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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