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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.^[1]^[2] 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.^[3] 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.^[4]

Listings

	Key
*	Introduced/non-native species
^†	National Champion Tree on National Register of Big Trees
^‡	Co-national Champion Tree on National Register of Big Trees

Common name	Species name	Year added	Trunk circumference	Height	Crown spread	County	Location / Visit
alder, hazel	Alnus serrulata	2001	19 in (48 cm)	25 ft (7.6 m)	29 ft (8.8 m)	Baldwin
ash, green	Fraxinus pennsylvanica	2000	168 in (430 cm)	80 ft (24 m)	83 ft (25 m)	Wilcox
ash, white	Fraxinus americana	2008	107 in (270 cm)	103 ft (31 m)	64 ft (20 m)	Wilcox
basswood	Tilia spp.	2008	96 in (240 cm)	110 ft (34 m)	44 ft (13 m)	Monroe
bayberry, scentless	Morella inodora	2000^†	15 in (38 cm)	27 ft (8.2 m)	16 ft (4.9 m)	Baldwin
beech, American	Fagus grandifolia	2003	142 in (360 cm)	118 ft (36 m)	139 ft (42 m)	Autauga
birch, sweet	Betula lenta	2008	53 in (130 cm)	53 ft (16 m)	36 ft (11 m)	DeKalb
blackgum	Nyssa sylvatica	1988	128 in (330 cm)	108 ft (33 m)	49 ft (15 m)	Elmore
buckeye, yellow	Aesculus flava	1994	86 in (220 cm)	125 ft (38 m)	54 ft (16 m)	Madison
bumelia, buckthorn	Sideroxylon lycioides	2011	20 in (51 cm)	30 ft (9.1 m)	29 ft (8.8 m)	Lauderdale
bumelia, gum	Sideroxylon lanuginosum	1994	51 in (130 cm)	45 ft (14 m)	34 ft (10 m)	Blount
burningbush	Euonymus atropurpureus	2002	53 in (130 cm)	26 ft (7.9 m)	32 ft (9.8 m)	Baldwin
butternut	Juglans cinerea	2011	103 in (260 cm)	60 ft (18 m)	67 ft (20 m)	Jackson
catalpa, southern	Catalpa bignonioides	1994	202 in (510 cm)	58 ft (18 m)	67 ft (20 m)	Perry
catalpa, southern	Catalpa bignonioides	2008	200 in (510 cm)	64 ft (20 m)	68 ft (21 m)	Clay
cedar, Atlantic white	Chamaecyparis thyoides	2009	91 in (230 cm)	54 ft (16 m)	35 ft (11 m)	Baldwin
cherry, Alabama black	Prunus alabamensis	2011	40 in (100 cm)	60 ft (18 m)	40 ft (12 m)	Tuscaloosa
cherry, black	Prunus serotina	2009	140 in (360 cm)	71 ft (22 m)	79 ft (24 m)	Madison
cherry, Carolina laurel	Prunus caroliniana	2008	14 in (36 cm)	37 ft (11 m)	44 ft (13 m)	Colbert
chestnut, American	Castanea dentata	2009	35 in (89 cm)	58 ft (18 m)	32 ft (9.8 m)	Hale
chestnut, Chinese	Castanea mollissima*	1998	138 in (350 cm)	65 ft (20 m)	77 ft (23 m)	Coosa
chinquapin, Allegheny	Castanea pumila	2011	12 in (30 cm)	22 ft (6.7 m)	16 ft (4.9 m)	Winston
cottonwood, eastern	Populus deltoides	2011	146 in (370 cm)	121 ft (37 m)	73 ft (22 m)	Chambers
cottonwood, swamp	Populus heterophylla	2010	74 in (190 cm)	61 ft (19 m)	41 ft (12 m)	Baldwin
crabapple, southern	Malus angustifolia	2002	59 in (150 cm)	39 ft (12 m)	27 ft (8.2 m)	Montgomery
crape myrtle, common	Lagerstroemia indica*	2011	78 in (200 cm)	43 ft (13 m)	33 ft (10 m)	Wilcox
crape myrtle, common	Lagerstroemia indica*	2008	78 in (200 cm)	40 ft (12 m)	38 ft (12 m)	Shelby
cypress, bald	Taxodium distichum	1989	326 in (830 cm)	112 ft (34 m)	56 ft (17 m)	Baldwin	Via watercraft only. Tours Available
cypress, pond	Taxodium ascendens	2010	90 in (230 cm)	97 ft (30 m)	42 ft (13 m)	Baldwin
cyrilla, swamp	Cyrilla racemiflora	1996	42 in (110 cm)	45 ft (14 m)	38 ft (12 m)	Mobile
devilwood	Osmanthus americanus	2001	24 in (61 cm)	36 ft (11 m)	25 ft (7.6 m)	Baldwin
dogwood, flowering	Cornus florida	2009	70 in (180 cm)	38 ft (12 m)	53 ft (16 m)	Cleburne
elm, American	Ulmus americana	2008	185 in (470 cm)	97 ft (30 m)	82 ft (25 m)	Walker
elm, September	Ulmus serotina	2011	59 in (150 cm)	94 ft (29 m)	49 ft (15 m)	Lauderdale
elm, Siberian	Ulmus pumila*	1982	61 in (150 cm)	48 ft (15 m)	49 ft (15 m)	Madison
elm, slippery	Ulmus rubra	2011	163 in (410 cm)	54 ft (16 m)	80 ft (24 m)	Cullman
elm, water	Planera aquatica	1982	58 in (150 cm)	51 ft (16 m)	55 ft (17 m)	Covington
elm, winged	Ulmus alata	1997	130 in (330 cm)	75 ft (23 m)	70 ft (21 m)	Wilcox
fringetree, white	Chionanthus virginicus	2010	29 in (74 cm)	18 ft (5.5 m)	31 ft (9.4 m)	Tuscaloosa
hackberry, common	Celtis occidentalis	2009	176 in (450 cm)	67 ft (20 m)	93 ft (28 m)	Marshall
hackberry, Georgia	Celtis tenuifolia	2007^‡	37 in (94 cm)	54 ft (16 m)	31 ft (9.4 m)	Perry
hawthorn, dotted	Crataegus punctata	1994	13 in (33 cm)	26 ft (7.9 m)	18 ft (5.5 m)	Madison
hawthorn, littlehip	Crataegus spathulata	2009	14 in (36 cm)	21 ft (6.4 m)	18 ft (5.5 m)	DeKalb
hemlock, eastern	Tsuga canadensis	1992	157 in (400 cm)	130 ft (40 m)	44 ft (13 m)	Winston
Hercules-club	Zanthoxylum clava-herculis	2007	43 in (110 cm)	43 ft (13 m)	33 ft (10 m)	Dallas
Hercules-club	Zanthoxylum clava-herculis	2005	30 in (76 cm)	59 ft (18 m)	29 ft (8.8 m)	Baldwin
hickory, bitternut	Carya cordiformis	2011	68 in (170 cm)	82 ft (25 m)	46 ft (14 m)	Lauderdale
hickory, mockernut	Carya tomentosa	2008	100 in (250 cm)	97 ft (30 m)	86 ft (26 m)	Jackson
hickory, nutmeg	Carya myristiciformis	2009	69 in (180 cm)	89 ft (27 m)	38 ft (12 m)	Dallas
hickory, pignut	Carya glabra	1992	155 in (390 cm)	110 ft (34 m)	76 ft (23 m)	Clarke
hickory, red	Carya ovalis	2004	36 in (91 cm)	85 ft (26 m)	38 ft (12 m)	Perry
hickory, sand	Carya pallida	2010	85 in (220 cm)	76 ft (23 m)	23 ft (7.0 m)	Cherokee
hickory, shagbark	Carya ovata	2008	92 in (230 cm)	119 ft (36 m)	67 ft (20 m)	Etowah
hickory, shellbark	Carya laciniosa	2007	102 in (260 cm)	112 ft (34 m)	90 ft (27 m)	Madison
hickory, water	Carya aquatica	2001	152 in (390 cm)	136 ft (41 m)	78 ft (24 m)	Baldwin
holly, American	Ilex opaca	1987	126 in (320 cm)	50 ft (15 m)	47 ft (14 m)	Chambers
holly, dahoon	Ilex cassine	2007	38 in (97 cm)	47 ft (14 m)	37 ft (11 m)	Baldwin
hophornbeam, eastern	Ostrya virginiana	2008	37 in (94 cm)	55 ft (17 m)	39 ft (12 m)	DeKalb
hoptree	Ptelea trifoliata	2011	15 in (38 cm)	16 ft (4.9 m)	17 ft (5.2 m)	Jackson
hornbeam, American	Carpinus caroliniana	2011	31 in (79 cm)	56 ft (17 m)	38 ft (12 m)	Bibb
hornbeam, American	Carpinus caroliniana	2008	41 in (100 cm)	46 ft (14 m)	37 ft (11 m)	Baldwin
locust, black	Robinia pseudoacacia	1995	95 in (240 cm)	102 ft (31 m)	27 ft (8.2 m)	Madison
locust, honey	Gleditsia triacanthos	2009	90 in (230 cm)	107 ft (33 m)	67 ft (20 m)	Talladega
magnolia, bigleaf	Magnolia macrophylla	2008	60 in (150 cm)	85 ft (26 m)	44 ft (13 m)	Monroe
magnolia, cucumber	Magnolia acuminata	1993	136 in (350 cm)	112 ft (34 m)	59 ft (18 m)	Madison
magnolia, pyramid	Magnolia pyramidata	2011	41 in (100 cm)	92 ft (28 m)	24 ft (7.3 m)	Wilcox
magnolia, southern	Magnolia grandiflora	1987	190 in (480 cm)	75 ft (23 m)	71 ft (22 m)	Calhoun
magnolia, sweetbay	Magnolia virginiana	2010	140 in (360 cm)	91 ft (28 m)	63 ft (19 m)	Baldwin
magnolia, umbrella	Magnolia tripetala	2011	27 in (69 cm)	45 ft (14 m)	20 ft (6.1 m)	Calhoun
maple, ashleaf	Acer negundo	2011	150 in (380 cm)	60 ft (18 m)	17 ft (5.2 m)	Jackson
maple, chalk	Acer leucoderme	2008	43 in (110 cm)	51 ft (16 m)	36 ft (11 m)	Wilcox
maple, Florida	Acer floridanum	2010	80 in (200 cm)	82 ft (25 m)	32 ft (9.8 m)	Lowndes
maple, red	Acer rubrum	2009	131 in (330 cm)	87 ft (27 m)	67 ft (20 m)	Morgan
maple, sugar	Acer saccharum	2008	130 in (330 cm)	80 ft (24 m)	64 ft (20 m)	Madison
mayhaw	Crataegus aestivalis	2007	20 in (51 cm)	20 ft (6.1 m)	22 ft (6.7 m)	Baldwin
mulberry, red	Morus rubra	2009	254 in (650 cm)	60 ft (18 m)	50 ft (15 m)	Choctaw
mulberry, white	Morus alba*	2007	195 in (500 cm)	38 ft (12 m)	53 ft (16 m)	DeKalb
oak, Arkansas	Quercus arkansana	1991	43 in (110 cm)	55 ft (17 m)	39 ft (12 m)	Autauga
oak, black	Quercus velutina	1992	242 in (610 cm)	80 ft (24 m)	94 ft (29 m)	Macon
oak, blackjack	Quercus marilandica	1997	121 in (310 cm)	72 ft (22 m)	49 ft (15 m)	Barbour
oak, bluejack	Quercus incana	1994	65 in (170 cm)	53 ft (16 m)	27 ft (8.2 m)	Chilton
oak, bluff	Quercus austrina	200	96 in (240 cm)	92 ft (28 m)	47 ft (14 m)	Baldwin
oak, bur	Quercus macrocarpa	1990	116 in (290 cm)	59 ft (18 m)	75 ft (23 m)	Montgomery
oak, cherrybark	Quercus pagoda	1999	248 in (630 cm)	115 ft (35 m)	144 ft (44 m)	Bibb
oak, chinkapin	Quercus muehlenbergii	2011	136 in (350 cm)	133 ft (41 m)	82 ft (25 m)	Lauderdale
oak, darlington	Quercus hemisphaerica	2009	243 in (620 cm)	95 ft (29 m)	102 ft (31 m)	Hale
oak, Durand	Quercus sinuata var. sinuata	2020^†^[5]	180 in (460 cm)	90 ft (27 m)	95 ft (29 m)	Greene
oak, laurel	Quercus laurifolia	2010	285 in (720 cm)	95 ft (29 m)	127 ft (39 m)	Marengo
oak, live	Quercus virginiana	2013	363 in (920 cm)	82 ft (25 m)	136 ft (41 m)	Mobile	Intersection of Highway 43 & Dead Lake Road
oak, myrtle	Quercus myrtifolia	2007^‡	26 in (66 cm)	35 ft (11 m)	30 ft (9.1 m)	Baldwin
oak, northern red	Quercus rubra	2009	127 in (320 cm)	125 ft (38 m)	93 ft (28 m)	Marion
oak, nuttall	Quercus texana	2000	178 in (450 cm)	114 ft (35 m)	102 ft (31 m)	Madison
oak, overcup	Quercus lyrata	1984	247 in (630 cm)	139 ft (42 m)	109 ft (33 m)	Marengo
oak, post	Quercus stellata	2010	195 in (500 cm)	88 ft (27 m)	79 ft (24 m)	Montgomery
oak, post	Quercus stellata	2010	194 in (490 cm)	86 ft (26 m)	84 ft (26 m)	Coosa
oak, sand live	Quercus geminata	1998	185 in (470 cm)	56 ft (17 m)	104 ft (32 m)	Mobile
oak, sand post	Quercus margaretta	1982	106 in (270 cm)	68 ft (21 m)	83 ft (25 m)	Covington
oak, sawtooth	Quercus acutissima*	1997	90 in (230 cm)	101 ft (31 m)	97 ft (30 m)	Barbour
oak, scarlet	Quercus coccinea	2011	168 in (430 cm)	115 ft (35 m)	94 ft (29 m)	Jackson
oak, shingle	Quercus imbricaria	2004	152 in (390 cm)	68 ft (21 m)	102 ft (31 m)	Lawrence
oak, shumard	Quercus shumardii	2008	234 in (590 cm)	90 ft (27 m)	117 ft (36 m)	Bullock
oak, southern red	Quercus falcata	1987	329 in (840 cm)	73 ft (22 m)	106 ft (32 m)	Pike
oak, swamp chestnut	Quercus michauxii	2007	280 in (710 cm)	120 ft (37 m)	113 ft (34 m)	Cleburne
oak, swamp white oak	Quercus bicolor	2007	119 in (300 cm)	90 ft (27 m)	30 ft (9.1 m)	Madison
oak, white	Quercus alba	2003	210 in (530 cm)	100 ft (30 m)	110 ft (34 m)	Montgomery
oak, willow	Quercus phellos	2004	251 in (640 cm)	68 ft (21 m)	86 ft (26 m)	Marshall
osage-orange	Maclura pomifera	1990	284 in (720 cm)	88 ft (27 m)	67 ft (20 m)	Greene
pawpaw, common	Asimina triloba	1997	31 in (79 cm)	55 ft (17 m)	10 ft (3.0 m)	Randolph
pear, European	Pyrus communis*	2003	77 in (200 cm)	57 ft (17 m)	40 ft (12 m)	Chilton
pecan	Carya illinoinensis	1999	228 in (580 cm)	118 ft (36 m)	134 ft (41 m)	Conecuh
persimmon, American	Diospyros virginiana	2003	80 in (200 cm)	122 ft (37 m)	47 ft (14 m)	Lauderdale
pine, loblolly	Pinus taeda	1998	169 in (430 cm)	134 ft (41 m)	91 ft (28 m)	Bullock
pine, pond	Pinus serotina	2000	98 in (250 cm)	128 ft (39 m)	45 ft (14 m)	Barbour
pine, sand	Pinus clausa	2008	60 in (150 cm)	45 ft (14 m)	33 ft (10 m)	Baldwin
pine, shortleaf	Pinus echinata	2008	129 in (330 cm)	91 ft (28 m)	56 ft (17 m)	Madison
pine, slash	Pinus elliottii	2010	95 in (240 cm)	72 ft (22 m)	49 ft (15 m)	Baldwin
pine, spruce	Pinus glabra	1996	147 in (370 cm)	125 ft (38 m)	86 ft (26 m)	Russell
pine, Virginia	Pinus virginiana	2009	71 in (180 cm)	93 ft (28 m)	31 ft (9.4 m)	DeKalb
plum, American	Prunus americana	2007	26 in (66 cm)	19 ft (5.8 m)	22 ft (6.7 m)	Elmore
plum, Chickasaw	Prunus angustifolia	2007	19 in (48 cm)	17 ft (5.2 m)	19 ft (5.8 m)	Baldwin
plum, flatwoods	Prunus umbellata	2010	20 in (51 cm)	22 ft (6.7 m)	25 ft (7.6 m)	Baldwin
privet, eastern swamp	Forestiera acuminata	1995	19 in (48 cm)	36 ft (11 m)	24 ft (7.3 m)	Madison
redbud, eastern	Cercis canadensis	2000	86 in (220 cm)	36 ft (11 m)	34 ft (10 m)	Limestone
red-cedar, eastern	Juniperus virginiana	1979	169 in (430 cm)	51 ft (16 m)	30 ft (9.1 m)	Wilcox
red-cedar, southern	Juniperus silicicola	2001	167 in (420 cm)	50 ft (15 m)	45 ft (14 m)	Baldwin
sassafras	Sassafras albidum	1992	140 in (360 cm)	67 ft (20 m)	36 ft (11 m)	Dallas
serviceberry, downy	Amelanchier arborea	2009	24 in (61 cm)	40 ft (12 m)	18 ft (5.5 m)	DeKalb
silverbell, Carolina	Halesia carolina	2011	42 in (110 cm)	63 ft (19 m)	39 ft (12 m)	Randolph
silverbell, two-winged	Halesia diptera	1998^†	40 in (100 cm)	78 ft (24 m)	33 ft (10 m)	Wilcox
smoketree, American	Cotinus obovatus	2010	58 in (150 cm)	64 ft (20 m)	37 ft (11 m)	Madison
sourwood	Oxydendrum arboreum	2009	65 in (170 cm)	87 ft (27 m)	39 ft (12 m)	Marion
sparkleberry	Vaccinium arboreum	2007^‡	47 in (120 cm)	28 ft (8.5 m)	41 ft (12 m)	Choctaw
sugarberry	Celtis laevigata	1994^†	221 in (560 cm)	82 ft (25 m)	36 ft (11 m)	Barbour
sumac, smooth	Rhus glabra	2011	12 in (30 cm)	21 ft (6.4 m)	11 ft (3.4 m)	Jackson
sweetgum, American	Liquidambar styraciflua	1990	161 in (410 cm)	75 ft (23 m)	66 ft (20 m)	Coosa
sweetgum, American	Liquidambar styraciflua	2011	135 in (340 cm)	95 ft (29 m)	86 ft (26 m)	Montgomery
sweetleaf	Symplocos tinctoria	2009	25 in (64 cm)	63 ft (19 m)	20 ft (6.1 m)	Marion
sycamore, American	Platanus occidentalis	2010	182 in (460 cm)	115 ft (35 m)	102 ft (31 m)	Montgomery
tulip tree	Liriodendron tulipifera	1974	252 in (640 cm)	153 ft (47 m)	73 ft (22 m)	Lawrence
tupelo, water	Nyssa aquatica	2007	237 in (600 cm)	112 ft (34 m)	88 ft (27 m)	Madison
walnut, eastern black	Juglans nigra	1973	199 in (510 cm)	76 ft (23 m)	97 ft (30 m)	Colbert
willow, black	Salix nigra	2009	144 in (370 cm)	74 ft (23 m)	66 ft (20 m)	Perry
yellowwood, American	Cladrastis kentukea	2010	28 in (71 cm)	48 ft (15 m)	28 ft (8.5 m)	Jackson

References

^ "Champion Trees of Alabama 2012" (PDF). Alabama Forestry Commission. State of Alabama. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 13, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
^ Kirkman, L. Katherine; Brown, Claude L.; Leopold, Donald J. (2007). Native Trees of the Southeast. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. ISBN 978-0-88192-828-0.
^ "Champion Tree Program". Alabama Forestry Commission. State of Alabama. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
^ "New Champion Trees for 2011 Announced by Alabama Forestry Commission". Alabama Media Portal. State of Alabama. Archived from the original on December 13, 2011. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
^ "Durand Oak (Quercus sinuata var. sinuata)". American Forests. 2020-09-30. Retrieved 2021-03-25.