
Idaho's
2008 Champion Big Tree List
Updated March 31,
2008
Dr. Ronald L. Mahoney, Director
Idaho Big Tree Program
University of Idaho
P.O. Box 441140
Moscow, ID 83844-1140
(208) 885-7642
rmahoney@uidaho.edu
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All Native trees are listed first - cultivated trees follow.
Minimum tree dimensions are: 3 inches DBH and 13 feet tall. Identification of challengers must be confirmed. Index points = circumference (inches) + height (feet) + 1/4 average crown spread (feet). Co-champions are declared when there are two trees of the same species within 5 index points of each other.
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SCIENTIFIC
NAME |
RECORD |
D.B.H. |
CIRCUM. |
HEIGHT |
1/4 AVE. CROWN |
POINTS |
LOCATION/COUNTY/OWNER |
NOMINATOR, DATE |
Abies
grandis |
STATE |
70" |
220" |
181' |
11' |
412 |
N.Fork
Clearwater River, Clearwater
Co., Clearwater National Forest |
K. & B.
Steigers, 1991 |
Abies lasiocarpa
var. lasiocarpa |
STATE |
50" |
157" |
137' |
5' |
299 |
Upper Yoosa Creek, Idaho Co.,
Clearwater National Forest |
D. Logsdon, J.
Pedro-White, 1981 |
Acer glabrum var. douglasii |
STATE |
17" |
53" |
80' |
8' |
141 |
6 mi. SE Sandpoint, Bonner
Co., Private |
Dennis Clark,
1989 |
Acer grandidentatum |
STATE |
24" |
76" |
49' |
9' |
134 |
Maple Creek, Franklin Co.,
Private |
S. Brunsfeld,
F.Johnson, 1985 |
Acer negundo var.
interius |
STATE NATIONAL |
52" |
164" |
46' |
8' |
218 |
Deep Creek, Malad Valley., Oneida Co. (circum. Measured at 5.5') |
S. Brunsfeld, F.Johnson, 1984 |
No varieties used for this species. |
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Alnus incana |
STATE |
10" |
32" |
30' |
5' |
67 |
Paddy Flat Rd., Valley Co.,
Payette National Forest |
F. Johnson, 1969 |
Alnus rhombifolia |
STATE |
41" |
130" |
70' |
12' |
212 |
Van Ck., Idaho
Co., Hells Canyon National Recreation Area |
C.A. Wellner,
1989 |
Alnus rubra |
STATE |
23" |
71" |
82' |
12' |
165 |
Bonner Co.,
Idaho Department of Lands |
S. Galloway, E.
Robinson, 2004 |
Amelanchier alnifolia |
STATE |
10" |
30" |
32' |
6' |
68 |
Kurrey Ck., Idaho Co., Hells
Canyon National Recreation Area |
D. Matteson, F.
Johnson, 1978 |
Artemisia tridentata |
STATE |
5" |
18" |
13' |
4' |
32 |
Payette Co.,
Private |
R. Robertson, T.
Kennedy, 2003 |
Betula
occidentalis |
STATE |
29" |
91" |
50' |
7' |
148 |
Rock Creek, Cassia Co., Sawtooth
National Forest |
F. Johnson, R.
Steele, 1973 |
Betula papyrifera var.
commutata |
STATE |
52" |
163" |
75' |
15' |
253 |
Sandpoint, Bonner Co., Private |
D. Clark, 1991 |
Betula papyifera var.
subcordata |
STATE |
15" |
46" |
65' |
8' |
119 |
Deep Creek,
Adams Co., Hells Canyon National Recreation Area |
F. Johnson, M.
Newell, 1967 |
Celtis
reticulata |
STATE |
45" |
143" |
38' |
12' |
193 |
Lenore, NezPerce Co., Private |
K. & B.
Steigers, and P. Kerby, 1991 |
Cercocarpus ledifolius var.
ledifolius |
STATE |
17" |
52" |
28' |
4' |
84 |
NW of Soda Springs, Caribou
Co., Bureau of Land Management |
P.G. Eisenhauer,
1995 |
Cercocarpus
ledifolius var. intercedens |
STATE NATIONAL |
48" |
151" |
28' |
10' |
189 |
Keating Ridge, Riggins, Idaho Co., NezPerce National Forest |
R. G. & D. L.Schultze, 1991 |
No varieties used for this species. |
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Cornus nuttallii |
STATE |
|
|
|
|
|
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Cornus stolonifera |
STATE |
4" |
13" |
26' |
4' |
43 |
Wet Gulch, Salmon River, Idaho
Co., Private |
F. Johnson, 1983 |
Cornus occidentalis |
STATE |
4" |
11" |
16' |
3' |
30 |
Burned Creek, Selway River, Idaho
Co., Private |
F. Johnson, 1983 |
Crataegus
columbiana |
STATE |
12" |
38" |
24' |
6' |
68 |
Clearwater River, Nez Perce
Co., Private |
K. & B.
Steigers, 1992 |
Crataegus douglasii |
STATE |
32" |
101" |
39' |
11' |
151 |
Clearwater River, Nez Perce
Co., Private |
K. Steigers, B.
Steigers 2008 |
Crataegus
douglasii |
STATE NATIONAL |
10" |
30" |
21' |
5' |
56 |
Soda Springs, Caribou Co., Kelly Park |
S. Brunsfeld, F.Johnson, 1984 |
Not recognized nationally. |
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Crataegus suksdorfii |
STATE |
11" |
36" |
44' |
8' |
88 |
West Hideaway Island, Boundary
Co., Coeur d'Alene Bureau of Land Management |
C. Wellner, R.
Leedy, J. Smith, 1989 |
Juniperus
occidentalis |
STATE |
65" |
205" |
57' |
11' |
273 |
Meadow Creek, near Silver City,
Owyhee Co., Boise Bureau of Land Management |
S. Brunsfeld, F.
Johnson, 1985 |
Juniperus osteosperma |
STATE |
19" |
61" |
30' |
6' |
97 |
Trapper Creek, Cassia Co., Sawtooth
National Forest |
R. Steele, F.
Johnson, 1973 |
Juniperus scopulorum |
STATE |
51" |
160" |
26' |
6' |
192 |
Williams Creek, Franklin Co. |
E. Mattson, S.
Muldoon, 1989 |
Larix
lyallii |
STATE |
50" |
157" |
95' |
9' |
261 |
Upper Roman Nose
Lake, Bonner
Co., Kanisku National Forest |
S. Arno, J.
Hart, 1970 |
Larix occidentalis |
STATE |
76" |
239" |
142' |
6' |
387 |
Long Creek, S. of Princeton,
Latah Co., Private |
W. Sommers, 1977 |
| Picea
engelmannii Engelmann spruce |
STATE NATIONAL |
93" same |
292" same |
181' same |
13' same |
486 same |
Big Spruce Creek, Boise Co.,
USDA Forest Service, Lowman Ranger District same |
C. Wagner & P. Myers, 2005 same |
Picea glauca
var. glauca |
STATE NATIONAL |
The native white spruce of Idaho is all hybridized: Engelmann x white spruce. |
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40" |
126" |
130' |
8' |
264 |
Littlefork, Koochiching Co., MN |
D. Ford, R. Stapleton, E. Jamrock, 1975 | ||
Picea pungens |
STATE |
43" |
134" |
123' |
9' |
266 |
Indian Creek, Bonneville Co., Targhee
National Forest |
F. Johnson, 1979 |
Pinus albicaulis |
STATE |
105" |
331" |
69' |
12' |
412 |
Imogene Lake, Custer Co., Sawtooth
National Recreation Area |
A. W. Ashton,
D.O. Lee, 1980 |
Pinus contorta
var. latifolia |
STATE |
42" |
133" |
156' |
9' |
298 |
Box Creek, Valley
Co., IDL |
S. Keaffer,
H. Wright, 2008 |
Pinus monophylla |
STATE |
27" |
84" |
55' |
5' |
144 |
Silent City of Rocks, Cassia
Co., National Reserve |
F. Johnson, R.
Steele, 1973 |
Pinus monticola |
STATE |
79" |
247" |
229' |
6' |
482 |
Floodwood Creek, Clearwater Co.,
Idaho Department of Lands |
T. Wincentsen,
K.Bohan, K. Steigers, 1992 |
Pinus flexilis |
STATE |
57" |
177" |
73' |
13' |
263 |
Beaver Creek Summit, Franklin
Co., Caribou National Forest |
S. Muldoon, 1987 |
Pinus ponderosa
var. ponderosa |
STATE |
73" |
228" |
172' |
9' |
409 |
Deer Creek, Boise Co.
Idaho Department of Lands |
B. Rowen, R.
Guernsey, 1989 |
Populus angustifolia |
STATE |
39" |
123" |
74' |
13' |
210 |
Kelly Canyon, Jefferson Co.,
Idaho Department of Lands |
F. & J. Johnson,
1979 |
Populus tremuloides |
STATE |
31" |
96" |
112' |
9' |
217 |
Trout Creek, Bonner Co., Kaniksu
National Forest |
K. Oz, M.
Allard, 1998 |
Populus trichocarpa |
STATE |
96" |
302" |
113' |
20' |
435 |
Sandpoint, Bonner Co., Private |
D. Clark,1991 |
Prunus emarginata |
STATE |
12" |
39" |
57' |
5' |
101 |
Swiftwater Rd., Idaho Co., Nez
Perce National Forest |
S. Brunsfeld,
F.Johnson, 1992 |
Prunus virginiana |
STATE |
17" |
54" |
73' |
5' |
132 |
Near Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai
Co. Idaho Department of Lands |
D. Van Natter,
J.D. Pratt, 1991 |
Pseudotsuga menziesii var.
glauca |
STATE |
70" |
221" |
209' |
7' |
437 |
20 mi. SE Clarkia, Clearwater
Co., Potlatch Corp. |
J. Nichols, J.
Shea, S. Cuvala, 1998 |
Purshia tridentata |
STATE |
8" |
24" |
14' |
3' |
41 |
6 mi. SW Oreana, Owyhee Co.,
Boise Bureau of Land Management |
S. Brunsfeld, F.
Johnson, 1988 |
Rhamnus
purshiana |
STATE |
27" |
84" |
33' |
5' |
122 |
Granite Creek, Idaho Co.,Hells
Canyon National Recreation Area |
T. Miller, F. &
J. Johnson, 1975 |
Rhus glabra |
STATE |
7" |
22" |
20' |
2' |
44 |
Clearwater
River, Nez Perce Co., Private |
K. Steigers, B.
Steigers, 2008 |
Salix
amygdaloides |
STATE |
23" |
71" |
42' |
10' |
123 |
Bruneau River, Owyhee Co.,
Private |
F. Johnson, 1978 |
Salix bebbiana |
STATE |
32" |
101" |
23' |
7' |
131 |
Cassia Co., Burley Ranger District, Sawtooth
National Forest |
B. Little, H.
Hudak, 1991 |
Salix exigua |
STATE |
5" |
17" |
24' |
2' |
43 |
Lemhi River, near Leadore, Lemhi
Co., Private |
S. Brunsfeld, F.
Johnson, 1983 |
Salix lasiandra
var. caudata |
STATE NATIONAL |
19" |
58" |
49' |
5' |
112 |
E. Fork Salmon River, Custer Co., Council for College Resources |
S. Brunsfeld, F. Johnson, 1983 |
Varity not recognized nationally. |
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Salix lemonnii |
STATE |
Tree-sized individuals of this species occur in SW Idaho - not recognized nationally as a tree. No current Idaho Champion. |
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Salix lutea |
STATE |
8" |
25" |
24' |
4' |
53 |
Lemhi River, near Leadore, Lemhi
Co., Private |
S. Brunsfeld, F.
Johnson, 1985 |
Salix scoulerana |
STATE |
22" |
68" |
45' |
5' |
118 |
Little Payette
Lake, Valley
Co., Private |
W. Them, F.
Johnson, 1969 |
Sambucus cerulea |
STATE |
20" |
62" |
35' |
9' |
106 |
Lightning Creek,
Idaho Co., Hells Canyon National recreation Area |
C. Wellner, R.
Bingham, 1976 |
Taxus
brevifolia |
STATE |
39" |
122" |
44' |
6' |
172 |
Lytle Cow Camp, Idaho Co., Nez
Perce National Forest |
D. Hayes, T.
Desy, 1987 |
Thuja plicata |
STATE |
217" |
680" |
177' |
10' |
867 |
Upper Elk Creek, Clearwater Co.,
Clearwater National Forest |
C. Wellner, S.
Goodall, et al., 1979 |
Tsuga heterophylla |
STATE |
58" |
182" |
165' |
14' |
361 |
Hunt Girl Creek, RNA, Boundary
Co., Kanisku National Forest |
C.A. Wellner,
1985 |
Tsuga mertensiana |
STATE |
64" |
202" |
136' |
9' |
347 |
Pinchot Marsh, Shoshone Co.,
Coeur d'Alene Bureau of land Management |
J. Milton, 1984 |
| Cultivated Trees | ||||||||
SCIENTIFIC
NAME |
RECORD |
D.B.H. |
CIRCUM. |
HEIGHT |
1/4 AVE. CROWN |
POINTS |
LOCATION/COUNTY/OWNER |
NOMINATOR, DATE |
| Abies alba European silver fir |
STATE NATIONAL |
24" | 74" | 106' | 8' | 188 | Latah Co., Moscow, University of Idaho Arboretum | P. Warnick, S. Nittolo, 2006 |
|
Not naturalized - thus not listed. |
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Abies
concolor var. concolor |
STATE |
35" |
108" |
66' |
9' |
183 |
Potlatch, Latah Co., Private |
H. Backlin, 2002 |
| Abies pinsapo Spanish pin fir |
STATE NATIONAL |
16" | 51" | 94' | 5' | 150 | Moscow, Latah Co., University of Idaho Arboretum | P. Warnick, S. Nittolo, 2006 |
| Not naturalized - thus not listed. | ||||||||
Acer macrophyllum |
STATE |
56" |
174" |
39' |
14' |
227 |
Juliaetta, Latah Co., Private |
J. Cronk, 1989 |
Acer negundo var.
violaceum |
STATE NATIONAL |
58" |
181" |
72' |
10' |
263 |
Idaho Falls, Bonneville Co., Private |
R. Ashley, T. Kennedy and R. Mahoney, 1992 |
No varieties used |
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Acer negundo var.
variegatum |
STATE NATIONAL |
19" |
58" |
26' |
12' |
96 |
Lewiston, NezPerce Co., Private |
R.M. Bowman, 1995 |
No varieties used. |
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| Acer platanoides Norway maple |
STATE NATIONAL |
37" | 116" | 60' | 17' | 193 | Riggins, Idaho Co., Private | P. Raquet, J. Lillehaug, 2004 |
Not naturalized - thus not listed. |
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Acer rubrum |
STATE |
50" |
157" |
86' |
9' |
252 |
Lewiston, NezPerce Co.,
Private |
R.M. Bowman, F.
Johnson, 1995 |
Acer saccharinum |
STATE |
60" |
187" |
105' |
19' |
311 |
Montour, Gem Co., Private |
W. Them, 1991 |
Aesculus
hippocastanum |
STATE NATIONAL |
57" |
178" |
55' |
12' |
245 |
Weiser, Washington Co., Private |
W. Them, 2006 |
Not naturalized - thus not listed. |
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Ailanthus altissima |
STATE |
47" |
148" |
53' |
13' |
214 |
Lewiston, NezPerce Co.,
Private |
K. & B.
Steigers, 1992 |
Albizia julibrissin mimosa or silktree |
STATE NATIONAL |
40" |
125" |
22' |
10' |
157 |
Lewiston, NezPerce Co., City of Lewiston |
R. M. Bowman, 1994 |
Not naturalized - thus not listed. |
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Calocedrus decurrens |
STATE NATIONAL |
25" |
79" |
95' |
5' |
179 |
Moscow, Latah Co., University of Idaho Arboretum |
P. Warnick, S. Nittolo, 2006 |
Not naturalized - thus not listed. |
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Carya
laciniosa |
STATE |
25" |
85" |
63' |
12' |
160 |
Middleton, Ada Co., Private |
K.M. Lyon, A.
Gillette, 1994 |
Castanea dentata |
STATE |
42" |
138" |
117' |
12' |
267 |
Coeur d'Alene City Park,
Kootenai Co. |
K. Hinson, 1991 |
Catalpa speciosa northern catalpa |
STATE |
63" |
204" |
45' |
15' |
264 |
Lewiston, Nez Perce, Co.,
Private |
R. M. Bowman,
1994 |
| Corylus cornuta
var. cornuta beaked hazel |
STATE NATIONAL |
3" same |
10" same |
24' same |
4' same |
38 same |
Moscow, Latah Co., Private | F. Johnson, 2005 |
Cornus florida |
STATE |
21" |
67" |
32' |
10' |
109 |
Lewiston, NezPerce, Co.,
Private |
R.M. Bowman,
1995 |
Cotinus obovatus American smoketree |
STATE |
19" |
60" |
47' |
8' |
115 |
Lewiston, NezPerce Co.,
Private |
F. Johnson &
Dendrology Class, 1974 |
Elaegnus
angustifolia |
STATE |
30" |
114" |
38' |
7' |
159 |
Idaho Falls, Bonneville Co.,
Private |
N. Boland, R.
Ashley, 1994 |
| Fagus grandifolia American beech |
STATE NATIONAL |
23" 89" |
73" 279" |
98' 115' |
11' 35' |
182 429 |
Moscow, Latah Co., University of
Idaho Arboretum Lothian, MD |
P. Warnick, S. Nittolo, 2006 G. Heinz, 1995 |
Fagus
sylvatica |
STATE NATIONAL |
41" |
128" |
68' |
16' |
212 |
Weiser, Washington Co., Private |
W. Them, R. Parker, 2006 |
Not naturalized - thus not listed. |
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Fraxinus quadrangulata |
STATE |
27" |
85" |
45' |
12' |
142 |
Normal Hill Cemetery Lewiston,
NezPerce, Co. |
R.M. Bowman,
1994 |
Fraxinus ornus
|
STATE NATIONAL |
7" |
20" |
15' |
4' |
39 |
Lewiston, NezPerce, Co., Episcopal Church |
R. M. Bowman, 1994 |
Not naturalized - thus not listed. |
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Ginkgo biloba |
STATE NATIONAL |
30" |
93" |
55' |
14' |
162 |
Lewiston, NezPerce,Co., Private |
R. M. Bowman, 1994 |
Not naturalized - thus not listed. |
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Gleditsia triacanthos |
STATE |
35" |
111" |
100' |
17' |
228 |
City of Kendrick, Latah Co. |
R. Craft, M.
Hotinger, 1998 |
Gymnocladus dioicus |
STATE NATIONAL |
No current Idaho State Champion. |
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66" |
206" | 82' |
19' | 307 | Lake Co., OH |
M. Ervin, 2001 |
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Juglans
cinerea |
STATE |
33" |
104" |
91' |
13' |
208 |
Bottle Bay, Lake Pend Oreille, Bonner Co., Private |
David Thorson,
1985 |
Juglans
regia |
STATE NATIONAL |
73" |
156" | 82' |
23' |
261 |
Lewiston, NezPerce Co., Private |
R. M. Bowman, T. Hasenyager, 1995 |
Not naturalized - thus not listed. |
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Juglans nigra |
STATE |
76" |
238" |
98' |
28' |
364 |
Cambridge,
Washington Co.,
Private |
J. Thomason & J.
Lillehaug, 2004 |
Liriodendron
tulipifera |
STATE |
42" |
133" |
77' |
17' |
227 |
City of Lewiston, NezPerce Co. |
R.M. Bowman,
1994 |
Maclura pomifera |
STATE |
29" |
90" |
48' |
9' |
147 |
City of Lewiston, NezPerce Co. |
R.M. Bowman,
1996 |
Pinus
densiflora |
STATE NATIONAL |
45" |
138" |
42' |
11' |
191 |
Lewiston, NezPerce Co., Private |
R.M. Bowman, J. Taylor, 1995 |
Not naturalized - thus not listed. |
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Pinus nigra |
STATE |
46" |
145" |
63' |
12' |
220 |
Moscow, University
of Idaho Golf Course, Latah
Co. |
Bald Butte 4-H,
R. Mahoney, 1987 |
Platanus x
acerifolia |
STATE NATIONAL |
59" |
184" |
101' |
22' |
307 |
Eagle, Ada Co., Private |
E. Mann, R. Rowen, 1992 |
Not naturalized - thus not listed. |
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| Platanus occidentalis American sycamore |
STATE NATIONAL |
54" 140" |
169" 440" |
98' 85' |
27' 17' |
294 542 |
Lewiston, Nez Perce Co., Private Montgomery Co. KY |
R.M. Bowman, 2004 C. Saunders & C. Wilburn, 2001 |
| Populus alba var.
pyramidalis white poplar |
STATE NATIONAL |
45" 67" |
142" 207" |
106' 119' |
11' 22' |
259 348 |
Gormley Park, Latah Co., Moscow,
ID. St. Clair, MI |
West Park Third Grade 2003 - Ms.
Miller, Ron Mahoney, 2003 E. B. Ehrle, 2004 |
Populus deltoides |
STATE |
113" |
361.2" |
95' |
8' |
464 |
Boise, Ada Co.,
Private |
T. Kennedy, 2004 |
Populus nigra var.
italica |
STATE NATIONAL |
62" |
193" |
110' |
8' |
311 |
Theta Chi House, University of Idaho, Latah Co. |
R. Crawford, T. Parker, N. Kramer, 1983 |
Not naturalized - thus not listed. |
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| Prunus armeniaca apricot |
STATE NATIONAL |
36" | 114" | 41' | 12' | 167 | Riggins, Idaho Co., Skkoocumchuck Rest Area | F. Johnson, 2005 |
| Not naturalized - thus not listed. | ||||||||
| Prunus subhirtella 'pendula' weeping cherry |
STATE NATIONAL |
22" | 69.5" | 37' | 4' | 111 | Boise, Ada Co., Private | M. Anderson, 2004 |
| Not naturalized - thus not listed. | ||||||||
Quercus
macrocarpa |
STATE |
52" |
164" |
70' |
12' |
246 |
Weiser,
Washington Co., Private |
W. Them, R.
Parker, 2006 |
Quercus robur |
STATE |
56" |
177" |
92' |
22' |
292 |
Eagle, Ada, Co.,
Private |
T. Kennedy, J.
Lafferty, 2008 |
Quercus rubra |
STATE |
47" |
148" |
96' |
19' |
263 |
Lenore, NezPerce Co., Private |
K. & B.
Steigers, 1989 |
Robinia
pseudoacacia |
STATE |
50" |
158" |
87' |
16' |
261 |
Lapwai, NezPerce Co., Lapwai
Middle School |
K. & B.
Steigers, 1989 |
Salix
alba var. tristis |
STATE NATIONAL |
107" |
336" |
65' |
20' |
421 |
Cambridge, Idaho Co., Private |
J. Thomason & J. Lillehaug, 2004 |
Not naturalized - thus not listed. |
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Salix alba var.
vitellina |
STATE NATIONAL |
81" |
253" |
81' |
17' |
351 |
Moscow, Latah Co., Private |
R. Clyde, 2005 |
Not naturalized - thus not listed. |
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Salix x rubens |
STATE NATIONAL |
59" |
183" |
75' |
22' |
280 |
Moscow, Latah Co., University of Idaho Campus |
S. Brunsfeld, R. Crawford, 1982 |
Not naturalized - thus not listed |
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Sassafras albidum |
STATE |
17" |
53" |
31' |
6' |
90 |
Juliaetta, Clearwater Co.,
Private |
P. & C.
Gravelle, 1991 |
Sequoiadendron giganiteum |
STATE |
70" |
224" |
89' |
5' |
318 |
Ada Co., Boise,
Saint Lukes Hospital |
T. Kennedy, 2006 |
Sorbus
aucuparia |
STATE NATIONAL |
19" |
61" |
47' |
7' |
115 |
Lewiston, NezPerce Co., Private |
M. Bowman, 1996 |
Not naturalized - thus not listed. |
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Sorbus hybrida |
STATE NATIONAL |
34" |
113" |
34' |
11' |
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