Alabama Champion Tree Program
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] 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] 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
Species
Year
Trunk
Height
Crown
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 . September 30, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2021 .
