TREE R E G I S T R Y Determining a Champion National
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FIFTH EDITION: HARRIS COUNTY TREE R E G I S T R Y National Champion page 14 State Champions page 17 & 37 How To Nominate Your Own Tree page 41 Determining a Champion page 4 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Tree Registry Anaqua Ash, Green Ash, White Blackgum Boxelder Buckthorn, Carolina Camphor Tree Catalpa, Southern Cedar, Eastern Red Cedar, Southern Red Cherry, Black Cottonwood, Eastern Crapemyrtle Cypress, Bald Cypress, Montezuma Dawn Redwood Dogwood, Flowering Elm, American Elm, Cedar Elm, Winged Fringetree, Chinese Ginko Hawthorn, Texas Hawthorn, Green Hickory, Bitternut Hickory, Black Hickory, Mockernut Hickory, Shagbark Hickory, Water Holly, American Honeylocust Honeylocust, Texas Huisache Ironwood Jerusalem Thorn Magnolia, Saucer Magnolia, Southern 2 ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ 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............................................................ page 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8-9 9 11 11 11-12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14-16 16 16 16 16 16-17 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 Maple, Red Mesquite, Honey Mulberry, Red Oak, Bur Oak, Cherrybark Oak, Compton Oak, Live Oak, Overcup Oak, Post Oak, Shumard Oak, Southern Red Oak, Swamp Chestnut Oak, Water Oak, White Oak, Willow Osage-Orange Pecan Persimmon, Common Pine, Loblolly Pine, Spruce Pistache, Chinese Plum, Mexican Red Bay Red Buckeye Rusty Blackhaw Sassafras Silverbell, Two-Winged Soapberry, Western Sugarberry Sweetgum, American Sweetleaf, Common Sycamore, American Walnut, Black Willow, Black Wingnut, Chinese ............................................................ page 19 ............................................................ 19 ............................................................ 19 ............................................................ 19 ............................................................ 20 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around the trunk at a level of 4½ feet above ground. Determining a Champion The largest indices are the champions HEIGHT Measured in feet between the top of tree and ground. SPREAD Measured in feet from one edge of the canopy to the other. National Champion State Champion County Champion Arboriculturally Significant Formula for Determining Index CIRCUMFERENCE 50 IN. HEIGHT 50 FT. 25 FT. ¼ SPREAD (100 TREE INDEX 4 FT.) 125 5 – SPECIES – GENUS – TREE Anaqua Ehretia anacua Travis Elementary | 3311 Beauchamp, Houston 77009 C IRCUMFERENCE 91” H EIGHT 32’ S PREAD 39’ I NDEX 133 S PREAD 35’ I NDEX 107 1513 N. MacGregor, Houston 77030 C IRCUMFERENCE 64” H EIGHT 34’ Edward R. Baird | 232 Emerson, Houston 77006 C IRCUMFERENCE 42” H EIGHT 25’ S PREAD 28’ I NDEX 74 Joseph & Brenda Cialone | 1646 South Boulevard, Houston 77098 C IRCUMFERENCE 40” H EIGHT 26’ S PREAD 28’ I NDEX 73 ................................................................................ Ash, Green Fraxinus pennsyvanica Mr. & Mrs. Lauri Tokoi | 626 East 16th Street, Houston 77008 C IRCUMFERENCE 121” H EIGHT 74’ S PREAD 40’ I NDEX 205 Mrs. C.E. Montgomery | 2233 Pelham, Houston 77019 C IRCUMFERENCE 112” H EIGHT 40’ S PREAD 73’ I NDEX 170 ................................................................................ Ash, White Fraxinus americana Harris County Flood Control District 11418 Willow Lane, Cypress 77429 C IRCUMFERENCE 131” H EIGHT 88’ S PREAD 81’ I NDEX 239 When you plant a tree, you plant a legacy. – Pepper Provenzano Riverside Park | Ennis at Calumet, Houston 77004 C IRCUMFERENCE 105” H EIGHT 62’ S PREAD 58’ I NDEX 182 TRIBUTE GROVE 6 Photography by Trees For Houston 7 Blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Annette Meacham | 2107 Longhorn, Houston 77080 C IRCUMFERENCE 129” Harris County Flood Control District Greens Bayou P-124, Houston 77044 C IRCUMFERENCE 92” H EIGHT 90’ S PREAD 65’ I NDEX 198 ................................................................................ Boxelder Acer negundo Houston Audubon Society | 3997 River Drive, Houston 77017 C IRCUMFERENCE 86” H EIGHT 45’ S PREAD 42’ I NDEX 142 Bayou Bend Collection & Garden | 1 Westcott, Houston 77007 C IRCUMFERENCE 67” H EIGHT 56’ S PREAD 48’ I NDEX 135 ................................................................................ Buckthorn, Carolina Frangula caroliniana C IRCUMFERENCE 18” H EIGHT 30’ H EIGHT 32’ S PREAD 20’ I NDEX 54 H EIGHT 26” S PREAD 18’ I NDEX 53 C IRCUMFERENCE 107” H EIGHT 60’ C IRCUMFERENCE 110” H EIGHT 52’ H EIGHT 65’ S PREAD 20’ I NDEX 48 H EIGHT 65’ H EIGHT 76’ I NDEX 177 S PREAD 46’ I NDEX 168 I NDEX 252 Catalpa, Southern Catalpa bignonioides S PREAD 61’ I NDEX 210 C IRCUMFERENCE 123” H EIGHT 50’ H EIGHT 59’ S PREAD 47’ I NDEX 185 S PREAD 37’ I NDEX 174 C IRCUMFERENCE 109” H EIGHT 44’ S PREAD 27’ I NDEX 160 I NDEX 229 First United Methodist Church, McKaskle Retreat Center 23893 Kickapoo Road, Hockley 77447 L.U. Plumbers | 502 Link Road, Houston 77009 S PREAD 47’ I NDEX 231 Washington Cemetery | 2911 Washington Avenue, Houston 77007 Leroy McAnally | 9114 Sunnywood, Houston 77088 S PREAD 62’ S PREAD 41’ Margie Thomas | 1005 6 1/2th Street, Houston 77009 C IRCUMFERENCE 106” S PREAD 58’ ................................................................................ H EIGHT 50’ S PREAD 60’ Rita Hardy | 808 Highland, Houston 77009 C IRCUMFERENCE 178” C IRCUMFERENCE 135” I NDEX 178 Cedar, Eastern Red Juniperus virginiana Harris County Precinct 4 | Stahl Preserve 23700 Cypresswood, Spring 77373 H EIGHT 53’ S PREAD 42’ City of Houston | Gus Worthum Fountain, Houston 77019 Donald & Edie O’Guynn | 707 East 20th, Houston 77008 C IRCUMFERENCE 160” I NDEX 182 Cleveland Park | Jackson Hill at Scotland, Houston 77077 C IRCUMFERENCE 119” Camphor Tree Cinnamomum camphora H EIGHT 60’ S PREAD 48.5’ Elizabeth & Clarence Robb | 2005 Cortlandt, Houston 77008 C IRCUMFERENCE 156” ................................................................................ 8 H EIGHT 57’ Glenwood Cemetery | 625 Washington Avenue, Houston 77007 Harris County Flood Control District Greens Bayou P-125, Houston 77078 C IRCUMFERENCE 17” C IRCUMFERENCE 112.8” ................................................................................ Harris County Flood Control District Greens Bayou P-125, Houston 77078 C IRCUMFERENCE 17” S PREAD 60’ Index 194 Steve & Michelle Folkes | 531 Harvard, Houston 77007 C IRCUMFERENCE 91” Harris County Flood Control District Greens Bayou P-125, Houston 77078 H EIGHT 50’ I NDEX 197 C IRCUMFERENCE 78” H EIGHT 62’ S PREAD 37’ I NDEX 149 9 Cedar, Southern Red Juniperus silicicola Spring Branch ISD | 955 Campbell Rd, Houston 77024 C IRCUMFERENCE 86” H EIGHT 26’ S PREAD 52’ I NDEX 125 Spring Branch ISD | 955 Campbell Rd, Houston 77024 C IRCUMFERENCE 69” H EIGHT 46’ S PREAD 35’ I NDEX 124 ................................................................................ Cherry, Black Prunus serotina Ann Redman | 14902 FM 2920, Tomball 77375 C IRCUMFERENCE 47” H EIGHT 43’ S PREAD 36’ I NDEX 99 ................................................................................ Cottonwood, Eastern Populus deltoids Glenwood Cemetery | 2525 Washington Avenue, Houston 77007 C IRCUMFERENCE 185” H EIGHT 94’ S PREAD 75’ I NDEX 298 City of Houston | 8600 De Priest, Houston 77088 C IRCUMFERENCE 170” H EIGHT 92’ S PREAD 71’ I NDEX 280 Neva & John Dawson, Jr. | 2418 Del Monte, Houston 77019 C IRCUMFERENCE 153” H EIGHT 86’ S PREAD 74’ I NDEX 258 Houston Audubon Society | 3997 River Drive, Houston 77017 C IRCUMFERENCE 159” H EIGHT 86’ S PREAD 50’ I NDEX 258 S PREAD 72’ I NDEX 246 S PREAD 74’ I NDEX 245 2805 Florence, Houston 77009 We can learn a lot from trees: they’re always grounded but never stop reaching heavenward. – Everett Mámor C IRCUMFERENCE 150” H EIGHT 78’ City of Houston | Trinity Gardens Park 4903 Bennington, Houston 77028 C IRCUMFERENCE 156” H EIGHT 70’ LIVE OAK 10 Photography by Matt Weaver | Mickey Merritt | Texas Forest Service 11 Glenwood Cemetery | 2525 Washington Avenue, Houston 77007 C IRCUMFERENCE 125” H EIGHT 92’ S PREAD 60’ I NDEX 232 Cypress, Montezuma Taxodium mucronatum 800 Bering Drive, Houston 77057 C IRCUMFERENCE 138” H EIGHT 55’ S PREAD 45’ I NDEX 204 Cal & J.G. Hamblet | 10934 Boone Loop Road, Houston 77099 C IRCUMFERENCE 131” H EIGHT 65’ S PREAD 68’ I NDEX 213 ................................................................................ Mary Ann Bridge | 7811 Burgoyne, Houston 77063 H EIGHT 38’ S PREAD 43’ I NDEX 140 City of Houston | Fannin at Hermann Drive, Houston 77004 C IRCUMFERENCE 83” H EIGHT 32’ S PREAD 42’ I NDEX 125 Mr. & Mrs. Stan Toy | 7902 Del Monte, Houston 77063 C IRCUMFERENCE 80” H EIGHT 34’ C IRCUMFERENCE 95” H EIGHT 52’ S PREAD 59’ I NDEX 162 ................................................................................ Crapemyrtle Lagerstroemia speciosa C IRCUMFERENCE 91” Southline Equipment | 700 West Cavalcade, Houston 77009 S PREAD 38’ I NDEX 124 Dawn Redwood Metasequia glyptostroboides Houston Arboretum & Nature Center 4501 Woodway, Houston 77024 C IRCUMFERENCE 66” H EIGHT 74’ S PREAD 40’ I NDEX 150 ................................................................................ Dogwood, Flowering Cornus florida Bayou Bend Collection & Garden | 1 Westcott, Houston 77007 C IRCUMFERENCE 19” H EIGHT 27’ S PREAD 25’ I NDEX 53 S PREAD 24’ I NDEX 44 Mr. & Mrs. Carl Sieber | 867 Brittmoore, Houston 77079 C IRCUMFERENCE 77” H EIGHT 36’ S PREAD 33’ I NDEX 121 Marianne & Bob Laitner | 12138 Overcup, Houston 77024 C IRCUMFERENCE 68” H EIGHT 32’ S PREAD 50’ I NDEX 113 ................................................................................ Cypress, Bald Taxodium distichum H EIGHT 109’ H EIGHT 110’ S PREAD 68’ I NDEX 321 12 H EIGHT 97’ Elm, American Ulmus americana S PREAD 49’ S PREAD 38’ H EIGHT 84’ S PREAD 62’ I NDEX 270 ................................................................................ Elm, Cedar Ulmus crassifolia Michael Lee | 5504 Ardmore, Houston 77021 I NDEX 286 C IRCUMFERENCE 79” H EIGHT 55’ S PREAD 46’ I NDEX 146 City of Houston Heights Boulevard South of I-10, Houston 77007 Harris County Precinct 4 | Jesse H. Jones Park 20634 Kenswick, Humble 77338 C IRCUMFERENCE 144” H EIGHT 20’ ................................................................................ C IRCUMFERENCE 170” Harris County Precinct 4 | Jesse H. Jones Park 20634 Kenswick, Humble 77338 C IRCUMFERENCE 164” C IRCUMFERENCE 18” Rodger Standridge | 2014 Arlington, Houston 77008 Harris County Precinct 4 | Pundt Park, Spring 77373 C IRCUMFERENCE 196” Harris County Flood Control District Greens Bayou P-125, Houston 77078 I NDEX 251 C IRCUMFERENCE 79” H EIGHT 48’ S PREAD 54’ I NDEX 141 13 Elm, Winged Ulmus alata Harris County Precinct 4 | Burroughs Park 9738 Hufsmith Road, Tomball 77375 C IRCUMFERENCE 116” H EIGHT 85’ S PREAD 92’ I NDEX 224 ................................................................................ Fringetree, Chinese Chionanthus retusus Harris County AgriLife Extension 3033 Bear Creek Drive, Houston 77084 C IRCUMFERENCE 56” H EIGHT 27’ S PREAD 37’ I NDEX 92 ................................................................................ Ginko Ginko biloba Bayou Bend Collection & Garden | 1 Westcott, Houston 77007 C IRCUMFERENCE 54” H EIGHT 62’ S PREAD 39’ I NDEX 126 ................................................................................ Hawthorn, Texas Crataegus texana Houston Arboretum | 4501 Woodway, Houston 77024 C IRCUMFERENCE 28” H EIGHT 25’ S PREAD 28’ I NDEX 60 ................................................................................ Hawthorn, Green Crataegus viridis City of Houston | Herman Brown Park 400 Mercury Drive, Houston 77013 C IRCUMFERENCE 38” H EIGHT 25’ S PREAD 43’ I NDEX 74 Harris County Precinct 4 | Jesse H. Jones Park 20634 Kenswick, Humble 77338 C IRCUMFERENCE 36” H EIGHT 29’ S PREAD 31’ I NDEX 73 ................................................................................ Hickory, Bitternut Carya cordiformis – Theodore Rosevelt Harris County Precinct 4 | Stahl Preserve 23700 Block of Cypresswood, Spring 77373 C IRCUMFERENCE 80” H EIGHT 90’ S PREAD 52’ To exist as a nation, to prosper as a state, and to live as a people, we must have trees. I NDEX 183 CRAPEMYRTLE 14 Photography by Matt Weaver | Mickey Merritt | Texas Forest Service 15 Harris County Precinct 4 | Jesse H. Jones Park 20634 Kenswick, Humble 77338 C IRCUMFERENCE 70” H EIGHT 93’ S PREAD 48’ Harris County Flood Control District Greens Bayou P-124, Houston 77044 I NDEX 175 ................................................................................ Hickory, Black Carya texana H EIGHT 63’ S PREAD 46’ I NDEX 159 ................................................................................ Hickory, Mockernut Carya alba C IRCUMFERENCE 68” H EIGHT 75’ S PREAD 54’ H EIGHT 64’ S PREAD 52’ I NDEX 151 Hickory, Shagbark Carya ovata S PREAD 48’ I NDEX 149 Hickory, Water Carya aquatica S PREAD 31’ I NDEX 136 Holly, American Ilex opaca S PREAD 31’ I NDEX 76 Honeylocust, Texas Gleditsia x texana C IRCUMFERENCE 31” H EIGHT 41’ S PREAD 32’ I NDEX 80 ................................................................................ Huisache Acacia farnesiana S PREAD 40’ H EIGHT 32’ S PREAD 42’ I NDEX 92 ................................................................................ Ironwood Carpinus caroliniana Angela Jackson | 5703 Firenza, Houston 77035 H EIGHT 32’ S PREAD 38’ I NDEX 80 Jerusalem Thorn Parkinsonia aculeate City of Houston | Fire Station 16 1700 Richmond, Houston 77098 C IRCUMFERENCE 58” Robert & Poly Cline | 23017 Kobs Road, Tomball 77377 H EIGHT 67’ H EIGHT 32’ ................................................................................ ................................................................................ C IRCUMFERENCE 76” 3913 Tuam, Houston 77004 C IRCUMFERENCE 38” Harris County Flood Control District Cypresswood at Theiss Gully, Spring 77379 H EIGHT 63’ I NDEX 96 Honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos C IRCUMFERENCE 49” ................................................................................ C IRCUMFERENCE 65” S PREAD 32’ City of Houston | Allen Parkway at Waugh, Houston 77007 City of Houston | Riverside Park Ennis at Calumet, Houston 77004 H EIGHT 64’ H EIGHT 38’ Houston Port Authority, Banana Bend Preserve 506 Highland Shores Drive, Highlands 77562 ................................................................................ C IRCUMFERENCE 74” I NDEX 108 ................................................................................ I NDEX 156 Glenwood Cemetery 2525 Washington Avenue, Houston 77007 C IRCUMFERENCE 74” S PREAD 27’ ................................................................................ C IRCUMFERENCE 36” City of Houston | 1200 Coolgreen, Houston 77013 H EIGHT 58’ Bayou Bend Collection & Garden | 1 Westcott, Houston 77007 C IRCUMFERENCE 50” Larry & Deborah Jones | 19514 Suncove Lane, Humble 77346 C IRCUMFERENCE 84” C IRCUMFERENCE 43” I NDEX 153 H EIGHT 35’ S PREAD 40’ I NDEX 103 ................................................................................ Magnolia, Saucer Magnolia soulangiana Jane Moore | 1620 Calumet Drive, Houston 77004 C IRCUMFERENCE 50” 16 H EIGHT 26’ S PREAD 26’ I NDEX 83 17 Magnolia, Southern Magnolia grandiflora Maple, Red Acer rubrum Harris County Precinct 4 | Meyer Park 7700 Cypresswood, Houston 77070 C IRCUMFERENCE 106” H EIGHT 85’ Carter Lee | 3665 Overbrook, Houston 77027 C IRCUMFERENCE 97” S PREAD 53’ Rienzi Center for European Decorative Arts Museum of Fine Arts | 1406 Kirby Drive, Houston 77019 C IRCUMFERENCE 132” H EIGHT 54’ S PREAD 52’ H EIGHT 63’ S PREAD 44’ I NDEX 171 S PREAD 44’ I NDEX 167 I NDEX 204 Joseph & Brenda Cialone 1646 South Boulevard, Houston 77006 C IRCUMFERENCE 92” H EIGHT 64’ I NDEX 199 City of Houston | Tapley Tributary, Houston 77007 Robert Penick | 209 West 16th Street, Houston 77008 C IRCUMFERENCE 127” H EIGHT 56’ S PREAD 52’ C IRCUMFERENCE 75” I NDEX 196 H EIGHT 45’ S PREAD 103’ I NDEX 178 Rienzi Center for European Decorative Arts Museum of Fine Arts | 1406 Kirby Drive, Houston 77019 H EIGHT 64’ S PREAD 30’ I NDEX 176 University of Houston | 4800 Calhoun Road, Houston 77004 H EIGHT 55’ S PREAD 64’ I NDEX 175 H EIGHT 40’ S PREAD 88’ I NDEX 175 University of Houston | 4800 Cullen, Houston 77204 C IRCUMFERENCE 112” H EIGHT 40’ S PREAD 59’ I NDEX 167 H EIGHT 50’ S PREAD 50’ I NDEX 166 18 H EIGHT 47’ Charles & Kristen Kaiser | 9013 Elizabeth Road, Houston 77055 S PREAD 62’ H EIGHT 55’ S PREAD 65’ I NDEX 201 ................................................................................ City of Houston | 617 Silver, Houston 77007 C IRCUMFERENCE 115” H EIGHT 57’ S PREAD 77’ I NDEX 191 S PREAD 78’ I NDEX 189 City of Houston | Julia Ideson Library 500 McKinney, Houston 77002 H EIGHT 47’ Houston Zoological Gardens 1513 North MacGregor, Houston 77030 C IRCUMFERENCE 100” Alan Bies | 1102 Heights Boulevard, Houston 77008 C IRCUMFERENCE 93” I NDEX 137 Mulberry, Red Morus rubra C IRCUMFERENCE 122” Joseph & Brenda Cialone 1646 South Boulevard, Houston 77006 C IRCUMFERENCE 103” S PREAD 84’ Oak, Bur Quercus macrocarpa Edward R. Baird | 232 Emerson, Houston 77006 C IRCUMFERENCE 113” H EIGHT 36’ ................................................................................ C IRCUMFERENCE 130” David Cassidy | 1147 Allston, Houston 77008 C IRCUMFERENCE 104” I NDEX 158 ................................................................................ C IRCUMFERENCE 80” C IRCUMFERENCE 105” S PREAD 53’ Mesquite, Honey Prosopis glandulosa Edward R. Baird | 232 Emerson, Houston 77006 C IRCUMFERENCE 107” H EIGHT 70’ H EIGHT 46’ S PREAD 69’ I NDEX 163 I NDEX 155 19 Oak, Cherrybark Quercus pagoda Houston Polo Club | 8552 Memorial, Houston 77007 C IRCUMFERENCE 215” H EIGHT 64’ S PREAD 113’ I NDEX 307 Chris & Tracy Symmank | 924 West 18th Street, Houston 77008 C IRCUMFERENCE 167” H EIGHT 78’ S PREAD 104’ I NDEX 271 Armand Bayou Nature Center 12400 Bay Area Boulevard, Houston 77586 C IRCUMFERENCE 144” H EIGHT 82’ S PREAD 61’ I NDEX 241 William Huges | 711 Key, Houston 77009 C IRCUMFERENCE 149” H EIGHT 65’ S PREAD 97’ I NDEX 238 Terry Heroy | 715 Key, Houston 77009 C IRCUMFERENCE 149” H EIGHT 65’ S PREAD 97’ I NDEX 238 Carolyn Wolff Park Clay at Westway Park Boulevard, Houston 77041 C IRCUMFERENCE 134.4” H EIGHT 78’ S PREAD 88’ I NDEX 234 Hollywood Cemetary | 3500 North Main, Houston 77009 C IRCUMFERENCE 127” H EIGHT 77’ S PREAD 81’ I NDEX 224 Julie & Fred Kitziger | 1124 East 7 1/2th Street, Houston 77009 C IRCUMFERENCE 128” H EIGHT 63’ S PREAD 91’ I NDEX 214 Curtis & Donna Grindal 13607 Bermuda Dunes Court, Houston 77069 C IRCUMFERENCE 112” H EIGHT 86’ S PREAD 62’ I NDEX 214 ................................................................................ He who plants a tree, plants a hope. – Lucy Larcom Oak, Compton Quercus comptoniae Frank & Tammy Erwin | 2917 Avalon, Houston 77019 C IRCUMFERENCE 194” H EIGHT 80’ S PREAD 112’ I NDEX 302 RUSTY BLACKHAW 20 Photography by Matt Weaver | Mickey Merritt | Texas Forest Service 21 Carolyn Wolff Park | Clay at Westway Park Boulevard, Houston 77041 Mike Ruland | 505 East 15th Street, Houston 77008 C IRCUMFERENCE 112” C IRCUMFERENCE 212” H EIGHT 70’ S PREAD 76’ I NDEX 201 ................................................................................ Oak, Live Quercus virginiana C IRCUMFERENCE 244” H EIGHT 65’ S PREAD 105’ H EIGHT 58’ S PREAD 119’ H EIGHT 62’ S PREAD 110’ H EIGHT 62’ I NDEX 331 Glenwood Cemetery 2525 Washington Avenue, Houston 77007 C IRCUMFERENCE 216” I NDEX 328 I NDEX 318 H EIGHT 68’ S PREAD 118’ I NDEX 317 Becks Prime Restaurant | Augusta at Westheimer, Houston 77057 C IRCUMFERENCE 234” H EIGHT 50’ S PREAD 132’ I NDEX 317 Joan Kemble, Amesbury Park Homeowners Association 18121 Ennsbury, Houston 77084 C IRCUMFERENCE 220” H EIGHT 69’ S PREAD 100’ H EIGHT 58’ S PREAD 94’ 22 H EIGHT 63’ S PREAD 91’ S PREAD 123’ H EIGHT 76’ I NDEX 300 I NDEX 299 S PREAD 106’ I NDEX 297 H EIGHT 69’ S PREAD 102’ I NDEX 294 Dennis & Ashley McQueen | 1035 Columbia, Houston 77008 C IRCUMFERENCE 206” H EIGHT 58’ S PREAD 105’ I NDEX 290 Melvin & Carole Henry | 538 Arlington, Houston 77008 C IRCUMFERENCE 192” H EIGHT 68’ S PREAD 106’ I NDEX 287 2000 Block of Baur (North of Allegro), Houston 77080 C IRCUMFERENCE 179” I NDEX 310 Stone Pine Homeowners Association 11510 Standing Pine Lane, Tomball 77375 C IRCUMFERENCE 198” “The Therapy Tree,” Houston Community College 3214 Austin, Houston 77004 C IRCUMFERENCE 222” H EIGHT 52’ S PREAD 120’ I NDEX 314 Ruth Scotton | 7734 Saylynn, Houston 77075 C IRCUMFERENCE 228” H EIGHT 60’ Main Street Investment Builders 420 Marshall, Houston 77006 C IRCUMFERENCE 200” Fritsch Cemetery Road at Grant, Houston 77429 C IRCUMFERENCE 220” I NDEX 302 Gil Riedesel | 22910 Rosewood Trail, Tomball 77375 C IRCUMFERENCE 194” S PREAD 116’ S PREAD 104’ C IRCUMFERENCE 210” John Knox Presbyterian Church 2525 North Gessner, Houston 77080 C IRCUMFERENCE 227” I NDEX 307 Joan Mullinax | 2031 Oxford, Houston 77008 Fritsch Cemetery Road at Grant, Cypress 77429 C IRCUMFERENCE 239” H EIGHT 64’ I NDEX 335 Jim Lewis | 25605 FM 2100, Huffman 77336 C IRCUMFERENCE 244” S PREAD 100’ Rusty & Leah Martin | 18000 Juergen Road, Houston 77429 C IRCUMFERENCE 212” Christina & Andrew Mayfield 22210 East Rosedale Drive, Tomball 77377 H EIGHT 70’ H EIGHT 56’ H EIGHT 56’ S PREAD 188’ S PREAD 108’ I NDEX 282 I NDEX 281 Denise Feenay | 10515 Chatterton, Houston 77043 I NDEX 308 C IRCUMFERENCE 202” H EIGHT 54’ S PREAD 101’ I NDEX 281 23 M L Kubacak | 5925 Stockdick School Road, Katy 77449 St. Timothy Lutheran Church | 14225 Hargrave, Houston 77070 C IRCUMFERENCE 197” C IRCUMFERENCE 170” H EIGHT 61’ S PREAD 90’ I NDEX 280 H EIGHT 70’ S PREAD 94’ Becks Prime Restaurant | Augusta at Westheimer, Houston 77057 Lynne Gevirtz |3611 Audubon Place, Houston 77006 C IRCUMFERENCE 188” C IRCUMFERENCE 181” H EIGHT 62’ S PREAD 118’ I NDEX 280 Walmart | 3450 FM 1960, Houston 77068 C IRCUMFERENCE 189” H EIGHT 66’ S PREAD 93’ H EIGHT 66’ S PREAD 114’ C IRCUMFERENCE 174” H EIGHT 80’ S PREAD 23’ S PREAD 112’ I NDEX 277 C IRCUMFERENCE 166” H EIGHT 66’ S PREAD 108’ T C Jester behind Walmart, Houston 77068 C IRCUMFERENCE 195” C IRCUMFERENCE 176” S PREAD 92’ I NDEX 276 H EIGHT 60’ S PREAD 90’ Rusty & Leah Martin | 18000 Juergen Road, Houston 77429 Fritsch Cemetery Road at Grant, Cypress 77429 C IRCUMFERENCE 180” C IRCUMFERENCE 174” H EIGHT 69’ S PREAD 94’ I NDEX 273 Willow Forest Homeowners Association 8700 Block Creek Willow Drive, Tomball 77375 C IRCUMFERENCE 182” H EIGHT 60’ I NDEX 260 John & Marjorie Freeman | 4404 Mount Vernon, Houston 77006 Eugene B. & Lupe Pena | 7614 Van Ness, Houston 77037 H EIGHT 58’ I NDEX 263 Javier & Leslie Vela | 11615 Teal Hollow Lane, Tomball 77377 I NDEX 278 17300 James Street, Hockley 77447 C IRCUMFERENCE 183” H EIGHT 54’ I NDEX 264 S PREAD 102’ H EIGHT 60’ S PREAD 97’ I NDEX 259 I NDEX 259 I NDEX 258 Nick & Jenny Newton | 1414 Ashland, Houston 77008 C IRCUMFERENCE 162” H EIGHT 72’ S PREAD 96’ I NDEX 258 I NDEX 268 Magnificat House | 3200 Caroline, Houston 77004 St. Timothy Lutheran Church | 14225 Hargrave, Houston 77070 C IRCUMFERENCE 177” H EIGHT 67’ S PREAD 94’ C IRCUMFERENCE 196” H EIGHT 43’ S PREAD 76’ I NDEX 258 I NDEX 268 City of Houston | 600 Bagby, Houston 77002 Nick & Jenny Newton | 1446 Rutland, Houston 77008 C IRCUMFERENCE 192” H EIGHT 51’ S PREAD 92’ C IRCUMFERENCE 178” City of Baytown | Texas Avenue at Highway 146, Baytown 77520 Lawrence H. & Madeleine Routon 1814 Sunset Boulevard, Houston 77005 C IRCUMFERENCE 201” C IRCUMFERENCE 165” H EIGHT 46’ S PREAD 73’ C IRCUMFERENCE 178” H EIGHT 66’ S PREAD 80’ S PREAD 97’ I NDEX 256 S PREAD 94’ I NDEX 255 I NDEX 266 I NDEX 265 T C Jester behind Walmart, Houston 77068 24 H EIGHT 54’ H EIGHT 66’ Steven & Pamela Peterson | 14514 Broadgreen, Houston 77079 I NDEX 264 C IRCUMFERENCE 173” H EIGHT 57’ S PREAD 97’ I NDEX 254 25 Glenwood Cemetary | 2525 Washington Avenue, Houston 77007 C IRCUMFERENCE 164” H EIGHT 63’ S PREAD 104’ I NDEX 253 E.H. & Lake Stafford | 2301 Primrose, Pasadena 77502 C IRCUMFERENCE 168” H EIGHT 60’ S PREAD 86’ I NDEX 250 Jo Ann Matthiesen | 2345 Glen Haven Boulevard, Houston 77025 C IRCUMFERENCE 146” H EIGHT 71’ S PREAD 116’ I NDEX 246 Woodview Elementary, Spring Branch Independent School District 9749 Cedardale, Houston 77055 C IRCUMFERENCE 166” H EIGHT 53’ S PREAD 107’ I NDEX 246 Curtis Malone | Corner of 1 Street & Laurel, Bellaire 77401 C IRCUMFERENCE 171” H EIGHT 50’ S PREAD 98’ I NDEX 246 Heavenly Star Baptist Church | 4822 Allum Road, Houston 77045 C IRCUMFERENCE 154” H EIGHT 65’ S PREAD 104’ I NDEX 245 Victor Flahery | 16007 Oak Island Drive, Tomball 77375 C IRCUMFERENCE 164” H EIGHT 55’ S PREAD 100’ I NDEX 244 Al & Vicky Bettis | 504 Woodland, Houston 77009 C IRCUMFERENCE 156” H EIGHT 63’ S PREAD 99’ I NDEX 244 Michelle & Hector Herrera | 2233 Chilton Road, Houston 77019 C IRCUMFERENCE 159” Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago. – Warren Buffett H EIGHT 60’ S PREAD 95’ I NDEX 243 S PREAD 81’ I NDEX 241 St. Peter United Church of Christ 9022 Long Point Road, Houston 77043 C IRCUMFERENCE 168” H EIGHT 53’ Richard Parks | 9721 Pine Lake Drive, Houston 77055 C IRCUMFERENCE 161” H EIGHT 53’ S PREAD 105’ I NDEX 240 LIVE OAK 26 Photography by Matt Weaver | Mickey Merritt | Texas Forest Service 27 Oaks Tree Place CIA | 3110 Evergreen Oak, Houston 77068 Howard Coward | 1312 West Pierce, Houston 77019 C IRCUMFERENCE 163” I NDEX 239 C IRCUMFERENCE 168” I NDEX 239 Lone Oak Village Homeowners Association Barker Cypress at West Road, Houston 77433 H EIGHT 52’ S PREAD 96’ Valeria & John McElroy | 2404 Pelham, Houston 77019 C IRCUMFERENCE 162” H EIGHT 54’ S PREAD 92’ C IRCUMFERENCE 151” H EIGHT 42’ H EIGHT 55’ S PREAD 84’ S PREAD 99’ I NDEX 231 I NDEX 231 John Romero | 10318 Mayfield Road, Houston 77043 C IRCUMFERENCE 161” H EIGHT 56’ S PREAD 84’ I NDEX 238 City of Houston | Baldwin Park 1600 Elgin, Houston 77004 C IRCUMFERENCE 168” H EIGHT 48’ Harris County Flood Control District West Road & I-45 North, Houston 77037 C IRCUMFERENCE 145” S PREAD 87’ I NDEX 238 H EIGHT 65’ S PREAD 76’ I NDEX 229 Jae & Jungsil Ro | 4702 Dickson, Houston 77007 C IRCUMFERENCE 165” H EIGHT 52’ S PREAD 44’ I NDEX 228 3214 Austin, Houston 77004 C IRCUMFERENCE 175” H EIGHT 41’ S PREAD 87’ I NDEX 238 Robert McCain | 1721 Peden, Houston 77019 C IRCUMFERENCE 154” H EIGHT 52’ S PREAD 86’ I NDEX 228 Wade & Mary Jo Adam | 417 Cather, Houston 77076 C IRCUMFERENCE 159” H EIGHT 55’ S PREAD 95’ I NDEX 238 James Hodge | 2507 Southwick, Houston 77080 C IRCUMFERENCE 152” H EIGHT 57’ S PREAD 74’ I NDEX 228 Gary & Brenda Eskelson | 636 East 12th, Houston 77008 C IRCUMFERENCE 147” H EIGHT 64’ S PREAD 103’ I NDEX 237 Gary & Linda Tatum | 6309 Rodrigo, Houston 77007 C IRCUMFERENCE 153” H EIGHT 52’ S PREAD 88’ I NDEX 227 Kelly Simmons & Keith Crane | 923 East 25th Houston 77009 C IRCUMFERENCE 158” H EIGHT 56’ S PREAD 91’ I NDEX 237 Nick & Jenny Newton | 1414 Ashland, Houston 77008 C IRCUMFERENCE 133” Trophy Club Condominium Association 14515 Wunderlich, Houston 77069 C IRCUMFERENCE 164” H EIGHT 48’ S PREAD 83’ I NDEX 233 H EIGHT 74’ S PREAD 73’ I NDEX 225 Harris County Flood Control District West Road & I-45 North, Houston 77037 C IRCUMFERENCE 143” H EIGHT 65’ S PREAD 68’ I NDEX 225 Magdalena J. Lara | 5310 Spring Stubner, Spring 77389 C IRCUMFERENCE 147” H EIGHT 60’ S PREAD 101’ I NDEX 232 Peggy Shiffick Park | 720 Bomar, Houston 77006 C IRCUMFERENCE 115” City of Houston | Cherryhurst Park 1700 Missouri, Houston 77006 C IRCUMFERENCE 174” 28 H EIGHT 47’ H EIGHT 50’ S PREAD 88’ I NDEX 187 Doug O. Williams Consulting | 6301 Almeda, Houston 77021 S PREAD 43’ I NDEX 232 C IRCUMFERENCE 118” H EIGHT 46’ S PREAD 88’ I NDEX 186 29 Oak, Overcup Quercus lyrata Herman Park | 1500 Herman Drive, Houston 77004 C IRCUMFERENCE 119” Carolyn Wolff Park Clay at Westway Park Boulevard, Houston 77041 C IRCUMFERENCE 115” H EIGHT 67’ S PREAD 75’ H EIGHT 56’ S PREAD 72’ I NDEX 177 Oak, Post Quercus stellata Rice University Campus | Sunset Boulevard, Houston 77005 H EIGHT 56’ S PREAD 72’ Oak, Swamp Chestnut Quercus michauxii C IRCUMFERENCE 101” H EIGHT 84’ C IRCUMFERENCE 89” H EIGHT 95’ C IRCUMFERENCE 113” C IRCUMFERENCE 72” I NDEX 206 David Sheard & Eileen Montgomery | 1115 Allston, Houston 77008 C IRCUMFERENCE 128” H EIGHT 50’ S PREAD 60’ I NDEX 193 City of Houston | Westcott at Washington, Houston 77007 C IRCUMFERENCE 113” H EIGHT 51’ S PREAD 76’ I NDEX 201 S PREAD 29’ I NDEX 191 S PREAD 54’ I NDEX 163 I NDEX 232 Kathleen A. & Tom Dorbush | 6110 Tyne, Houston 77007 S PREAD 86’ S PREAD 65’ Harris County Flood Control District Greens Bayou P-124, Houston 77044 Houston Arboretum & Nature Center 4501 Woodway, Houston 77024 H EIGHT 71’ I NDEX 201 Harris County Flood Control District Greens Bayou P-125, Houston 77078 ................................................................................ C IRCUMFERENCE 158” S PREAD 78’ ................................................................................ I NDEX 201 Exxon Production Research Corporation 3120 Buffalo Speedway, Houston 77098 C IRCUMFERENCE 103” H EIGHT 62’ I NDEX 183 ................................................................................ Oak, Shumard Quercus shumardii H EIGHT 78’ ................................................................................ Oak, Water Quercus nigra Stanley Lambert | 22329 Mossy Oaks Road, Spring 77389 C IRCUMFERENCE 211” H EIGHT 72’ S PREAD 106’ I NDEX 310 Helios Property, Longwood Village Longwood Trace at Louetta, Cypress 77429 C IRCUMFERENCE 160” H EIGHT 84’ S PREAD 102’ I NDEX 269 Chris Wright & Daniel Woodson | 4330 Jefferson, Houston 77023 C IRCUMFERENCE 133” H EIGHT 78’ S PREAD 73’ I NDEX 229 Mrs. G.A. Rudel | 327 E Hufsmith Road, Tomball 77375 C IRCUMFERENCE 144” H EIGHT 65’ S PREAD 78’ C IRCUMFERENCE 169” H EIGHT 76’ S PREAD 91’ Oak, Southern Red Quercus falcata Javier & Rita Rosas | 225 West Obion, Houston 77076 C IRCUMFERENCE 156” H EIGHT 77’ S PREAD 89’ M. Perez & Susan Krause | 1603 Cortlandt, Houston 77008 Rodney Sitton | 1621 Branard, Houston 77006 C IRCUMFERENCE 147” C IRCUMFERENCE 153” H EIGHT 78’ S PREAD 90’ I NDEX 268 I NDEX 229 ................................................................................ 30 Carolyn Wolff Park Clay at Westway Park Boulevard, Houston 77041 I NDEX 248 H EIGHT 70’ S PREAD 80’ I NDEX 255 I NDEX 243 31 David & Caryn Mims | 1123 East 7th Street, Houston 77009 Sandra Frank | 927 Redan, Houston 77009 C IRCUMFERENCE 144” C IRCUMFERENCE 121” H EIGHT 74’ S PREAD 64’ I NDEX 234 H EIGHT 74’ S PREAD 71’ I NDEX 213 Carolyn Wolff Park | Clay at Westway Park Boulevard, Houston 77041 Brock Ridgeway | 11830 Chapelwood Lane, Houston 77024 C IRCUMFERENCE 148” C IRCUMFERENCE 140” H EIGHT 63’ S PREAD 87’ I NDEX 233 H EIGHT 69’ S PREAD 55’ I NDEX 232 Carolyn Wolff Park | Clay at Westway Park Boulevard, Houston 77041 C IRCUMFERENCE 128” C IRCUMFERENCE 72” S PREAD 68’ I NDEX 230 H EIGHT 71’ S PREAD 59’ H EIGHT 39’ S PREAD 57’ I NDEX 125 Ervin Chew Park | 4500 Dunlavy, Houston 77098 Aurora Bearse | 1120 Highland, Houston 77009 C IRCUMFERENCE 140” I NDEX 205 Osage-Orange Maclura pomifera City of Houston | Reveille Park 7700 Oak Vista Drive, Houston 77087 H EIGHT 85’ S PREAD 62’ ................................................................................ Mrs. McDade | 711 Sue, Houston 77009 C IRCUMFERENCE 149” H EIGHT 49’ I NDEX 226 C IRCUMFERENCE 72” H EIGHT 35’ S PREAD 55’ I NDEX 121 ................................................................................ Gordon Waggett | 228 West Cowan, Houston 77007 C IRCUMFERENCE 127” H EIGHT 69’ S PREAD 91’ I NDEX 219 ................................................................................ Oak, White Quercus alba Dr. Mavis Kelsey | 2 Longbow Lane, Houston 77024 C IRCUMFERENCE 129” H EIGHT 84’ S PREAD 100’ I NDEX 238 Pecan Carya illinoensis George & Barbara Burrow | 24919 FM 2100, Huffman 77336 C IRCUMFERENCE 181” C IRCUMFERENCE 120” H EIGHT 85’ S PREAD 70’ I NDEX 223 C IRCUMFERENCE 104” H EIGHT 74’ S PREAD 16’ I NDEX 182 ................................................................................ Oak, Willow Quercus phellos H EIGHT 69’ H EIGHT 84’ S PREAD 83’ I NDEX 263 H EIGHT 80’ S PREAD 83’ I NDEX 244 Lois Ramsey | 1101 Le Green, Houston 77009 C IRCUMFERENCE 135” H EIGHT 90’ S PREAD 71’ I NDEX 243 Sugarberry Place | 9850 Boudreaux, Tomball 77375 Magdalena J. Lara | 5310 Spring Stubner, Spring 77389 C IRCUMFERENCE 176” I NDEX 302 Ann Redman | 14902 FM 2920, Tomball 77375 C IRCUMFERENCE 143” Bayou Bend Collection & Garden | 1 Westcott, Houston 77007 S PREAD 105’ Lochinvar Golf Club Incorporated, Hole #16 2000 Farrell Road, Houston 77073 C IRCUMFERENCE 158” City of Houston | Wortham Island Reserve, Houston 77092 H EIGHT 95’ S PREAD 81’ C IRCUMFERENCE 137” H EIGHT 85’ S PREAD 81’ I NDEX 242 I NDEX 265 Paul Luccia | 1237 Oxford, Houston 77008 C IRCUMFERENCE 138” 32 H EIGHT 87’ S PREAD 60’ I NDEX 240 33 Jennifer McStay | 3716 Julian, Houston 77009 C IRCUMFERENCE 136” H EIGHT 85’ S PREAD 54’ I NDEX 234 Gerald Brown | 902 Merrill, Houston 77009 C IRCUMFERENCE 139” H EIGHT 71’ S PREAD 84’ I NDEX 231 Jim & Katie DePitts | 629 Columbia, Houston 77007 C IRCUMFERENCE 127” H EIGHT 77’ S PREAD 70’ I NDEX 221 Gloria & Grant Wells | 715 Woodland, Houston 77009 C IRCUMFERENCE 126” H EIGHT 74’ S PREAD 82’ I NDEX 221 S PREAD 68’ I NDEX 219 S PREAD 84’ I NDEX 215 Houston Independent School District 623 East 13th Street, Houston 77008 C IRCUMFERENCE 120” H EIGHT 82’ Harris County Flood Control District 7631 Streamside, Houston 77088 C IRCUMFERENCE 127” H EIGHT 67’ Katie B. Morris | 711 Kipling, Houston 77006 C IRCUMFERENCE 123” H EIGHT 76’ S PREAD 61’ I NDEX 214 Richard Parks | 9721 Pine Lake Drive, Houston 77055 C IRCUMFERENCE 118” H EIGHT 73’ S PREAD 80’ I NDEX 211 Scott & Jamie Wischoff | 8902 Croes Drive, Houston 77055 C IRCUMFERENCE 115” H EIGHT 68’ S PREAD 107’ I NDEX 210 Ann Redman | 14902 FM 2920, Tomball 77375 C IRCUMFERENCE 108” H EIGHT 78’ S PREAD 84’ I NDEX 207 – Gandhi Bill Bennett | 602 East 24th, Houston 77022 C IRCUMFERENCE 107” H EIGHT 77’ S PREAD 65’ What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and to one another. I NDEX 200 SUGARBERRY 34 Photography by Matt Weaver | Mickey Merritt | Texas Forest Service 35 Persimmon, Common Diospyros virginiana Reveille Park | 7700 Oak Vista Drive, Houston 77087 C IRCUMFERENCE 53” H EIGHT 39’ S PREAD 57’ I NDEX 106 ................................................................................ Pine, Loblolly Pinus taeda Darla & Jerald Nelson | 22710 Rosewood Trail, Tomball 77377 C IRCUMFERENCE 187” H EIGHT 106’ S PREAD 80’ I NDEX 313 Pine, Spruce Pinus glabra 2200 North Loop West, Houston 77018 C IRCUMFERENCE 65” H EIGHT 48’ S PREAD 36’ I NDEX 122 ................................................................................ Pistache, Chinese Pistacia chinensis City of Houston Caroline under Highway 59 overpass, Houston 77004 C IRCUMFERENCE 102” H EIGHT 36’ S PREAD 48’ I NDEX 150 Tom & Janice Crofoot | 1430 Neal Drive, Tomball 77375 C IRCUMFERENCE 150” H EIGHT 85’ S PREAD 61’ I NDEX 250 City of Houston | Tapley Tributary, Houston 77007 C IRCUMFERENCE 87” Houston Arboretum & Nature Center 4501 Woodway, Houston 77024 C IRCUMFERENCE 124” H EIGHT 100’ H EIGHT 90’ I NDEX 236 S PREAD 50’ I NDEX 232 Marilyn & Ken Wunesche 17655 Cypress Field Avenue, Cypress 77429 C IRCUMFERENCE 108” H EIGHT 100’ S PREAD 50’ H EIGHT 85’ S PREAD 46’ I NDEX 221 I NDEX 221 Bayou Bend Collection & Garden | 1 Westcott, Houston 77007 C IRCUMFERENCE 116” H EIGHT 88’ S PREAD 60’ I NDEX 219 H EIGHT 86’ I NDEX 140 S PREAD 61’ H EIGHT 39’ S PREAD 51’ I NDEX 138 ................................................................................ Plum, Mexican Prunus mexicana Grace United Methodist Church 1245 Heights Boulevard, Houston 77009 H EIGHT 18’ S PREAD 37’ I NDEX 95 ................................................................................ Red Bay Persea borbonia Harris County Precinct 4 | Jesse H. Jones Park 20634 Kenswick, Humble 77338 C IRCUMFERENCE 72” H EIGHT 47’ S PREAD 36’ I NDEX 127 ................................................................................ Red Buckeye Aesculus pavia Collie Vastakis | 502 Omar, Houston 77009 C IRCUMFERENCE 108” C IRCUMFERENCE 86” C IRCUMFERENCE 68” Glendwood Cemetery | 2525 Washington, Houston 77007 C IRCUMFERENCE 125” S PREAD 62’ City of Houston | Tapley Tributary, Houston 77007 S PREAD 49’ Joe & Katherine Bruskotter | 1417 Cortlandt, Houston 77008 C IRCUMFERENCE 129” H EIGHT 38’ I NDEX 209 Emile Farhood, Jr. | 1601 Missouri, Houston 77006 C IRCUMFERENCE 17” H EIGHT 15’ S PREAD 14’ I NDEX 35 Don & Ronnie Maas | 8118 Schaffer, Houston 77070 C IRCUMFERENCE 112” 36 H EIGHT 77’ S PREAD 65’ I NDEX 205 37 Rusty Blackhaw Viburnum rufidulum Sweetgum, American Liquidambar styraciflua Houston Arboretum & Nature Center 4501 Woodway, Houston 77024 C IRCUMFERENCE 20” H EIGHT 15’ S PREAD 19’ Harris County Precinct 4 | Burroughs Park 9738 Hufsmith Road, Tomball 77375 I NDEX 40 ................................................................................ Sassafras Sassafrs albidum Robert & Poly Cline | 23107 Kobs Road, Tomball 77377 C IRCUMFERENCE 56” H EIGHT 66’ S PREAD 42’ I NDEX 133 ................................................................................ Silverbell, Two-Winged Halesia diptera Bayou Bend Collection & Garden | 1 Westcott, Houston 77007 C IRCUMFERENCE 16” H EIGHT 29’ S PREAD 23’ I NDEX 50 Bayou Land Conservancy Caney Creek Conservation Easement, Kingwood 77345 C IRCUMFERENCE 18” H EIGHT 21’ S PREAD 27’ I NDEX 46 ................................................................................ City of Houston | Hermann Park 6000 Fannin, Houston 77004 H EIGHT 59’ I NDEX 135 ................................................................................ S PREAD 78’ I NDEX 203 John & Melissa Standish | 1015 Traweek, Houston 77055 C IRCUMFERENCE 97” H EIGHT 70’ C IRCUMFERENCE 138” C IRCUMFERENCE 124” S PREAD 88’ I NDEX 230 H EIGHT 76’ S PREAD 74’ I NDEX 218 Arnold & Adriana Vanek | 619 Euclid, Houston 77009 C IRCUMFERENCE 128” H EIGHT 71’ S PREAD 65’ I NDEX 215 Glenwood Cemetary | 2525 Washington Avenue, Houston 77007 C IRCUMFERENCE 114” H EIGHT 75’ S PREAD 66’ I NDEX 206 ................................................................................ Sweetleaf, Common Symplocos tinctoria H EIGHT 51’ S PREAD 25’ I NDEX 85 ................................................................................ Sycamore, American Platanus occidentalis S PREAD 32’ I NDEX 175 H EIGHT 106’ S PREAD 80’ I NDEX 275 S PREAD 74’ I NDEX 257 Harris County Flood Control District Greens Bayou P-100, Houston 77078 C IRCUMFERENCE 134” H EIGHT 105’ Bayou Bend Collection & Garden | 1 Westcott, Houston 77007 C IRCUMFERENCE 124” 38 H EIGHT 70’ City of Baytown | 2407 Market Street, Baytown 77520 C IRCUMFERENCE 149” City of Houston | Hermann Park Rose Garden at Hermann Park, Houston 77030 H EIGHT 62’ I NDEX 248 Carol Meister | 2228 Oxford, Houston 77008 Sugarberry Celtis laevigata C IRCUMFERENCE 121” S PREAD 77’ Byron & Arthur Burke | 626 Woodland, Houston 77009 C IRCUMFERENCE 28” S PREAD 55’ H EIGHT 93’ Harris County Flood Control District Greens Bayou P-124, Houston 77044 Soapberry, Western Sapindus drummondii C IRCUMFERENCE 62” C IRCUMFERENCE 136” H EIGHT 109’ S PREAD 65’ I NDEX 249 39 Sam Gianukos | 505 Merrill, Houston 77009 C IRCUMFERENCE 126” H EIGHT 98’ S PREAD 66’ I NDEX 241 Bayou Bend Collection & Garden | 1 Westcott, Houston 77007 C IRCUMFERENCE 125” H EIGHT 90’ S PREAD 81’ H EIGHT 100’ S PREAD 65’ I NDEX 226 Matthew Dirst | 112 Payne, Houston 77009 C IRCUMFERENCE 124” H EIGHT 78’ S PREAD 68’ I NDEX 219 Carl & Dana Sprayberry | 4262-B Childress, Houston 77005 C IRCUMFERENCE 119” H EIGHT 80’ S PREAD 70’ I NDEX 217 John Shaw | 1401 Cleburne, Houston 77004 C IRCUMFERENCE 118” H EIGHT 70’ S PREAD 70’ I NDEX 206 ................................................................................ Walnut, Black Juglans nigra Harris County Flood Control District Weatherly at Yale, Houston 77018 C IRCUMFERENCE 84” H EIGHT 63’ S PREAD 65’ I NDEX 163 Professional Services Industries Incorporated 1714 Memorial Drive, Houston 77007 C IRCUMFERENCE 84” H EIGHT 44’ S PREAD 48’ I NDEX 140 ................................................................................ Willow, Black Salix nigra Harris County Flood Control District Greens Bayou P-125, Houston 77078 C IRCUMFERENCE 81” 40 H EIGHT 75’ City of Houston | Clayton Library 5300 Caroline, Houston 77004 C IRCUMFERENCE 93” H EIGHT 56’ S PREAD 54’ I NDEX 163 I NDEX 235 Linda Hulsey | 515 Euclid, Houston 77009 C IRCUMFERENCE 110” Wingnut, Chinese Pterocarya stenoptera SPECIAL THANKS Trees For Houston extends thanks to the following individuals who volunteered their professional services to measure the many trees nominated for this registry. City of Houston Forestry Department Richard Caudell Victor Cordova Brad Hendricks C.N. Koehl Urban Forestry, Inc. Craig Koehl Davey Tree Expert Company Marty Magill Jack Swayze Harris County Flood Control Jeremy Webb Nic Griffin John Watson Texas AgriLife, Harris County Carol Brouwer Anthony Camerino Volunteer David Peterson Harris County Master Gardeners Susan Delcambre George Frey Jean Frey Carolyn Gandy Marcia Hartman Linda Jamail Rita Knowles Georgia Lau Rozella McNitt Tom Menasco Louis Mickler Paula Poynter Linda Robbins Tom Roberson Terrie Thomas Patricia Tibbits Constance Warner Texas Forest Service Mickey Merritt Matt Weaver Design underwritten by the Houston Area Urban Forestry Council. NOMINATION CRITERIA S PREAD 43’ I NDEX 167 The registry is reserved for the larger trees of all species that are native or naturalized in Harris County. The “Champions” are the largest trees of each species. Trees excluded from the registry include all fruit and palm trees, trees in poor health and non-native species that become invasive. If you would like to nominate a tree for the Harris County Tree Registry, please visit www.treesforhouston.org. 41
