Broomall Red Oak |
Media Red Oak |
 Shumard Oak, Longwood Gardens, Kennett Sq. Chester County
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 White Oak, St. Thomas Cemetery, McClellandtown, Fayette County |
| BIG TREES OF PENNSYLVANIA | * Denotes a National Champion | ENTS=Laser range finder and clinometer UNK=Unknown CLIN@100= Clinometer @100' | |||||||||||
| Tree | year 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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| Sawtooth
Oak Quercus accutissima |
1985 | 1985 | 146 | 91 | 85 | 258 | Pa 419 & Conway | UNK | Lebanon | ||||
Sawtooth
OakQuercus accutissima |
2007 | 2007 | 120 | 90.1 | 83 | 231 | Taylor Arboretum, 10 Ridley Dr., Wallingford | ENTS | Tom Kirk, Scott Wade | Delaware | Tom Kirk | ||
| Sawtooth
Oak Quercus accutissima |
1988 | 2003 | 120 | 65 | 78 | 205 | Morris Arboretum | CLIN@100 | Michelle Conners, Elizabeth Zanowiak | Philadelphia | Maurice Hobaugh, Mark Hoffman,Doug D'Amore, Jeff Stuffle | at 3.5' | |
White OakQuercus alba |
2005 | 2007 | 259 | 83 | 123 | 373 | 107 Mansion Rd., Media | ENTS | Scott Wade | Delaware | Joe Christopher | back yard of house | |
| White Oak Quercus alba |
2004 | 2004 | 214 | 120 | 80 | 354 | Haskell farm, Chadds Ford | CLIN@100 | Scott Wade | Chester | Scott Wade | ||
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White
Oak Quercus alba |
1968 | 2006 | 263 | 87.3 | 117 | 380 | London Grove Friends Meeting, London Grove | ENTS | Scott Wade, Ian Wade | Chester | E. C. Waddington | Penn Charter Tree
additional vintage
pics |
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White
Oak Quercus alba |
1968 | 2008 | 238 | 100 | 109 | 361 | Hanover shoe farm, Sells Station rd. Mount Pleasant | UNK | C. A. Keenan, Bruce Kile | Adams | Gerald & Halfred Wertz | tree is in decline | |
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White
Oak Quercus alba |
2007 | 2007 | 197 | 82 | 110 | 307 | 1090 Hoffman Rd., Gettysburg | CLIN@100 | Matt Kern, Bruce Kile | Adams | Charles Strayer, Matt Kern | ||
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White
Oak Quercus alba |
2004 | 2004 | 237 | 73 | 105 | 336 | 51 Pleasant Grove Rd, Duncannon | Abney level | Meredith Odato, Sally Tengeres | Perry | Susan Reisinger | Penn Charter Tree | |
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White
Oak Quercus alba |
1999 | 2008 | 216 | 103.5 | 78 | 340 | Westtown School, Westtown | ENTS | Scott Wade | Chester | Longwood Gardens Big Tree Tour 1999 | Appears to be a double just about to the ground | |
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White
Oak Quercus alba
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1985 | 2004 | 263 | 85 | 135 | 382 | rte 509 east of St Thomas cemetery McCellandtown | UNK | Bob and Sandy Crusan | Fayette | Walter Szczygiel Jr., Elizabeth Quintana | at 3.5'
pic from 1985 |
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| White
Oak Quercus alba |
1986 | 2002 | 248 | 97 | 103 | 371 | 100 Church St., Girard | ENTS | Dale Luthringer | Erie | Ken Fromknecht | double stem | |
| White
Oak Quercus alba |
2004 | 2004 | 209 | 100 | 97 | 333 | Roundhill park, Forward twp. | UNK | William Paxton | Allegheny | William Paxton | ||
| White
Oak Quercus alba |
2000 | 2000 | 244 | 100 | 115 | 373 | #1904, Rte. 331/Brush Run Rd., Avella | UNK | Paul Karpin | Washington | Paul Karpin | ||
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White
Oak Quercus alba |
2006 | 2006 | 252 | 76 | 109 | 355 | Hale Cemetery, Akeley | CLIN@100 | Lou Auchmoody, Jack Winieski | Warren | Loren Sadler | ||
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White
Oak Quercus alba |
2006 | 2007 | 188 | 120 | 89 | 330 | 5774 Buckeye Road Macungie | UNK | Andrea Hemphill | Lehigh |
Andrea Hemphill | ||
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White
Oak Quercus alba |
2007 | 2007 | 218 | 82 | 86 | 322 | Walnut Bottom Rd., Dickinson Twp | UNK | Pat Eckman | Cumberland | Pat Eckman | estimation on height and spread | |
| White
Oak Quercus alba |
2008 | 2008 | 185 | 99 | 97 | 309 | Shawnee Cemetery, Plymouth | CLIN@100 | Lloyd Simmons | Luzerne | Plymouth Daisy Troop #3104, Plymouth | ||
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Bastard White Oak Quercus austrina |
2005 | 2008 | 56 | 37.8 | 33 | 102 | Henry Foundation, 801 Stony Ln., Gladwyne | ENTS | Rick Ray, Scott Wade | Montgomery | Scott Wade | right side of rock garden | |
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Swamp
White Oak Quercus bicolor |
1968 | 2004 | 216 | 75 | 93 | 314 | 170 Owen Street, Swoyersville | UNK | Andrew Duncan | Luzerne | Michael Barry | Penn Charter Tree
older pics |
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Swamp
White Oak Quercus bicolor |
1987 | 2008 | 211 | 87.6 | 118 | 329 | farm pond at Bald Eagle SP | ENTS | Dale Luthringer | Centre | Tony Miele, Ted Onufrak, James Stiehler | ||
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Swamp
White Oak Quercus bicolor |
2008 | 2008 | 175 | 76 | 82 | 272 | Residence, W. Hanover Twp. | CLIN@100 | Andrew Brought, DCNR | Dauphin | Kurt Steward | ||
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Turkey
Oak Quercus cerris |
2007 | 2007 | 164 | 75 | 72 | 257 | Charles Evans Cemetery, 1119 Centre Ave., Reading | Stick | James Smoker | Berks | James Smoker | A guide to the trees is available in the office | |
| Turkey
Oak Quercus cerris |
1988 | 2003 | 192 | 60 | 48 | 264 | Morris Arboretum | CLIN@100 | Michelle Conners, Elizabeth Zanowiak | Philadelphia | Brian & Aaron Lambert | South of Hillcrest Ave | |
| Turkey
Oak Quercus cerris |
2001 | 2001 | 140 | 62 | 78 | 222 | Fernhill Park, SW Corner Wissahickon Ave. & Roberts Ave. | UNK | Homer Elliot | Philadelphia | Homer Elliot | ||
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Scarlet
Oak Quercus coccinea |
2007 | 2007 | 179 | 95.2 | 111 | 302 | Lutheran Theological Seminary, 7201 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia | ENTS | Scott Wade | Philadelphia | Jason | documented to be 212 years old. Impacted by construction 2004. | |
| Scarlet
Oak Quercus coccinea |
1996 | 1996 | 151 | 105 | 73 | 274 | 216 Platt Rd | UNK | Clinton | ||||
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Scarlet
Oak Quercus coccinea |
2007 | 2005 | 165 | 95 | 59 | 274 | Cabrini College, Radnor | CLIN@100 | Gus Feudale, Bill Graham, Jason Lubar | Delaware | Gus Feudale | tag # 245 | |
| Scarlet
Oak Quercus coccinea |
1999 | 1999 | 132 | 85 | 84 | 238 | Pine & Chestnut Sts., W. Chester | UNK | Chester | ||||
| Scarlet
Oak Quercus coccinea |
1999 | 1999 | 140 | 110 | 105 | 276 | Chestnut & Adam Sts., W. Chester | UNK | Chester | ||||
| Japanese
Emperor Oak Quercus dentata |
2003 | 2008 | 70 | 24 | 22 | 100 | St. Aloysius Academy Bryn Mawr Ave, Bryn Mawr | CLIN@100 | Longwood Gardens Big Tree Tour 2003 | Chester | Longwood Gardens Big Tree Tour 2003 | ||
| Southern
Red Oak Quercus falcata |
1989 | 1989 | 147 | 91 | 61 | 253 | 380 Ross Rd, Upper Merion | UNK | Jack Holt | Montgomery | Jack Holt | ||
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Southern
Red Oak Quercus falcata |
1993 | 2007 | 152 | 79.3 | 81 | 251 | 300 Trainer Road , Ridley Park | ENTS | Scott Wade | Delaware | Joe Yorke, Tim Devaney |
full view
pic |
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Bear Oak Quercus ilicifolia |
2008 | 2008 | 18 | 16.7 | 21 | 40 | Henry Foundation, 801 Stony Ln., Gladwyne | ENTS | Scott Wade, Rick Ray | Montgomery | Scott Wade, Rick Ray | Left side of driveway halfway to house | |
| Shingle Oak Quercus imbricaria |
1977 | 2004 | 172 | 110 | 65 | 298 | 195 Center Ave., Waynesburg | UNK | Bob & Sandy Crusan | Greene | William Wentzel | ||
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Shingle Oak Quercus imbricaria |
2008 | 2008 | 138 | 90.7 | 92 | 252 | Johnson Home Farm Park, Upper Providence Twp | ENTS | George Fieo, Scott Wade | Montgomery | George Fieo | ||
| Shingle Oak Quercus imbricaria |
2008 | 2008 | 121 | 87.5 | 87 | 231 | Raccoon Creek SP 3000 SR 18, Hookstown | ENTS | Dale Luthringer, Pat Adams | Beaver | Dale Luthringer, Pat Adams | Raccoon Creek Park Rd and Camp Trail | |
| Leana
Oak Quercus x leana (Q. imbricaria x Q. velutina) |
1987 | 2004 | 101 | 105 | 73 | 224 | Preston Labs 415 S. Barnhart Rd., Butler | UNK | Fred Lochner | Butler | Robert Shurtleff, Fred Lochner, Dr. Frank Preston | ||
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Overcup
Oak Quercus lyrata |
2007 | 2007 | 212 | 96 | 114 | 337 | 401 E. City Ave., Bala Cynwyd | ENTS | Scott Wade | Montgomery | Joseph Christopher | ISA bicentennial plaque. May be a hybrid, Q x humidicola (lyrata x bicolor) | |
| Overcup
Oak Quercus lyrata |
1991 | 2003 | 183 | 116 | 132 | 332 | Landover & Cooperstown Rds., Bryn Mawr | CLIN@100 | Rob Thigpen, Vince Punches | Montgomery | Edward Starr | Behind the pond on the left side of the rear property | |
| Burr
Oak Quercus macrocarpa |
2003 | 2003 | 208 | 105 | 99 | 338 | 5191 Concord Rd., Aston | ENTS | Scott Wade | Delaware | Scott Wade | ||
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Burr
Oak Quercus macrocarpa |
1985 | 2008 | 249 | 96.6 | 114 | 375 | 185 Letort Rd., Millersville | ENTS | Longwood Gardens Big Tree Tour Fall 2008 | Lancaster | Allan Groff, Isaac Buckwalter | ||
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Burr
Oak Quercus macrocarpa |
1989 | 2003 | 217 | 114 | 110 | 359 | Collingbrook Farms, Marvin & Mansion Aves., Drexel hill | CLIN@100 | Scott Wade | Delaware | Mark Hofmann, Dorothy Hill | Penn Charter Tree | |
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Burr
Oak Quercus macrocarpa |
2006 | 2006 | 212 | 109 | 124 | 352 | 7798 Diamond Valley Rd., Petersburg | Stick | David & Maxine Leckvarcik | Huntingdon | David & Maxine Leckvarcik | ||
| Burr
Oak Quercus macrocarpa |
2001 | 2004 | 213 | 98 | 110 | 339 | 250 Lurgan Rd, New Hope | UNK | David Benner, Carol McKelvey | Bucks | David Benner, Carol McKelvey | ||
| Burr
Oak Quercus macrocarpa |
2003 | 2003 | 216 | 80 | 49 | 308 | Snipes Farm 890 W. Bridge St., Morrisville | CLIN@100 | Susan Hogan, Elizabeth Zanowiak | Bucks | Susan Hogan | 7 | |
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Blackjack
Oak Quercus marilandica |
2004 | 2004 | 91 | 62 | 62 | 169 | 18 Wyncroft Rd., Media | CLIN@100 | Scott Wade, Bob Day | Delaware | Scott Wade, Bob Day | ||
| Blackjack
Oak Quercus marilandica |
1994 | 2004 | 62 | 61 | 54 | 137 | 51 Springhouse Ln., Media | CLIN@100 | |||||
