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TALL
TREES OF PENNSYLVANIA This list represents the tallest
documented specimens of their species in Pennsylvania. Only
laser/clinometer measured trees may qualify for this list, and the measurer
must be certified/trained. To learn more about this technique
click here and then click OK . To become certified contact the webmaster. |
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| American Basswood,
Tilia americana |
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| American Beech, Fagus
grandifolia |
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| American Chestnut,
Castanea dentata |
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| American Elm, Ulmus
americana |
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| American Hornbeam,
Carpinus caroliniana |
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| Apple, Malus spp. |
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| Ashe Magnolia, Magnolia
ashei |
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| Bald Cypress, Taxodium
distichum |
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| Balsam Fir, Abies
balsamea |
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| Bastard Oak, Quercus
austrina |
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| Big Tooth Aspen,
Populus grandidentata |
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| Bitternut Hickory,
Carya cordiformis |
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| Black Birch, Betula
lenta |
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| Black Cherry, Prunus
serotina |
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| Black Gum, Nyssa
sylvatica |
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| Black Locust, Robinia
pseudoacacia |
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| Black Oak, Quercus
velutina |
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| Black Spruce, Picea
mariana |
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| Black Walnut, Juglans
nigra |
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| Black Willow, Salix
nigra |
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| Blackhaw Viburnum,
Viburnum |
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| Bur Oak, Quercus
macrocarpa |
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| Butternut, Juglans
cinera |
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| Carolina Hickory, Carya |
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| Carolina Silverbell,
Halesia tetraptera |
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| Chestnut Oak, Quercus
montana |
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| Chinese Chestnut,
Castanea mollisima |
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| Colorado Blue Spruce,
Picea pungens |
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| Common Hackberry,
Celtis occidentalis |
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| Common Persimmon,
Diospyrus virginiana |
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| Common Winterberry
Holly, Ilex verticillata |
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| Cottonwood, Populus
deltoides |
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| Cucumber tree, Magnolia
acuminata |
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| Dotted Hawthorn,
Crataegus punctata |
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| Eastern Hemlock, Tsuga
caroliniana |
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| Eastern Hophornbeam,
Ostraya virginiana |
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| Eastern Red Cedar,
Juniperus virginiana |
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| Eastern White Pine,
Pinus strobus |
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| European Beech, Fagus
sylvatica |
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| European Copper Beech,
Fagus sylvatica |
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| European Larch, Larix
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| Flowering Dogwood,
Cornus florida |
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| Franklin Tree,
Franklinia alatamaha |
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| Giant Sequoia,
Sequoiadendron giganteum |
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| Great Rhododendron,
Rhododendron maximum |
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| Green Ash, Fraxinus
pennsylvanica |
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| Hercules Club,
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis |
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| Hobblebush Viburnum,
Viburnum |
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| Honey Locust, Gleditsia
triacanthos |
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| Japanese Zelkova,
Zelkova serrata |
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| Juneberry, Amelanchier
canadensis |
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| Kentucky Coffee Tree,
Gymnocladus dioicus |
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| Kobus Magnolia,
Magnolia kobus |
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| Mockernut Hickory,
Carya tomentosa |
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| Moss False Cypress,
Chamaecyparis pisifera |
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| Mountain Laurel, Kalmia
latifolia |
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| Mountain Holly, Ilex
montana |
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| Mountain Maple, Acer
spicatum |
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| Northern Pecan, Carya
illinoisensis |
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| Northern Red Oak,
Quercus rubra |
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| Nordmann Fir, Abies
nordmanniana |
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| Norway Spruce, Picea
abies |
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| Osage Orange, Maclura
pomifera |
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| Pear, Pyrus spp. |
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| Pignut Hickory, Carya
glabra |
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| Pin Oak, Quercus
palustris |
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| Pitch Pine, Pinus
rigida |
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| Pond Cypress, Taxodium
ascendens |
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| Post Oak, Quercus
stellata |
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| Quaking Aspen, Populus
tremuloides |
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| Red Hickory, Carya
ovalis |
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| Red Maple, Acer rubrum |
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| Red Mulberry, Morus
rubra |
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| Red Pine, Pinus
resinosa |
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| Red Spruce, Picea
rubens |
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| River Birch, Betula
nigra |
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| Sassafras, Sassafras
albidum |
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| Scarlet Oak, Quercus
coccinea |
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| Shagbark Hickory, Carya
ovata |
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| Shellbark Hickory,
Carya laciniosa |
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| Shingle Oak, Quercus
imbricaria |
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| Silver Maple, Acer
saccharinum |
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| Slippery Elm, Ulmus
rubra |
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| Sourwood, Oxydendrum
arboreum |
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| Southern Magnolia,
Magnolia grandiflora |
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| Spicebush, Linder
benzoin |
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| Staghorn Sumac, Rhus
typhina |
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| Striped Maple, Acer
pennsylvanica |
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| Sugar Maple, Acer
saccharum |
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| Swamp White Oak,
Quercus bicolor |
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| Sweet Cherry, Prunus
avium |
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| Sweetgum, Liquidambar
styraciflua |
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| Sycamore, Platanus
occidentalis |
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| Tuliptree, Liriodendron
tulipifera |
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| Vernal Witch Hazel,
Hamamelis vernalis |
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| Water Locust, Gleditsia
aquatica |
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| White Ash, Fraxinus
americana |
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| White Birch, Betula
papyrifera |
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| White Oak, Quercus alba |
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| Witch Hazel, Hamamelis
virginiana |
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| Yellow Birch, Betula
alleghaniensis |
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| Yellow Buckeye,
Aesculus flava |
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| Yellow Oak, Quercus
muehlenbergii |
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