Nebraska Champion Tree Register

Guidelines

Trees are scored according to a system that assigns points for:

• trunk circumference,
• height,
• and average spread.

Nebraska Champion Tree Register

   Bold-faced type indicates that this tree is also a National Champion.

Nebraska Native?	Common Name	Scientific Name	Circumference (feet)	Height (feet)	Average Spread (feet)	Total Points	Date Nominated	Date Measured	Location
	Arborvitae, American	Thuja occidentalis	8.83	25	31	138	2002	2002	Nemaha Cemetery, Nemaha
	Ash, Blue	Fraxinus quadrangulata	11.17	73	74	226	2002	2002	403 South 9th St., Nebraska City
	Ash, Green	Fraxinus pennsylvanica	16.58	93	84	313	1986	2000	3 N of Ponca on Hwy. 12
	Ash, White	Fraxinus americana	14.00	68	61	251.25	4/20/2006	10/17/2006	Youth Rehabilitation & Treatment Center, Geneva
	Aspen, Quaking	Populus tremuloides	4.50	60	30	121	2000	2000	Near South Sioux City
	Baldcypress	Taxodium distichum	13.00	56	57.75	226	2000	2000	University of Nebraska-Lincoln, North end of Maxwell Arboretum
	Birch, European White	Betula pendula	6.25	45	42	130	2002	2002	409 Lambrecht St, Beemer
	Birch, Paper	Betula papyrifera	4.17	45	32	103	6/14/2006	6/14/2006	4 miles south and 2 miles west of Sparks. 100' east of MacAllister trailhead.
	Birch, River	Betula nigra	6.00	62	53	147	2002	2002	3401 Pershing, Lincoln
	Boxelder	Acer negundo	12.92	57	48	224	1997	1999	4 miles North of Long Pine
	Buckeye, Ohio	Aesculus glabra	8.75	58	62.6	179	1989	1999	408 West Dayton, Cedar Rapids
	Butternut (1)	Juglans cinerea	5.42	56	40	130	2002	2002	Gilman Park (SE of pool), Pierce?
	Butternut (2)	Juglans cinerea	4.67	61	44	123	2005	2005	Steamboat Trace Trail
	Catalpa, Northern	Catalpa speciosa	20.00	65	60	320	1995	2000	4508 Burdette St, Omaha
	Cherry, Black	Prunus serotina	10.17	62	57	198	2001	2002	Honey Creek School 1 mile south and 1 miles east of Peru
	Chestnut, American	Castanea dentata	12.33	80	60	243	2000	2000	Chestnut Grove, Arbor Lodge State Park, Nebraska City
	Chokecherry	Prunus virginiana	4.42	45	20	103	2003	2003	St. John?s Catholic Church, 371 Skyway Dr., Lincoln
	Coffeetree, Kentucky	Gymnocladus dioicus	10.75	68	72.5	215	1986	1986	9 miles south and 1 mile west of Leigh
	Cottonwood, Eastern	Populus deltoides	36.75	85	107	553	2001	2001	deceased and removed (storm damage)
	Crab Apple (1)	Malus spp	7.58	57	55	162	2000	2000	Metro Community College ? Fort Omaha, West of Bldg 10, east side of parking lot
	Crab Apple (2)	Malus spp	8.92	40	52	160	2000	1999	13th & N. St., Auburn
	Elm, American	Ulmus americana	17.00	98	82	322	2000	2000	618 north 6th St., Nebraska City
	Elm, Rock	Ulmus thomasii	5.08	53	54	128	2001	2002	Ponca State Park
	Elm, Siberian (1)	Ulmus pumila	17.00	88	66	310	2003	2003	University of Nebraska, 40th and Holdredge, Lincoln
	Elm, Siberian (2)	Ulmus pumila	16.75	89	74	309	2000	2000	6 miles west & 0.75 miles North of Morse Bluff
	Elm, Slippery or Red	Ulmus rubra	17.00	87	73	309	2003	2003	415 West 2nd St., Wayne
	Fir, Concolor (white) (1)	Abies concolor	9.50	61	35	184	2003	2004	6100 Northern Hills Dr, Omaha
	Fir, Concolor (white) (2)	Abies concolor	11.08	40	40	183	1985	1999	4.5 miles east and 4.75 miles north Falls City
	Fir, Douglas (1)	Pseudotsugo menziesii	8.50	81	30	191	2005	2005	Syracuse Cemetery, Syracuse
	Fir, Douglas (2)	Pseudotsugo menziesii	9.50	65	46	190	1995	2000	Arbor Lodge State Park, Nebraska City
	Ginkgo (1)	Ginkgo biloba	12.33	52	63	215	1981	1999	Raymond Yost property, Nebraska City
	Ginkgo (2)	Ginkgo biloba	10.75	70	50	212	2000	2000	Joslyn Castle, 3902 Davenport St., Omaha
	Goldenraintree	Koelreuteria paniculata	3.00	27	52	76	2002	2002	523 North 4th, Beatrice
	Hackberry (1)	Celtis occidentalis	13.08	90	86	269	6/23/2004	6/23/2004	Four miles north of Talmage
	Hackberry (2)	Celtis occidentalis	15.00	63	81	263.25	4/25/2005	8/1/2005	Half mile north and 5.75 miles east of Tekamah
	Hawthorns	Crataegus spp	3.30	28	36	77	2002	2002	Gary Johnson, 2 miles south and west of Beemer
	Hickory, Bitternut	Carya cordiformis	9.83	89	68	224	1995	2000	Wyuka Cemetery, Nebraska City
	Hickory, Shagbark	Carya ovata	7.58	95	56	200	2005	2005	35-8-14 (NE 0.25 and N 0.5 of SE 0.25, Nebraska City )
	Honeylocust	Gleditsia triacanthos	14.50	85	63	275	2002	2002	3256 Holdrege St, Lincoln
	Hophornbeam, Eastern	Ostrya virginiana	4.00	41	36	98	2000	2000	1 mile south, 3 miles east of Wymore
	Horsechestnut	Aesculus hippocastanum	9.25	59	36	179	1987	2000	731 N. Main Street, West Point
	Juniper, Rocky Mountain	Juniperus scopulorum	13.08	28	31.5	192	1994	2000	Buffalo Creek Wildlife Management Area near Minatare
	Larches	Larix spp	8.58	58	60	176	1981	1999	Miller Park, Omaha
	Linden, American	Tilia americana	20.75	55	73	322	2002	2002	Boone Central School, Albion
	Locust, Black	Robinia pseudoacacia	15.33	60	57.5	259	2003	2003	214 North 14th, Fort Calhoun
	Magnolia, Saucer	Magnolia x soulangiana	4.33	32	34	92.5	2002	2002	1005 5th St., Peru
	Maple, Amur (1)	Acer ginnala	3.42	29	24	87	2005	2005	1520 15th St., Auburn
	Maple, Amur (2)	Acer ginnala	3.30	15	26	62	2002	2002	Gilman Park, Pierce
	Maple, Norway	Acer platanoides	12.50	70	77	239	2002	2002	1565 South St., Blair
	Maple, Red	Acer rubrum	8.67	75	60	194	2002	2002	Arbor Lodge, Nebraska City
	Maple, Rocky Mountain	Acer glabrum	1.33	16	23.5	38	1998	1998	Seven miles north and 13 miles east of Harrison
	Maple, Silver	Acer saccharinum	22.50	100	118	400	2002	2002	Chautauqua Park (North of Grable), Beatrice
	Maple, Sugar	Acer saccharum	12.08	56	77	220	2001	2002	703 14th St., Auburn
	Mulberry, Red or White	Morus rubra; M. alba	21.92	49	76	331	1978	2000	Oak Leaf Farm, 2 miles North & 3 miles East of Wahoo
	Oak, Black	Quercus velutina	16.75	82	72	301	1980	2000	1.25 miles west and 0.5 mile south of Barada
	Oak, Bur	Quercus macrocarpa	18.00	70	104.5	312	2005	2005	1607 Hancock St., Bellevue
	Oak, Chinkapin	Quercus muehlenbergii	13.08	70	67	244	2000	2000	South of Nebraska City
	Oak, Dwarf Chinkapin	Quercus prinoides	3.25	25	20	69	2001	2001	2 miles south and 1 mile west of Salem
	Oak, English	Quercus robur	12.42	55	50	267	1985	1999	Joslyn Castle, 3902 Davenport St., Omaha
	Oak, Northern Red (1)	Quercus rubra	15.42	85	80	290	1982	2000	1445 North Nye St., Fremont
	Oak, Northern Red (2)	Quercus rubra	15.50	80	87	288	2002	2002	NW Corner of 34th and Starr, Lincoln
	Oak, Pin	Quercus palustris	15.17	80	85	283	2002	2002	5647 Florence Blvd., Omaha
	Oak, Shingle	Quercus imbricaria	7.17	62	48	161	2004	2005	East of Cather Pound Hall, 17th St.(UNL City Campus, Lincoln)
	Oak, Swamp White	Quercus bicolor	10.83	66	87	218	1981	2000	2500 Woodscrest St, Lincoln
	Oak, White	Quercus alba	11.25	59	72	212	1995	1999	212 Chestnut St., Johnson
	Osage Orange	Maclura pomifera	17.50	57	76	286	2003	2003	4.75 miles SE and 0.75 mile E of the sawmill on the East edge of Table Rock
	Pagoda Tree, Japanese	Sophora japonica	9.83	79	39	207	2000	2000	Arbor Lodge State Park, Nebraska City
	Pawpaw	Asimina triloba	2.0	35	15	63	2012	2013	6 miles north of Peru, on the Steamboat Trace Trail
	Pear, Ornamental	Pyrus calleryana	8.33	42	36	151	2003	2005	Valparaiso
	Pecan	Carya illinoensis	9.33	98	92	233	2005	8/1/2006	1 block south of Bungee Grain Elevator, Brownville
	Pine, Austrian (1)	Pinus nigra	9.75	65	53	195	1995	2000	1616 First Corso, Nebraska City
	Pine, Austrian (2)	Pinus nigra	11.00	46	52.5	191	1986	2002	705 Locust St., Panama
	Pine, Eastern White	Pinus strobus	11.33	80	72	233	1995	1999	West 21st St. and NE 8, Steele Cemetery west of Falls City
	Pine, Jack (1)	Pinus banksiana	4.92	72	24	137	2005	2005	NE corner of Oak Bowl, Peru - Tree 1
	Pine, Jack (2)	Pinus banksiana	4.83	72	24	136	2005	2005	NE corner of Oak Bowl, Peru - Tree 2
	Pine, Jack (3)	Pinus banksiana	5.42	64	24	135	2005	2005	NE corner of Oak Bowl, Peru - Tree 3
	Pine, Limber	Pinus flexilis	6.00	62	42	145	2002	2002	Kimball City Park, Kimball
	Pine, Pinyon	Pinus cembroides	2.50	25	16	59	2005	2005	1313 Cedar, Sidney
	Pine, Scotch	Pinus sylvestris	14.08	52	72.6	239	1988	2000	deceased and removed
	Poplar, White (silver)	Populus alba	16.42	115	89	334	1981	2002	423 West 11th St, Fremont
	Redbud, Eastern	Cercis canadensis	5.75	32	34	110	2001	2002	300 California, Peru
	Redcedar, Eastern	Juniperus virginiana	9.08	71	34	189	1996	2000	Peru, NE from Julian Corner, Hwy 75, 1 mile North to Road "R", 2 miles East
	Russian Olive	Elaeagnus angustifolia	11.00	49	40	191	2002	2002	Hairpin River Ranch (6.5 miles west of Marsland)
	Spruce, Colorado Blue	Picea pungens	10.00	72	33	200	2002	2002	Admin Bldg, Chadron State College, Chadron
	Spruce, Norway	Picea abies	12.25	79	55	240	1998	2000	Nebraska Masonic Home, 14th Street and Ave C., Plattsmouth
	Spruce, White	Picea glauca	6.42	50	32	160	2005	2005	Shubert, Prairie Union Baptist Church Cemetery
	Sweetgum	Liquidambar styraciflua	5.33	74	31	146	1995	2000	Arbor Lodge State Park, Nebraska City
	Sycamore, American	Platanus occidentalis	18.08	88	112	333	1980	1999	1 mile west and 0.25 South of Brownville
	Tree of Heaven	Ailanthus altissima	16.25	55	54.5	267	2004	2005	Henry Doorly Zoo, NW of the Pachyderm Exhibit, Omaha
	Walnut, Black	Juglans nigra	19.17	83	84	334	2000	10/17/2006	10 miles south of Hastings near the intersection of Showboat Rd.and Hwy 74.
	Willow, Black	Salix nigra	12.83	74	74	247	1988	2000	4 miles North on 513 Ave, 20 miles East of O'Neill on Co. Rd. 59, South side bridge along Verdigre Creek
	Willow, Weeping	Salix babylonica	17.17	97	58	317.5	1988	1999	San Francisco Golf, 1st driveway on the west side of Hwy 183, South of Niobrara River
	Yellow-Poplar (tulip tree) (1)	Liriodendron tulipifera	12.50	59	73	227	1991	2000	404 North Osborn Street, Oakland
	Yellow-Poplar (tulip tree) (2)	Liridendron tulipifera	10.50	84	54	223	2002	2002	Arbor Lodge, Nebraska City