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Champion Tree List of Eligible Species
A tree is defined as a "woody plant having one erect perennial stem (trunk) at least three inches in diameter at a point 4-1/2 feet above the ground, a definitely formed crown of foliage, and a mature height of at least 13 feet."
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| Alder, Common | Alnus serrulata |
| Ash, Blue | Fraxinus quadrangulata |
| Ash, Green | Fraxinus pennsylvanica |
| Ash, Pumpkin | Fraxinus profunda |
| Ash, White | Fraxinus americana |
| Aspen, Bigtooth | Populus grandidentata |
| Aspen, Quaking | Populus tremuloides |
| Baldcypress | Taxodium distichum |
| Basswood, American | Tilia americana |
| Basswood, White | Tilia heterophylla |
| Beech, American | Fagus grandifolia |
| Birch, River | Betula nigra |
| Black Gum | Nyssa sylvatica |
| Blackhaw | Viburnum prunifolium |
| Blackhaw, Rusty | Viburnum rufidulum |
| Bladdernut | Staphylea trifolia |
| Boxelder | Acer negundo |
| Buckeye, Ohio | Aescultus glabra |
| Buckeye, Red | Aescultus pavia |
| Buckthorn, Southern | Bumelia lycioides |
| Buckthorn, Carolina | Rhamnus caroliniana |
| Buckthorn, Woolly | Bumelia lanuginosa |
| Butternut | Juglans cinerea |
| Catalpa, Northern | Catalpa speciosa |
| Cherry, Black | Prunus serotina |
| Cherry, Choke | Prunus virginiana |
| Chestnut, American | Castanea dentata |
| Chinquapin, Ozark | Castanea pumila var. ozarkensis |
| Coffeetree, Kentucky | Gymnocladus dioica |
| Corkwood | Leitneria floridana |
| Cottonwood, Eastern | Populus deltoides |
| Cottonwood, Swamp | Populus heterophylla |
| Crab Apple, Narrow-Leaved | Malus angustifolia |
| Crab Apple, Prairie | Malus ioensis |
| Crab Apple, Sweet | Malus coronaria |
| Cucumbertree | Magnolia acuminata |
| Devil's Walking Stick | Aralia spinosa |
| Dogwood, Alternate-Leaf | Cornus alternifolia |
| Dogwood, Flowering | Cornus florida |
| Dogwood, Gray | Cornus racemosa |
| Dogwood, Rough-Leaf | Cornus drummondii |
| Dogwood, Stiff | Cornus foemina |
| Dogwood, Swamp | Cornus amomum |
| Elder, Red-Berried | Sambucus racemosa |
| Elm, American | Ulmus americana |
| Elm, Cedar | Ulmus crassifolia |
| Elm, Rock | Ulmus thomasii |
| Elm, Slippery | Ulmus rubra |
| Elm, Winged | Ulmus alata |
| Farkleberry | Vaccinium arboreum |
| Fringe Tree | Chionanthus virginicus |
| Hackberry | Celtris occidentalis |
| Hackberry, Dwarf | Celtis tenuifolia |
| Hawthorn, Cockspur | Crataegus crus-galli |
| Hawthorn, Downy | Crataegus mollis |
| Hawthorn, Green | Crataegus viridis |
| Hawthorn, Washington | Crataegus phaenopyrum |
| Hickory, Bitternut | Carya cordiformis |
| Hickory, Black | Carya texana |
| Hickory, Mockernut | Carya tomentosa |
| Hickory, Pignut | Carya glabra |
| Hickory, Sand | Carya pallida |
| Hickory, Shagbark | Carya ovata |
| Hickory, Shellbark | Carya laciniosa |
| Hickory, Water | Carya aquatica |
| Holly, American | Ilex opaca |
| Hophornbeam, Eastern | Ostrya virginiana |
| Hoptree, Common | Ptelea trifoliata |
| Hornbeam, American | Carpinus caroliniana |
| Juniper, Ashe | Juniperus ashei |
| Locust, Black | Robinia pseudo-acacia |
| Locust, Honey | Gleditisia triacanthos |
| Locust, Water | Gleditsia aquatica |
| Maple, Black | Acer nigrum |
| Maple, Red | Acer rubrum |
| Maple, Silver | Acer saccharinum |
| Maple, Sugar | Acer sacchrum |
| Mulberry, Red | Morus rubra |
| Oak, Black | Quercus velutina |
| Oak, Blackjack | Quercus marilandica |
| Oak, Bur | Quercus macrocarpa |
| Oak, Cherrybark | Quercus pagoda |
| Oak, Chinkapin | Quercus muehlenbergii |
| Oak, Dwarf Chinkapin | Quercus prinoides |
| Oak, Northern Red | Quercus rubra |
| Oak, Nuttall | Quercus texana |
| Oak, Overcup | Quercus lyrata |
| Oak, Pin | Quercus palustris |
| Oak, Post | Quercus stellata |
| Oak, Scarlet | Quercus coccinea |
| Oak, Shingle | Quercus imbricaria |
| Oak, Shumard | Quercus shumardii |
| Oak, Southern Red | Quercus falcata |
| Oak, Swamp Chestnut | Quercus michauxii |
| Oak, Swamp White | Quercus bicolor |
| Oak, Water | Quercus nigra |
| Oak, White | Quercus alba |
| Oak, Willow | Quercus phellos |
| Osage-Orange | Maclura pomifera |
| Pawpaw | Asimina triloba |
| Pecan | Carya illinoinensis |
| Persimmon | Diospyros virginiana |
| Pine, Shortleaf | Pinus echiniata |
| Planertree | Planera aquatica |
| Plum, Chickasaw | Prunus angustifolia |
| Plum, Hortulan | Prunus hortulana |
| Plum, Mexican | Prunus mexicana |
| Plum, Wild | Prunus americana |
| Plum, Wild Goose | Prunus munsoniana |
| Possumhaw | Ilex decidua |
| Redbud, Eastern | Cercis canadensis |
| Redcedar, Eastern | Juniperus virginiana |
| Sassafras | Sassafras albidum |
| Serviceberry, Downy | Amelanchier arborea |
| Smoke Tree | Cotinus obovatus |
| Soapberry, Western | Sapindus drummondii |
| Sugarberry | Celtis laevigata |
| Sumac, Smooth | Rhus glabra |
| Sumac, Winged | Rhus copallina |
| Swamp Privet | Forestiera acuminata |
| Sweetgum | Liquidambar styraciflua |
| Sycamore, American | Platanus occidentalis |
| Tuliptree | Liriodendron tulipifera |
| Tupelo, Water | Nyssa aquatica |
| Wahoo, Eastern | Euonymus atropurpureus |
| Walnut, Black | Juglans nigra |
| Willow, Black | Salix nigra |
| Willow, Carolina | Salix caroliniana |
| Willow, Missouri | Salix eriocephala |
| Willow, Peach Leaved | Salix amygdaloides |
| Willow, Pussy | Salix discolor |
| Willow, Sandbar | Salix interior |
| Willow, Silky | Salix sericea |
| Winterberry | Ilex verticillata |
| Witch Hazel, Eastern | Hamamelis virginiana |
| Witch Hazel, Ozark | Hamamelis vernalis |
| Yellowwood | Cladrastis kentukea |
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