Utah's Big Tree National Champions

Utah's Big Tree National Champions Rocky Mountain Juniper

Utah is home to eight National Champions.

Species: Limber Pine (Pinus flexilis)

Location: Uinta National Forest
Circumference: 275 inches Points: 292
Height: 62 feet Spread: 47 feet
Most Recent Measurement: 2007
Nominators: T.A. Walker, W. Crawford, T. Dietz

Species: Blue Spruce (Picea pungens)

Location: Ashley National Forest
Circumference: 190 inches Points: 328
Height: 127 feet Spread: 43 feet
Most Recent Measurement: 2001
Nominators: A. J. Frandsen and Sherel Goodrich

Species: Rocky Mountain Juniper (Juniperus scopulorum)

Location: Cache National Forest
Circumference: 284 inches Points: 331
Height: 40 feet Spread: 28 feet
Most Recent Measurement: 2006
Nominators: R. P. McLaughlin

Species: Fringetree (Chionanthus virginicus)

Location: Salt Lake City
Circumference: 57 inches Points: 93
Height: 25 feet Spread: 43 feet
Most Recent Measurement: 2001
Nominators: Art Scott and Shirley Hawkins

Species: Alderleaf Cercocarpus (Cercocarpus montanus)

Location: Neff's Canyon Wasatch-Cache National Forest
Circumference: 26 inches Points: 50
Height: 21 feet Spread: 11 feet
Most Recent Measurement: 1999
Nominators: Tony Dietz

Species: Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentate)

Location: Cedar City
Circumference: 25 inches Points: 39
Height: 11 feet Spread: 12 feet
Most Recent Measurement: 2002
Nominators: Ron Larson

Species: Fallax Pinyon (Pinus monophylla var. fallax)

Location: UTM 12S (NAD 83); easting 0278256; northing 4234424
Circumference: 81 inches Points: 127
Height: 36 feet Spread: 38 feet
Most Recent Measurement: 2008
Nominator: Doug Page

Species: Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany (ledifolius)

Tie for Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany

Species: Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany (ledifolius)
Location: Little Willow Drainage, 40.52844N, 111.79178W
Circumference: 133 inches Points: 167
Height: 25 feet Spread: 35 feet
Most Recent Measurement: 2008
Nominator: Brian Challis

Species: Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany (ledifolius)
Location: UTM 12 S (NAD 83); easting 0403449; northing 4310108, Fishlake Natl Forest
Circumference: 148 inches Points: 170
Height: 16 feet Spread: 25 feet
Most Recent Measurement: 2007
Nominator: Doug Page

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