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Cecil County
Big Tree Program
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The Cecil County Forestry Board has developed a list of county champion trees as listed in the Maryland Big Tree database. Not all the county champion trees are eligible for inclusion in the MBTP minimum score for MBTP listing is 70% of the score of Maryland Big Tree Champion for that species. |
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Pictures of many of the county champion trees are available through a link on the Big Tree Number (leftmost column of the following table). Click on the link to bring up the tree data and photograph. |
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Cecil County Big Trees which are also the State Champion Trees of the species are listed here in boldface type and denoted with an asterisk ( * ) in the column following Total Points. |
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If a tree is measured to be within 5 points of the champion, the two trees are considered to be co-champions. |
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A satellite map is available with locations of publicly-accessible MBTP trees in Cecil County. Also, a page of instructions for using the map and its many features can be found here: User Guide. The Cecil County Big Tree Driving Tour is a car-friendly sequence of registered Big Trees that may be visited on a self-paced leisurely drive through Cecil County. |
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A tree is inactive if it cannot be re-measured for some reason denoted by # in column following Total Points. To continue in MBTP, the tree must be re-measured at least every ten years. |
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Big Tree measurement and re-measurement permission forms may be downloaded here. |
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Maryland Big Tree Program information is available at the website www.mdbigtrees.org |
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MBTP Annual Reports from past years may be accessed here. |
Cecil County Champion Tree
List
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Big Tree |
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Circumference |
Height |
Crown |
Total |
Year |
Location |
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Number |
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Spread |
Points |
Measured |
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Ailanthus / Tree of Heaven |
Ailanthus altissima |
11 7 |
62 |
62 |
217.0 |
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2019 |
Earleville, MD |
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Alder, Hazel |
Alnus serrulata |
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Apple, Common |
Malus pumila |
5 6 |
34 |
41.5 |
110.0 |
* |
2015 |
Elkton, MD |
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Apple, Southern Crab |
Malus augustifolia |
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Arborvitae, Eastern |
Thuja occidentalis |
7 2 |
68 |
42 |
165.0 |
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2016 |
Childs, MD |
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Ash, Green |
Fraxinus pennsylvanica |
18' 10" |
96 |
99.5 |
347.0 |
* |
2017 |
Perryville, MD |
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Ash, White |
Fraxinus americana |
15 5 |
110 |
52 |
308.0 |
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2014 |
Earleville, MD |
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Aspen, Bigtooth |
Populus grandidentata |
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Baldcypress |
Taxodium distichum |
11' 9" |
89 |
56 |
244.0 |
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2018 |
Colora, MD |
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Basswood, American |
Tilia americana |
15 10 |
73 |
64 |
279.0 |
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2021 |
North East, MD |
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Bayberry, Southern |
Myrica cerifera |
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Beech, American |
Fagus grandifolia |
15 4" |
136 |
111 |
348.0 |
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2024 |
Bohemia
River State Park |
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Beech, Copper |
Fagus sylvatica |
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Beech, Weeping |
Fagus sylvatica pendula |
14'7" |
53 |
67 |
233.0 |
* |
2017 |
Elkton, MD |
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Birch, Paper |
Betula papyrifera |
5' 0" |
43 |
44 |
114.0 |
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2016 |
Elkton, MD |
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Birch, River |
Betula nigra |
13' 0" |
63 |
94.5 |
243.0 |
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2020 |
Elkton, MD |
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Birch, Sweet |
Betula lenta |
12' 3" |
63 |
93.5 |
233.0 |
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2015 |
Port Deposit, MD |
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Blackhaw |
Viburnum prunifolium |
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Boxelder |
Acer negundo |
12' 9" |
51 |
87 |
226.0 |
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2020 |
Elkton, MD |
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Buckeye, Red |
Aesculus pavia |
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Buckeye, Yellow |
Aesculus flava |
10' 9" |
60 |
54 |
203.0 |
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2020 |
Perryville, MD |
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Butternut |
Juglans cinera |
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Catalpa, Northern |
Catalpa speciosa |
14' 0" |
63 |
51.5 |
244.0 |
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2023 |
Cecilton, MD |
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Catalpa, Southern |
Catalpa bignonioides |
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Cedar, Blue Atlas |
Cedrus atlantica |
11 1 |
66 |
63.5 |
215.0 |
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2024 |
Conowingo, MD |
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Cedar, Deodar |
Cedrus deodara |
5' 0" |
44 |
33.5 |
112.0 |
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2015 |
Port Deposit, MD |
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Cedar, Eastern Red |
Juniperus virginiana |
10 4 |
56 |
28 |
187.0 |
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2020 |
Rising Sun, MD |
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Japanese Cedar |
Cryptomeria japonica |
5 10 |
59 |
31.5 |
137.0 |
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2016 |
Elkton, MD |
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Lebanon Cedar |
Cedrus libani |
9 7 |
54 |
57.5 |
183.0 |
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2020 |
Cecilton, MD |
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Cherry, Black |
Prunus serotina |
16 1" |
88 |
78 |
301.0 |
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2020 |
North East, MD |
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Cherry, Mazzard / Sweet |
Prunus avium |
16' 10" |
56 |
69.5 |
275.0 |
* |
2015 |
Port Deposit, MD |
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Cherry, Weeping Higan |
Prunus subhirtella pendula |
8 10 |
51 |
45.5 |
168.0 |
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2024 |
Conowingo, MD |
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Chokecherry |
Prunus virginiana |
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Chestnut, American |
Castanea, dentate |
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Chestnut, Chinese |
Castanea mollissima |
12' 1" |
49 |
74.5 |
213.0 |
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2018 |
Warwick, MD |
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Chestnut, European Horse |
Aesculus hippocastanum |
9 1 |
56 |
51 |
178.0 |
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2018 |
Warwick, MD |
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Coffeetree, Kentucky |
Gymnocladus dioicus |
11" 1" |
96 |
73 |
247.0 |
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2018 |
Colora, MD |
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Cottonwood, Eastern |
Populus deltoides |
11 8 |
113 |
88 |
275.0 |
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2021 |
Elkton, MD |
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Japanese False Cypress |
Chamaecyparis pisifera |
11 3 |
81 |
45.5 |
227 |
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2024 |
Port Deposit, MD |
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Devils-Walkingstick |
Aralia spinosa |
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Dogwood, Flowering |
Cornus florida |
7 0 |
26 |
43 |
121 |
* |
2021 |
Perryville, MD |
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Douglas-Fir, Coast |
Pseudotsuga menziesii |
10 5" |
86 |
36.5 |
220 |
* |
2022 |
Perryville, MD |
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Elm, American |
Ulmus americana |
14' 1" |
116 |
107 |
312.0 |
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2024 |
Port Deposit, MD |
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Elm, Chinese |
Ulmus parvifolia |
5 10 |
55 |
67 |
142.0 |
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2016 |
Elkton, MD |
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Elm, Siberian |
Ulmus pumila |
13' 8" |
91 |
66 |
272.0 |
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2018 |
Warwick, MD |
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Elm, Slippery |
Ulmus rubra |
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Fir, Balsam |
Abies balsamea |
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Fir, Concolor (White) |
Abies concolor |
6 5 |
51 |
33 |
136 |
2022 |
Perryville, MD |
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Fir, Fraser |
Abies fraseri |
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Franklinia / Franklin Tree |
Franklinia alatamaha |
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Fringetree |
Chionanthus virginicus |
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Ginkgo |
Ginkgo biloba |
20' 4" |
77 |
87.5 |
343.0 |
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2016 |
Warwick, MD |
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Hackberry |
Celtis occidentalis |
9 8 |
111 |
64.0 |
243.0 |
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2019 |
North East, MD |
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Hackberry |
Celtis occidentalis |
9 1 |
113 |
72 |
240.0 |
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2019 |
North East, MD |
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Hawthorn, Cockspur |
Crataegus crus-galli |
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Hazel / Hazelnut |
Corylus americana |
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Hemlock, Canadian (Eastern) |
Tsuga canadensis |
10 6 |
75 |
55 |
215.0 |
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2019 |
Rising Sun, MD |
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Hemlock, Carolina |
Tsuga caroliniana |
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Hickory, Bitternut |
Carya cordiformis |
13' 0" |
119 |
80 |
295.0 |
* |
2015 |
Elkton, MD |
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Hickory, Mockernut |
Carya tomentosa |
7' 9" |
145 |
67 |
255.0 |
* |
2021 |
North East, MD |
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Hickory, Pignut |
Carya glabra |
9
10 |
129 |
57 |
261 |
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2019 |
North East, MD |
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Hickory, Sand |
Carya pallida |
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Hickory, Shagbark |
Carya ovata |
8'
7" |
86 |
58 |
204.0 |
2020 |
Rising
Sun, MD |
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Hickory, Shellbark |
Carya laciniosa |
7 11 |
75 |
64 |
186.0 |
* |
2016 |
Warwick, MD |
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Holly, American |
Ilex opaca |
9
1 |
54 |
40 |
173.0 |
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2024 |
Port
Deposit,MD |
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Holly, American |
Ilex opaca |
8' 7" |
57 |
44 |
171.0 |
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2021 |
Perryville, MD |
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Honeylocust |
Gleditsia triacanthos |
9 3 |
94 |
61 |
220.0 |
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2024 |
Port Deposit, MD |
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Hophornbeam, Eastern |
Ostrya virginiana |
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Hornbeam, American |
Carpinus caroliniana |
5' 2" |
38 |
37.5 |
109.0 |
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2021 |
North East, MD |
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Larch, American / Tamarack |
Larix laricina |
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Larch, European |
Larix decidua |
9' 2" |
64 |
45 |
173.0 |
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2016 |
Elkton, MD |
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Linden, European |
Tilia x europaea |
15 8 |
59 |
78.5 |
267.0 |
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2017 |
Perryville, MD |
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NA |
Linden, Littleleaf |
Tilia cordata |
6'10" |
46 |
39 |
137.8 |
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2007 |
Elkton, MD |
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Linden, Pendant |
Tilia petiolaris |
12'0" |
81 |
54.5 |
238.0 |
* |
2015 |
Fair Hill NRMA, MD |
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Locust, Black |
Robinia pseudoacacia |
12' 8" |
81 |
46.5 |
245.0 |
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2016 |
Conowingo, MD |
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Magnolia, Ash |
Magnolia ashei |
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Magnolia, Bigleaf |
Magnolia macrophylia |
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NA |
Magnolia, Cucumber |
Magnolia acuminata |
12' 6" |
69 |
60 |
234.0 |
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2002 |
Colora, MD |
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Magnolia, Frasier |
Magnolia fraseri |
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Magnolia, Saucer |
Magnolia x soulangiana |
8'9" |
55 |
59 |
175 |
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2016 |
Elkton, MD |
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Magnolia, Saucer |
Magnolia x soulangiana |
8'8" |
53 |
58.5 |
172 |
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2016 |
Elkton, MD |
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NA |
Magnolia, Southern |
Magnolia grandiflora |
6' 9" |
49 |
44.5 |
141.1 |
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2004 |
Port Deposit, MD |
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Magnolia, Sweetbay |
Magnolia virginiana |
4' 6" |
43 |
55.0 |
111.0 |
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2020 |
Port Deposit, MD |
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Maple, Black |
Acer nigrum |
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Maple, Japanese |
Acer palmatum |
8 0 |
35 |
40 |
141.0 |
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2023 |
Cecilton, MD |
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Maple, Norway |
Acer platanoides |
12' 10" |
71 |
72 |
243.0 |
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2019 |
Rising Sun, MD |
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Maple, Norway |
Acer platanoides |
14
6 |
51 |
82 |
246.0 |
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2015 |
Rising
Sun, MD |
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Maple, Red |
Acer rubrum |
14' 4" |
84 |
81 |
276.0 |
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2019 |
FHNRMA , MD |
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Maple, Silver |
Acer saccharinum |
21' 0" |
135 |
108.5 |
414.0 |
2021 |
Elkton, MD |
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Maple, Striped |
Acer pensylvanicum |
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Maple, Sugar |
Acer saccharum |
14
6 |
71 |
60 |
260.0 |
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2024 |
Conowingo,
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Maple, Sugar |
Acer saccharum |
14'
9" |
61 |
78 |
258.0 |
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2023 |
Perryville, MD |
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Maple, Sycamore |
Acer pseudoplatanus |
9'1" |
49 |
61 |
173.0 |
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2018 |
Elkton, MD |
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Mountain-Ash, European |
Sorbus aucuparia |
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Mountain-Laurel |
Kalmia latifolia |
1' 7" |
20 |
23.5 |
45.0 |
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2018 |
North East, MD |
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Mulberry, Black |
Morus nigra |
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Mulberry, Red |
Morus rubra |
11 8 |
40 |
63.5 |
196.0 |
* |
2019 |
Earleville, MD |
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Mulberry, White |
Morus alba |
17' 9" |
43 |
71.5 |
298.0 |
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2016 |
Colora, MD |
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Oak, Black |
Quercus velutina |
15' 0" |
118 |
97 |
322.0 |
2019 |
Elk Neck State Park |
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Oak, Blackjack |
Quercus marilandica |
4' 11" |
97 |
43.5 |
167.0 |
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2016 |
North East, MD |
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Oak, Bur |
Quercus macrocarpa |
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Oak, Cherrybark |
Quercus pagoda |
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Oak, Chestnut |
Quercus montana |
18 3 |
112 |
107.5 |
355.0 |
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2019 |
North East, MD |
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Oak, Chinkapin |
Quercus muehlenbergii |
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Oak, English |
Quercus robur |
10' 6" |
63 |
46 |
206.0 |
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2018 |
Warwick, MD |
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Oak, Live |
Quercus virginiana |
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Oak, Northern Red |
Quercus rubra |
22' 5" |
136 |
119 |
435.0 |
* |
2019 |
North East, MD |
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Oak, Overcup |
Quercus lyrata |
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Oak, Pin |
Quercus palustris |
16' 7" |
97 |
87 |
318.0 |
2016 |
Rising Sun, MD |
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Oak, Post |
Quercus stellata |
11' 4" |
65 |
90 |
224.0 |
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2024 |
Colora, MD |
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Oak, Sawtooth |
Quercus acutissima |
13 0 |
68 |
95 |
248.0 |
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2017 |
Elkton, MD |
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Oak, Scarlet |
Quercus coccinea |
9' 6" |
112 |
66 |
243.0 |
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2018 |
Warwick, MD |
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Oak, Shingle |
Quercus imbricaria |
12'
3" |
104 |
101 |
274.0 |
* |
2024 |
Port
Deposit, MD |
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Oak, Shumard |
Quercus shumardii |
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Oak, Southern Red |
Quercus falcata |
20' 10" |
9/ |
107 |
374.0 |
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2018 |
Colora, MD |
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Oak, Swamp Chestnut |
Quercus michauxii |
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Oak, Swamp White |
Quercus bicolor |
10 0 |
105 |
75 |
244.0 |
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2024 |
Conowingo, MD |
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Oak, Water |
Quercus nigra |
10' 5" |
79 |
66.5 |
221.0 |
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2019 |
North East, MD |
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Oak, White |
Quercus alba |
23' 4" |
93 |
134 |
406.0 |
* |
2018 |
Rising Sun, MD |
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Oak, White |
Quercus alba |
24 0 ** |
77 |
81.5 |
386.0 |
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2018 |
Colora, MD |
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Oak, Willow |
Quercus phellos |
17' 8" |
97 |
96.5 |
333.0 |
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2020 |
Perryville, MD |
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Osage-Orange |
Maclura pomifera |
18' 7" |
74 |
78.5 |
317.0 |
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2024 |
Elkton, MD |
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Paulownia, Royal (Empress Tree) |
Paulownia tomentosa |
15' 1" |
63 |
46 |
264.0 |
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2018 |
Warwick, MD |
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Pawpaw, Common |
Asimina triloba |
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Pear, Common |
Pyrus communis |
6' 2" |
45 |
33 |
127.0 |
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2024 |
Port Deposit, MD |
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Pecan, Northern |
Carya illinoensis |
11' 5" |
102 |
88.5 |
261.0 |
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2020 |
Colora, MD |
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Persimmon |
Diospyrus virginiana |
6 10 |
62 |
55.5 |
158 |
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2023 |
Perryville, MD |
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Pine, Austrian |
Pinus nigra |
11' 9" |
45 |
68.5 |
207.0 |
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2018 |
Elkton, MD |
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Pine, Eastern White |
Pinus strobus |
12' 1" |
94 |
56.5 |
256.0 |
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2020 |
Elkton, MD |
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Pine, Japanese Black |
Pinus thumbergii |
3' 2" |
33 |
25 |
77.0 |
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2016 |
Elkton, MD |
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Pine, Loblolly |
Pinus taeda |
8 6" |
72 |
51 |
187.0 |
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2018 |
North East, MD |
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Pine, Loblolly |
Pinus taeda |
9 0 |
64 |
43.5 |
183.0 |
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2017 |
Colora, MD |
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Pine, Loblolly |
Pinus taeda |
6 11 |
88 |
44 |
182.0 |
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2022 |
North East, MD |
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Pine, Longleaf |
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Pine, Pitch |
Pinus rigida |
5 4 |
72 |
35 |
145.0 |
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2022 |
North East, MD |
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Pine, Ponderosa |
Pinus ponderosa |
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Pine, Red |
Pinus resinosa |
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Pine, Shortleaf |
Pinus echinate |
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Pine, Table Mountain |
Pinus pungens |
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Pine, Virginia |
Pinus virginiana |
7' 6" |
95 |
44.5 |
196.0 |
2019 |
North East, MD |
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Planetree, London |
Platanus x acerifolia |
14 9 |
101 |
94 |
302.0 |
* |
2024 |
Earleville,
MD |
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Poplar, Tulip / Yellow |
Liriodendron tulipifera |
20 6 |
142 |
116.5 |
417.0 |
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2024 |
Bohemia River State Park |
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Poplar, White |
Populus alba |
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Privet, Chinese |
Ligustrum sinense |
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Redbud, Eastern |
Cercis canadensis |
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Redwood, Dawn |
Metasequoia glytostrabodies |
12 0 |
84 |
58 |
243.0 |
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2021 |
Conowingo, MD |
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Rhododendron, Catawba |
Rhododendron catawbiense |
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Sassafras |
Sassafras albidum |
9' 5" |
95 |
43.5 |
219.0 |
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2018 |
Elkton, MD |
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Serviceberry, Downy |
Amelancheir arborea |
2' 10" |
52 |
32.5 |
94.0 |
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2010 |
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Silktree, Mimosa |
Albizia julibrissin |
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Silverbell, Carolina |
Halesia Carolina |
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Smoketree, American |
Cotinus obovatus |
2' 5" |
20 |
26 |
56.0 |
* |
2020 |
Chesapeake City, MD |
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Snowbell, Japanese |
Styrax japonicum |
142 |
26 |
42.5 |
181.0 |
* |
2024 |
Port Deposit, MD |
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Sourwood |
Oxydendron arboreum |
5' 1" |
61 |
36.5 |
129.0 |
|
2018 |
Elkton, MD |
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Spruce, Colorado Blue |
Picea pungens |
7'
7" |
63 |
43 |
165 |
* |
2016 |
Elkton, MD |
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Spruce, Norway |
Picea abies |
13' 9" |
79 |
69 |
261.0 |
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2018 |
Conowingo, MD |
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Sugarberry |
Celtis laevigata |
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Sweetgum |
Liquidambar styraciflua |
10' 5" |
107 |
75.5 |
251.0 |
|
2019 |
Elk Neck State Park |
|
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Sweetgum |
Liquidambar styraciflua |
9 0 |
123 |
81 |
251.0 |
|
2019 |
Elk Neck State Park |
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Sycamore, American |
Platanus occidentalis |
17' 3" |
130 |
116.5 |
366.0 |
|
2014 |
Elkton, MD |
|
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Tupelo (Black Gum) |
Nyssa sylvatica |
12' 6" |
125 |
87 |
297.0 |
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2019 |
North East, MD |
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Walnut, Black |
Juglans nigra |
12 3 |
84 |
72 |
249.0 |
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2019 |
Earleville, MD |
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Walnut, Black |
Juglans nigra |
12 1 |
80 |
81.5 |
245.0 |
|
2016 |
Elkton, MD |
|
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Walnut, Black |
Juglans nigra |
12
3 |
78 |
80 |
245.0 |
|
2024 |
Earleville,
MD |
|
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Walnut, English |
Juglans regia |
10
0 |
65 |
65.5 |
201 |
|
2024 |
Earleville,
MD |
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White-cedar, Atlantic |
Chamaecyparis thyoides |
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Willow, Black |
Salix nigra |
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Willow, Corkscrew |
Salix matsudana |
6
10 |
54 |
47.5 |
148.0 |
|
2024 |
Conowingo,
MD |
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Willow, Weeping |
Salix babylonica |
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Witch-hazel |
Hamamelis virginiana |
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Yelowwood |
Cladrastris kentukea |
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NA |
Yew, English |
Taxus baccata |
8'11" |
34 |
25 |
147.3 |
|
2005 |
Earleville, MD |
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** Largest Current Measured White Oak Circumference in Maryland