List of Maximum Tree Heights for MA

 

       Species                                           Location                        Height           Circ    ENTS Pts  H/D Ratio        DOM

     1  White Pine                    MA-Charlemont-MTSF-Trees of Peace        167.3            10.4         1740.3            50.5      8/7/2005

     2  White Ash                     MA-Charlemont-MTSF-Trout Brook             151.5             6.2          939.3            76.8   11/20/2004

     3  Hemlock                         MA-Stockbridge-Ice Glen-Ice Glen                    138.1            10.2         1408.6            42.5   10/30/2004

     4  Sycamore                      MA-Easthampton-Town-Town                        136.5            13.2         1801.5            32.5    2/20/2005

     5  Shagbark Hickory             MA-Stockbridge-Ice Glen-Ice Glen                    134.4             5.1          685.6            82.8    10/3/2004

     6  Sugar Maple                  MA-Charlemont-MTSF-Trout Brook             133.8             5.0          668.8            84.0    4/16/2005

     7  Red Spruce                    MA-Williamstown-Mt Greylock State                  133.5             6.7          894.6            62.6    6/19/2005

                                           Reservation-Hopper

     8  Northern Red Oak          MA-Charlemont-MTSF-Todd Mtn                133.5             9.3         1241.2            45.1   11/25/2004

     9  Tuliptree                        MA-Northampton-Mill River-Hampshire Gazette     133.1            13.4         1783.1            31.2      1/1/2005

    10  Bitternut Hickory            MA-Savoy-MTSF-Clark Ridge-Indian Flats     131.8             4.3          560.0            97.4    4/24/2006

    11  American Beech            MA-Charlemont-MTSF-Clark Ridge-North     130.5             8.4         1096.2            48.8      4/9/2006

    12  Eastern Cottonwood          MA-Ashley Falls-Bartholomew's                      129.0            18.8         2425.6            21.6    1/16/2005

                                           Cobble-Bartholomew's Cobble

    13  Red Maple                    MA-Charlemont-MTSF-Clark Ridge-Elders    128.0             6.6          845.0            60.9    4/15/2006

    14  Norway Spruce              MA-Charlemont-MTSF-Trout Brook             127.1             4.2          534.0            95.1    10/9/2004

    15  American Basswood      MA-Charlemont-MTSF-Clark Ridge-North     126.9             5.5          698.0            72.5    4/26/2006

    16  Big Tooth Aspen            MA-Charlemont-MTSF-Clark Ridge-Shunpike 126.0            3.5          447.0          113.1    4/27/2006

                                           Area

    17  Black Cherry                 MA-Charlemont-MTSF-Trout Brook             125.3             5.5          689.0            71.6      4/9/2005

    18  Red Pine                        MA-Holyoke-Mt Tom State Reservation-Mt Tom     121.3             5.4          656.8            70.3    11/1/2003

                                            State Reservation

    19  American Elm                MA-Charlemont-MTSF-Clark Ridge-Shunpike 120.8            6.6          762.9            57.5    5/10/2005

                                           Area

    20  Pignut Hickory                  MA-Stockbridge-Ice Glen-Ice Glen                    120.8             6.4          773.0            59.3    3/30/2002

    21  Black Locust                   MA-Northampton-Mill River-Hampshire Gazette     118.7             6.3          747.6            59.2   11/23/2003

    22  Silver Maple                    MA-Hatfield-Town-Town                              118.2            11.2         1323.6            33.1    3/27/2005

    23  Slippery Elm                    MA-Greenfield-Town-Town                           118.0             6.8          802.4            54.5    2/24/2002

    24  Black Birch                    MA-Charlemont-MTSF-Clark Ridge-North     116.2             3.6          412.4          102.8   10/14/2002

    25  White Oak                      MA-Stockbridge-Bullard Woods-Bullard              115.3             6.9          795.9            52.5    3/14/2004

                                           Woods

    26  Green Ash                     MA-Easthampton-Town-Town                        113.7            10.0         1137.0            35.7    2/20/2005

    27  Butternut                        MA-Northampton-Mill River-Hampshire Gazette     111.7             6.0          664.5            59.0    7/21/2002

    28  White Birch                   MA-Charlemont-MTSF-Clark Ridge-North     110.5             5.2          574.4            66.7   10/14/2002

    29  Black Oak                     MA-Savoy-MTSF-Clark Ridge-Ash Flats        110.5             4.8          530.2            72.3    8/18/2002

    30  Pin Oak                          MA-Northampton-Town-Town                        107.9                          1877.3              0.0   12/11/2005

    31  Scarlet Oak                     MA-Florence-Town-Monica                           107.4             7.3          784.0            46.2   10/15/2005

    32  Yellow Birch                  MA-Charlemont-MTSF-Clark Ridge-Shunpike 105.6            4.8          506.9            69.1    5/10/2005

                                           Area

    33  Swamp White Oak            MA-Northampton-Mill River-Hampshire Gazette     104.2             9.9         1031.9            33.1      1/1/2005

    34  White Spruce                MA-Charlemont-MTSF-HQ                         102.9             6.9          709.7            46.8      7/6/2001

    35  Asiatic Elm                      MA-Northampton-Smith College-Smith College      102.5            14.8         1516.3            21.7    2/24/2002

    36  European Beech               MA-Northampton-Mill River-Hampshire Gazette     101.2            10.6         1072.7            30.0    8/10/2002

    37  Norway Maple                 MA-Manchester by-the-Sea-Town-Andrew          99.5            10.0          995.1            31.3    6/13/2005

                                           Carnegie

    38  Chestnut Oak                  MA-Shelburne-Private-Private                          98.7             6.2          612.2            50.0    9/29/2002

    39  Dawn Redwoods             MA-Northampton-Smith College-Smith College        95.8            15.1         1447.3            19.9    2/16/2002

    40  Pitch Pine                       MA-Holyoke-Mt Tom State Reservation-Mt Tom      92.0             5.0          460.1            57.8    4/14/2002

                                            State Reservation

    41  Black Willow                   MA-Whately-Town-Town                               88.7            19.1         1694.9            14.6    7/17/2003

    42  Mockernut Hickory            MA-Holyoke-Mt Tom State Reservation-Mt Tom      87.3             4.1          358.1            66.9   10/25/2004

                                            State Reservation

    43  Bur Oak                         MA-Northampton-Smith College-Smith College        87.2            11.2          976.5            24.5    2/16/2002

    44  Quaking Aspen                MA-Williamstown-Mt Greylock State                   85.4             8.7          742.9            30.8    11/8/2000

                                           Reservation-Hopper

    45  Catalpa                          MA-Holyoke-Town-Town                               85.0             7.7          654.7            34.7      3/2/2002

    46  Ginkgo                          MA-Northampton-Smith College-Smith College        84.0            15.1         1268.2            17.5    2/16/2002

    47  Hackberry                      MA-Hatfield-Town-Town                                83.7            10.2          854.0            25.8    2/16/2002

    48  Black Gum                      MA-Holyoke-Mt Tom State Reservation-Mt Tom      81.0             7.2          580.9            35.5      4/2/1999

                                            State Reservation

    49  Hop Hornbeam              MA-Savoy-MTSF-Cold River East                  78.2             3.3          258.0            74.4   10/23/2003

    50  American Chestnut            MA-Mount Washington-Mount Everett State          66.3             1.5            99.5          138.9    5/27/2002

                                           Reservation-Mount Everett State Reservation

  MTSF=Mohawk Trail State Forest    No Species:             50

Notes:

  1. Mohawk presently claims title to 18 of the 50 species being tracked. This represents 36% of the total is at the saturation point for Mohawk. Mohawk is not likely to claim more champions in the future.

 

  1. As the search continues for exceptional trees, on the basis of probability alone, Mohawk is likely to lose its championship claim for a few of the species included below. Regardless, MTSF will certainly retain the title to more regional and state height champions than any other state or federal property in New England well into the foreseeable future.

 

  1. Mohawk’s competitors elsewhere in the Northeast will likely be restricted to a handful of properties. At present, Zoar Valley, NY, Cook Forest, PA, and Fairmount Park, PA are strong candidates to equal Mohawk.