||
| Birch Sweet (Black) | Betula lenta | 56 | 76 | 44 | 143 | N | Layhill |
| M-NCPPC John Parrish | |||||||
| Boxelder | Acer negundo | 141 | 95 | 67 | 253 | N | Rockville |
| City of Rockville Joseph Kavanaugh | |||||||
| Boxwood Common | Buxus sempervirens | 43 | 16 | 18 | 64 | Brookeville | |
| Faith Vredenburg John Abernathy | |||||||
| * Buckeye Red | Aesculus pavia | 50 | 42 | 37 | 101 | Bethesda | |
| NIH Lynn Mueller | |||||||
| Buckeye Yellow | Aesculus flava | 141 | 98 | 62 | 255 | N | Silver Spring |
| M-NCPPC Joe Howard | |||||||
| *Butternut | Juglans cinerea | 171 | 62 | 55 | 247 | N | Rockville |
| Ruth Reed Laura Miller | |||||||
| Castor-Aralia | Kalopanax pictus | 22 | 25 | 20 | 52 | Clarksburg | |
| M-NCPPC Joe Howard | |||||||
| * Catalpa Northern | Catalpa speciosa | 245 | 77 | 85 | 343 | N | Darnestown |
| Darnestown Civic Assn. Darnestown Civic Assn. | |||||||
| Catalpa Southern | Catalpa bignonioides | 226 | 70 | 80 | 316 | N | Gaithersburg |
| Clark & Marie Day Clark & Marie Day | |||||||
| Cedar Atlas (Blue) | Cedrus atlantica | 132 | 57 | 84 | 210 | Germantown | |
| Landmark Station Townhomes Landmark Station Townhomes | |||||||
| Cedar Deodar | Cedrus deodara | 98 | 65 | 56 | 177 | Silver Spring | |
| James & Grace Boeringer James & Grace Boeringer | |||||||
| Cedar of Lebanon | Cedrus libani | 125 | 83 | 56 | 222 | Chevy Chase | |
| Audubon Naturalist Society Joe Howard | |||||||
| Cedar of Lebanon | Cedrus lebani var. stenocoma | 119 | 90 | 44 | 220 | Chevy Chase | |
| Outdoor Nursery School Barbara Hutchinson | |||||||
| Cherry Black | Prunus serotina | 144 | 60 | 73 | 222 | N | Cloverly Park |
| M-NCPPC Holly Thomas | |||||||
| Cherry Kwazan | Prunus serrulata Kwanzan | 156 | 50 | 68 | 223 | Silver Spring | |
| Joan Shih Carducci Joan Shih Carducci | |||||||
| Cherry Weeping | Prunus subhirtella var pendula | 127 | 55 | 65 | 198 | Bethesda | |
| Don & Mary Cuming Don & Mary Cuming | |||||||
| ~ Cherry Yoshino | Prunus yedoensis | 178 | 54 | 67 | 249 | Bethesda | |
| Paul & Anne Colborn Paul & Anne Colborn | |||||||
| * Chestnut American | Castanea dentata | 32 | 65 | 28 | 104 | N | Germantown |
| Barbara Knapp Douglas Boucher | |||||||
| * Chestnut American | Castanea dentata | 63 | 35 | 40 | 108 | N | Damascus |
| Lewis & Janet Haines Lewis & Janet Haines | |||||||
| * Chestnut American | Castanea dentata | 49 | 50 | 33 | 107 | N | Germantown |
| Bethel World Outreach Ministries Ron Kuipers | |||||||
| Chestnut Chinese | Castanea mollissima | 132 | 65 | 60 | 212 | Germantown | |
| Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Michael Zanisic | |||||||
| Chinafir Common | Cunninghamia lanceolata 'Glauca' | 51 | 54 | 30 | 113 | Brookeville | |
| Anne Brooks Anne Brooks | |||||||
| ** Coffeetree Kentucky | Gymnocladus dioicus | 218 | 131 | 72 | 367 | N | Brookeville |
| Joli McCathran | |||||||
| Cottonwood | Populus deltoides | 153 | 102 | 80 | 275 | N | Potomac |
| C&O Canal NHP Mary Howard | |||||||
| ~ Cryptomeria Japanese | Cryptomeria japonica | 52 | 54 | 20 | 111 | Potomac | |
| Ted & Mary Nelson Ted & Mary Nelson | |||||||
| ~ Cypress Leyland | X Cupressocyparis leylandii | 62 | 50 | 16 | 116 | Derwood | |
| M-NCPPC Joe Howard | |||||||
| Devil's-walkingstick | Aralia spinosa | 14 | 18 | 16 | 36 | N | Rockville |
| Mrs. William Banfield Joe Howard | |||||||
| Dogwood Flowering | Cornus florida | 59 | 36 | 46 | 107 | N | Silver Spring |
| Barbara Allen Barbara Allen | |||||||
| ~ Dogwood Kousa | Cornus kousa | 71 | 32 | 40 | 113 | Potomac | |
| Nancy & Tom Madden Meredith Williams | |||||||
| * Douglas-fir Coast | Pseudotsuga menziesii | 135 | 73 | 53 | 221 | Gaithersburg | |
| St. Rose of Lima Church St. Rose of Lima Church | |||||||
| Dove-tree | Davidia involucrata | 40 | 38 | 20 | 83 | Chevy Chase | |
| Outdoor Nursery School Barbara Hutchinson | |||||||
| Elm American | Ulmus americana | 225 | 115 | 120 | 370 | N | Germantown |
| Montgomery College Germantown Campus Stephen Dubik | |||||||
| Elm Chinese | Ulmus parvifolia | 105 | 86 | 57 | 205 | Bethesda | |
| Society of American Foresters Joe Howard | |||||||
| ~ Elm English "Goshen Elm" | Ulmus procera | 261 | 103 | 115 | 393 | Gaithersburg | |
| MCDOT & M-NCPPC Steven Zepnick | |||||||
| ~ Elm Siberian | Ulmus pumila | 149 | 102 | 79 | 271 | NNI | Chevy Chase |
| Bruce A. Russell/Jean E. Shorett Bruce A. Russell/Jean E. Shorett | |||||||
| ~ Elm Smoothleaf | Ulmus carpinifolia | 217 | 90 | 100 | 332 | Rockville | |
| City of Rockville Phil Normandy | |||||||
| ~ Falsecypress Japanese | Chamaecypairs pisifera | 127 | 74 | 35 | 210 | Gaithersburg | |
| Kathryn Schumacher Jack Schumacher | |||||||
| ~ Fir Nordmann | Abies nordmanniana | 117 | 65 | 53 | 195 | Derwood | |
| M-NCPPC David Plummer | |||||||
| ~ Fir Nordmann | Abies nordmanniana | 101 | 81 | 58 | 196 | Olney | |
| Phil Saba Phil Saba | |||||||
| * Franklin-tree | Franklinia alatamaha | 26 | 32 | 32 | 66 | N | Brookville |
| WSSC Jim Benton | |||||||
| Fringetree | Chionanthus virginicus | ? | |||||
| ~ Fringetree Chinese | Chionanthus retusus | 48 | 45 | 48 | 105 | Chevy Chase | |
| Outdoor Nursery School Barbara Hutchinson | |||||||
| Ginkgo | Ginkgo biloba | 156 | 86 | 77 | 264 | Brinklow | |
| Elizabeth Minar Orris Minar | |||||||
| Glorybower Harlequin | Clerodendrum trichotomum | 24 | 30 | 28 | 61 | Chevy Chase | |
| Theodora Broulik Frank Broulik | |||||||
| ~ Goldenraintree Panicled | Koelreuteria paniculata | 63 | 87 | 48 | 162 | Kensington | |
| T.J. & Julie O'Malley T.J. & Julie O'Malley | |||||||
| Hackberry Common | Celtis occidentalis | 204 | 100 | 80 | 324 | N | Dickerson |
| Don Pleasants W. S. Farr Family | |||||||
| ** Hawthorn Cockspur | Crataegus crus-galli | 26 | 18 | 29 | 51 | N | Rockville |
| LESEEC Joe & Mary Howard | |||||||
| ~ Hawthorn Glossy | Crataegus nitida | 33 | 30 | 32 | 71 | Silver Spring | |
| Falkland Chase Apartments John Parrish | |||||||
| * Hemlock Carolina | Tsuga caroliniana | 48 | 47 | 25 | 101 | N | Bethesda |
| NIH Lynn Mueller | |||||||
| Hemlock Eastern | Tsuga canadensis | 170 | 79 | 65 | 265 | N | Bethesda |
| FASEB Lou Small | |||||||
| Hickory Bitternut | Carya cordiformis | 117 | 148 | 74 | 283 | N | Silver Spring |
| M-NCPPC John Parrish | |||||||
| Hickory Common Shagbark | Carya ovata | 120 | 100 | 79 | 240 | N | Chevy Chase |
| Lucille Foster Bill Mills | |||||||
| Hickory Mockernut | Carya tomentosa | 105 | 75 | 43 | 191 | N | Silver Spring |
| Weller Road Elementary School John Parrish | |||||||
| Hickory Pignut | Carya glabra | 114 | 132 | 76 | 265 | N | Kensington |
| M-NCCPC Pierre Gagne | |||||||
| Holly American | Ilex opaca | 103 | 56 | 50 | 172 | N | Bethesda |
| FASEB Guy Fogle | |||||||
| Honeylocust | Gleditsia triacanthos | 175 | 96 | 72 | 289 | N | Gaithersburg |
| M-NCCPC Susan Nolde | |||||||
| * Hornbeam (Musclewood) | Carpinus carolinia | 88 | 38 | 51 | 139 | N | Rockville |
| Samuel Mazzuca John Parrish | |||||||
| Horsechestnut Common | Aesculus hippocastanum | 157 | 75 | 51 | 245 | N | Brookeville |
| Lynn & Bruce Bartlett Lynn & Bruce Bartlett | |||||||
| Katsuratree | Cercidiphyllum japonicum | 77 | 49 | 40 | 136 | Bethesda | |
| Ted Leinwand & Joan Goldberg Ted Leinwand & Joan Goldberg | |||||||
| ~ Linden European | Tilia x europaea | 288 | 112 | 81 | 420 | Silver Spring | |
| Woodland Horse Center Woodland Horse Center | |||||||
| Linden Littleleaf | Tilia cordata | 185 | 98 | 75 | 302 | Sandy Spring | |
| M-NCPPC Holly Thomas | |||||||
| Locust Black | Robinia pseudoacacia | 182 | 80 | 52 | 275 | N | Burtonsville |
| Lucille Foster Joe Howard | |||||||