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Information on potential new state champion trees comes voluntarily from the public as well as state foresters who happen to notice candidates for the honor.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Have you spotted a big tree in Kansas recently? It could be a current or future Champion Tree for the state.
A Southern Magnolia tree located on the Bryce Preserve at The University of Alabama has been recognized as the current largest of that species in the state during an event held on campus this month making it an Alabama Champion Tree.
In the headlong rush to survive late winter, it’s easy to get carried away by seed catalogs and the future glory of those bright warm spring days.
Last month, I was called out to a home in Parsons to assess whether an Osage orange tree was the largest of its species in the state. A few weeks ago, the Osage orange specimen was confirmed as the new state champion after submission to the Champion Tree Program.