 Champion American Beech, Pendle Hill Quaker School, Media |
 Champion European Beech, Andorra NA., Fairmount Park, Philadelphia
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| BIG TREES OF PENNSYLVANIA | * Denotes a National Champion | ENTS=Laser range finder and clinometer UNK=Unknown CLIN@100= Clinometer @100' | |||||||||||||
| Tree | yr nominated | year last measured | circum (inches)@ 4.5' | height (feet) | spread (feet) | points | address | measuring technique | measuring crew | county | original nominator(s) | comments and alternate measuring height | |||
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1988 | 2003 | 241 | 60 | 90 | 324 | Morris Arboretum, Philadelphia | CLIN@100 | Michelle Conners, Elizabeth Zanowiak | Philadelphia | Brian & Aaron Lambert | ||||
American
BeechFagus grandifolia |
2005 | 2005 | 262 | 91 | 101 | 378 | Pendle Hill 338 Plush Mill Rd., Wallingford | ENTS | Scott Wade | Delaware | Scott Wade |
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American
Beech Fagus grandifolia |
1982 | 2008 | 208 | 97.3 | 102 | 331 | Westtown School, Westtown | ENTS | Scott Wade | Chester | Halfred Wertz, Joy Callender | Lookout Beech, Penn Charter Tree | |||
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American
Beech Fagus grandifolia |
2004 | 2007 | 192 | 120.1 | 61 | 327 | Asbury Woods Nature Center, 4105 Asbury Rd., Erie | ENTS | Dale Luthringer | Erie | Dale Luthringer | Walnut Creek, 1/2 way between Millfair Bridge & Old Sterrettania Rd. Bridge, south side of stream. | |||
| American
Beech Fagus grandifolia |
2005 | 2005 | 145 | 95 | 88 | 262 | Gradyville Rd., Edgemont | ENTS | Scott Wade | Delaware | Scott Wade | forest tree | |||
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European
Beech Fagus sylvatica |
2006 | 2006 | 257 | 102.5 | 105 | 386 | Andorra NA., Fairmount Park, Philadelphia | ENTS | Trish Fries, Scott Wade, Megan Varnes | Philadelphia | Trish Fries | follow signs from the big tree house. | |||
| European
Beech Fagus sylvatica |
2004 | 2004 | 204 | 93 | 79 | 317 | 614 Olin St., Girard | UNK | Ken Fromknecht | Erie | Tom Erdman, Ken Fromknecht, Evelyn Anderson | ||||
| European
Beech Fagus sylvatica |
2004 | 2004 | 212 | 77 | 77 | 308 | Arundale Farm 11731 E. Main Rd., Northeast | UNK | Ken Fromknecht | Erie | Tom Erdman, Ken Fromknecht | ||||
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European
Beech Fagus sylvatica |
2006 | 2006 | 190 | 80.5 | 90 | 294 | 700 Old Fernhill Rd., West Chester | ENTS | Scott Wade | Chester | Scott Wade | Get permission to see this tree | |||
| European
Beech Fagus sylvatica |
2000 | 2000 | 194 | 76 | 68 | 287 | 433 Clayton Ave., Waynesboro | UNK | Martha MacFarland | Franklin | Martha MacFarland | ||||
| European
Beech Fagus sylvatica |
1988 | 2003 | 120 | 65 | 104 | 211 | Morris Arboretum, Philadelphia | CLIN@100 | Michelle Conners, Chris Dartley | Philadelphia | Brian & Aaron Lambert | path leading to Hillcrest and Germantown Ave | |||
| European
Fernleaf Beech Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenfolia' |
2003 | 2003 | 212 | 74 | 72 | 304 | St. Aloysius Academy, Bryn Mawr Ave. Bryn Mawr | CLIN@100 | Longwood Gardens Big Tree Tour 2003 | Chester | Longwood Gardens Big Tree Tour 2003 | ||||
| European
Fernleaf Beech Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenfolia' |
1990 | 2003 | 186 | 84 | 72 | 288 | 730 Stoke Rd. Lower Merion | CLIN@100 | Scott Wade | Chester | Mark Hofmann | ||||
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European
Fernleaf Beech Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenfolia' |
1999 | 2006 | 142 | 74 | 70 | 234 | Forest Manor, Warriors Mark | Abney | Sally Tengeres | Huntingdon | James Steihler, Mark Miller, Robert Long | ||||
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European Copper
Beech Fagus sylvatica var. atropunicea |
2008 | 2008 | 227 | 116.2 | 96 | 367 | The Grange Estate, 143 Myrtle Ave., Havertown | ENTS | Longwood Gardens Big Tree Tour 2008 | Delaware | Longwood Gardens Big Tree Tour 2008 | In back of main house, planted around 1850 www.thegrangeestate.org/ | |||
| European
Copper Beech Fagus sylvatica var. atropunicea |
1988 | 2004 | 209 | 102 | 85 | 332 | Danville State Hospital Hospital Drive, Danville | UNK | Mark Urner, Robert Martynowych | Montour | Rick Koval, Mark Deibler | Near Northwest Corner of D-CAF Building | |||
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European
Copper Beech Fagus sylvatica var. atropunicea |
1999 | 2007 | 209 | 81.4 | 69 | 307 | 107 W. Ridley Ave., Ridley Park | ENTS | Scott Wade | Delaware | Longwood Gardens Big Tree Tour | ambrosia beetle, light | |||
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European Copper
Beech Fagus sylvatica var. atropunicea |
2004 | 2004 | 204 | 80 | 84 | 305 | Meadow Farm 612 Penllyn Pike, Lower Gwynedd | CLIN@100 | Elizabeth Zanowiak, Christine Simkins | Montgomery | Elizabeth Zanowiak, Christine Simkins | need permission to visit | |||
| European
Copper Beech Fagus sylvatica var. atropunicea |
2007 | 2007 | 220 | 66.1 | 72 | 304 | Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr | ENTS | Greg Nichols, Scott Wade | Montgomery | Greg Nichols | ambrosia beetle | |||
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European
Copper Beech Fagus sylvatica var. atropunicea |
2007 | 2007 | 191 | 83.6 | 103 | 301 | 2nd & Market St., Warren | ENTS | Dale Luthringer, Ed Frank | Warren | Dale Luthringer | circumference @ 2' | |||
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European
Copper Beech Fagus sylvatica var. atropunicea |
2009 | 2009 | 176 | 77.7 | 57 | 268 | Concord Township building, Glen Mills | ENTS | Al Eelman, Scott Wade | Delaware | Al Eelman | by old stone home on campus | |||
| European
Copper Beech Fagus sylvatica var. atropunicea |
2003 | 2008 | 162 | 84.1 | 78 | 266 | 609 S. Convent Rd., Aston | ENTS | Scott Wade | Delaware | Scott Wade | healthy | |||
| Fastigiate
European Beech Fagus sylvatica var. fastigiata |
1989 | 2003 | 36 | 41 | 16 | 81 | Hershey gardens | UNK | Rick Koval | Dauphin | Rick Koval | ||||
| Cutleaf
European Beech Fagus sylvatica var. laciniata |
1990 | 2009 | 216 | 60 | 93 | 299 | 105 Phillips Mill Rd, West Grove | UNK | Pete Johnson, Greg Sykes | Chester | Pete Johnson, Greg Sykes | at 3' | |||
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European
Weeping Beech Fagus sylvatica var. pendula |
1989 | 2006 | 145 | 64.7 | 93 | 233 | The Hain Celestial Group, 700 Old Fernhill Rd., West Chester | ENTS | Scott Wade | Chester | Larry Andress, Gene Ring, Denise Dunn, Peter Johnson | Get permission to see this tree HR dept. 610-719-6300 | |||
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European
Weeping Beech Fagus sylvatica var. pendula |
1999 | 2003 | 145 | 70 | 52 | 228 | Highland Farm, West Chester | CLIN@100 | Elizabeth Zanowiak, Seth Whitelaw | Chester | Longwood Gardens Big Tree Tour 1999 | ||||
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