The Alabama Champion Tree Program is a listing of the largest known specimens of particular tree species, native or introduced, in the U.S. state of Alabama. It was established in 1970 by the Alabama Forestry Commission. The program was modeled on the National Register of Big Trees, started by the American Forests organization in 1940. The goal of Alabama's program is to record, heighten awareness of, and preserve the largest tree specimens in the state. It uses the same formula for recording tree specimens that was developed by American Forests. Former champions are removed from the list as new, larger, champions are identified and recorded. Although introduced species that have naturalized are generally eligible for the program, those species that the Alabama Invasive Plant Council considers to be invasive were removed from the listing in 2011 and are no longer eligible. With the addition of 20 new specimens in 2011, the program had a total of 159 Champion Trees listed.
Listings *Introduced/non-native species†National Champion Tree on National Register of Big Trees‡Co-national Champion Tree on National Register of Big Trees Commonname Speciesname Yearadded Trunkcircumference Height Crownspread CountyLocation / Visit alder, hazel Alnus serrulata 2001 Baldwin ash, green Fraxinus pennsylvanica 2000 Wilcox ash, white Fraxinus americana 2008 Wilcox basswood Tilia spp. 2008 Monroe bayberry, scentless Morella inodora 2000† Baldwin beech, American Fagus grandifolia 2003 Autauga birch, sweet Betula lenta 2008 DeKalb blackgum Nyssa sylvatica 1988 Elmore buckeye, yellow Aesculus flava 1994 Madison bumelia, buckthorn Sideroxylon lycioides 2011 Lauderdale bumelia, gum Sideroxylon lanuginosum 1994 Blount burningbush Euonymus atropurpureus 2002 Baldwin butternut Juglans cinerea 2011 Jackson catalpa, southern Catalpa bignonioides 1994 Perry catalpa, southern Catalpa bignonioides 2008 Clay cedar, Atlantic white Chamaecyparis thyoides 2009 Baldwin cherry, Alabama black Prunus alabamensis 2011 Tuscaloosa cherry, black Prunus serotina 2009 Madison cherry, Carolina laurel Prunus caroliniana 2008 Colbert chestnut, American Castanea dentata 2009 Hale chestnut, Chinese Castanea mollissima* 1998 Coosa chinquapin, Allegheny Castanea pumila 2011 Winston cottonwood, eastern Populus deltoides 2011 Chambers cottonwood, swamp Populus heterophylla 2010 Baldwin crabapple, southern Malus angustifolia 2002 Montgomery crape myrtle, common Lagerstroemia indica* 2011 Wilcox crape myrtle, common Lagerstroemia indica* 2008 Shelby cypress, bald Taxodium distichum 1989 BaldwinVia watercraft only. Tours Available cypress, pond Taxodium ascendens 2010 Baldwin cyrilla, swamp Cyrilla racemiflora 1996 Mobile devilwood Osmanthus americanus 2001 Baldwin dogwood, flowering Cornus florida 2009 Cleburne elm, American Ulmus americana 2008 Walker elm, September Ulmus serotina 2011 Lauderdale elm, Siberian Ulmus pumila* 1982 Madison elm, slippery Ulmus rubra 2011 Cullman elm, water Planera aquatica 1982 Covington elm, winged Ulmus alata 1997 Wilcox fringetree, white Chionanthus virginicus 2010 Tuscaloosa hackberry, common Celtis occidentalis 2009 Marshall hackberry, Georgia Celtis tenuifolia 2007‡ Perry hawthorn, dotted Crataegus punctata 1994 Madison hawthorn, littlehip Crataegus spathulata 2009 DeKalb hemlock, eastern Tsuga canadensis 1992 Winston Hercules-club Zanthoxylum clava-herculis 2007 Dallas Hercules-club Zanthoxylum clava-herculis 2005 Baldwin hickory, bitternut Carya cordiformis 2011 Lauderdale hickory, mockernut Carya tomentosa 2008 Jackson hickory, nutmeg Carya myristiciformis 2009 Dallas hickory, pignut Carya glabra 1992 Clarke hickory, red Carya ovalis 2004 Perry hickory, sand Carya pallida 2010 Cherokee hickory, shagbark Carya ovata 2008 Etowah hickory, shellbark Carya laciniosa 2007 Madison hickory, water Carya aquatica 2001 Baldwin holly, American Ilex opaca 1987 Chambers holly, dahoon Ilex cassine 2007 Baldwin hophornbeam, eastern Ostrya virginiana 2008 DeKalb hoptree Ptelea trifoliata 2011 Jackson hornbeam, American Carpinus caroliniana 2011 Bibb hornbeam, American Carpinus caroliniana 2008 Baldwin locust, black Robinia pseudoacacia 1995 Madison locust, honey Gleditsia triacanthos 2009 Talladega magnolia, bigleaf Magnolia macrophylla 2008 Monroe magnolia, cucumber Magnolia acuminata 1993 Madison magnolia, pyramid Magnolia pyramidata 2011 Wilcox magnolia, southern Magnolia grandiflora 1987 Calhoun magnolia, sweetbay Magnolia virginiana 2010 Baldwin magnolia, umbrella Magnolia tripetala 2011 Calhoun maple, ashleaf Acer negundo 2011 Jackson maple, chalk Acer leucoderme 2008 Wilcox maple, Florida Acer floridanum 2010 Lowndes maple, red Acer rubrum 2009 Morgan maple, sugar Acer saccharum 2008 Madison mayhaw Crataegus aestivalis 2007 Baldwin mulberry, red Morus rubra 2009 Choctaw mulberry, white Morus alba* 2007 DeKalb oak, Arkansas Quercus arkansana 1991 Autauga oak, black Quercus velutina 1992 Macon oak, blackjack Quercus marilandica 1997 Barbour oak, bluejack Quercus incana 1994 Chilton oak, bluff Quercus austrina 200 Baldwin oak, bur Quercus macrocarpa 1990 Montgomery oak, cherrybark Quercus pagoda 1999 Bibb oak, chinkapin Quercus muehlenbergii 2011 Lauderdale oak, darlington Quercus hemisphaerica 2009 Hale oak, Durand Quercus sinuata var. sinuata 2020† Greene oak, laurel Quercus laurifolia 2010 Marengo oak, live Quercus virginiana 2013 MobileIntersection of Highway 43 & Dead Lake Road oak, myrtle Quercus myrtifolia 2007‡ Baldwin oak, northern red Quercus rubra 2009 Marion oak, nuttall Quercus texana 2000 Madison oak, overcup Quercus lyrata 1984 Marengo oak, post Quercus stellata 2010 Montgomery oak, post Quercus stellata 2010 Coosa oak, sand live Quercus geminata 1998 Mobile oak, sand post Quercus margaretta 1982 Covington oak, sawtooth Quercus acutissima* 1997 Barbour oak, scarlet Quercus coccinea 2011 Jackson oak, shingle Quercus imbricaria 2004 Lawrence oak, shumard Quercus shumardii 2008 Bullock oak, southern red Quercus falcata 1987 Pike oak, swamp chestnut Quercus michauxii 2007 Cleburne oak, swamp white oak Quercus bicolor 2007 Madison oak, white Quercus alba 2003 Montgomery oak, willow Quercus phellos 2004 Marshall osage-orange Maclura pomifera 1990 Greene pawpaw, common Asimina triloba 1997 Randolph pear, European Pyrus communis* 2003 Chilton pecan Carya illinoinensis 1999 Conecuh persimmon, American Diospyros virginiana 2003 Lauderdale pine, loblolly Pinus taeda 1998 Bullock pine, pond Pinus serotina 2000 Barbour pine, sand Pinus clausa 2008 Baldwin pine, shortleaf Pinus echinata 2008 Madison pine, slash Pinus elliottii 2010 Baldwin pine, spruce Pinus glabra 1996 Russell pine, Virginia Pinus virginiana 2009 DeKalb plum, American Prunus americana 2007 Elmore plum, Chickasaw Prunus angustifolia 2007 Baldwin plum, flatwoods Prunus umbellata 2010 Baldwin privet, eastern swamp Forestiera acuminata 1995 Madison redbud, eastern Cercis canadensis 2000 Limestone red-cedar, eastern Juniperus virginiana 1979 Wilcox red-cedar, southern Juniperus silicicola 2001 Baldwin sassafras Sassafras albidum 1992 Dallas serviceberry, downy Amelanchier arborea 2009 DeKalb silverbell, Carolina Halesia carolina 2011 Randolph silverbell, two-winged Halesia diptera 1998† Wilcox smoketree, American Cotinus obovatus 2010 Madison sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum 2009 Marion sparkleberry Vaccinium arboreum 2007‡ Choctaw sugarberry Celtis laevigata 1994† Barbour sumac, smooth Rhus glabra 2011 Jackson sweetgum, American Liquidambar styraciflua 1990 Coosa sweetgum, American Liquidambar styraciflua 2011 Montgomery sweetleaf Symplocos tinctoria 2009 Marion sycamore, American Platanus occidentalis 2010 Montgomery tulip tree Liriodendron tulipifera 1974 Lawrence tupelo, water Nyssa aquatica 2007 Madison walnut, eastern black Juglans nigra 1973 Colbert willow, black Salix nigra 2009 Perry yellowwood, American Cladrastis kentukea 2010 Jackson
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