FOREST, WOODLANDS & TREES
IN SOUTH DAKOTA
Current Register of Big Trees
| Tree Species | Circumfrence (feet & inches) |
Height (feet) |
Crown Spread (feet) |
Point Score | Nearest Community | County | Photo(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apricot, Manchurian Prunus armeniaca |
8' 4" | 25' | 42' | 135.5 | Aberdeen | Brown |
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| Ash, Green Fraxius pennsylvanica |
14' 1" | 84' | 81' | 273 | Brandon | Minnehaha |
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| Aspen, Big Tooth Populus grandidentata |
9' 3" | 64' | 61.5' | 190 | Huron | Beadle |
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| Aspen, Quaking Populus tremuloides |
6' 3" | 50' | 26.25' | 131.563 | Rochford | Pennington |
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| Birch, Paper Betula papyrifera |
7' 9" | 55' | 60' | 163 | Aberdeen | Brown |
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| Boxelder Acer negundo |
14' | 35' | 62' | 224.5 | Houghton | Brown |
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| Buckeye, Ohio Aesculus glabra |
8' 6" | 48' | 54' | 164 | Colton | Minnehaha |
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| Catalpa, Northern Catalpa speciosa |
14' 6" | 92' | 52' | 279 | Springfield | Bon Homme |
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| Cherry, Black Prunus serotina |
8' 8" | 61' | 43' | 176 | Mitchell | Davison |
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Chokecherry |
1'8" | 25.3' | 6.9' | 47 | Belle Fourche | Butte |
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| Coffeetree, Kentucky Gymnocladus dioicus |
10' 6" | 70' | 53' | 209.3 | Jefferson | Union |
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| Cottonwood Populus deltoides |
33' 6" | 120' | 100' | 547 | Columbia | Brown |
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| Crabapple Malus sp. |
7' 9" | 37' | 31' | 138 | Glencross | Dewey | |
| Elm, American Ulmus americana |
16' 9" | 53' | 92' | 277 | Chamberlain | Brule |
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| Elm, Siberian Ulmus pumila |
18' 5" | 69' | 89' | 312 | Wagner | Charles Mix |
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| Fir, Balsam Abies balsamea |
3' 2" | 60' | 14' | 102 | Clark | Clark |
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| Fir, Douglas Pseudotsuga menziesii |
7' 6" | 50' | 5' | 147 | Custer | Custer |
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| Fir, White (concolor) Abies concolor |
4' 6" | 47' | 22' | 107 | Clear Lake | Deuel |
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| Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba |
5' | 55' | 40' | 125 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha |
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| Hackberry Celtis occidentalis |
13' | 99' | 73' | 273 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha |
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| Hemlock, Eastern Tsuga canadensis |
2' 6" | 34' | 27' | 71 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha |
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| Honeylocust Gleditsia triancanthos |
12' 3" | 110' | 67' | 274 | Elk Point | Union |
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| Horsechestnut Aesculus hippocastanum |
10' 8" | 37.5' | 21.5' | 172.48 | Spearfish | Lawrence |
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| Juniper, Rocky Mountain Juniperus scopulorum |
8' 6" | 60' | 41' | 172 | Chamberlain | Brule |
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| Larch, European Larix decidua |
8' 4" | 75' | 64' | 191 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha |
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| Linden, American Tilia americana |
16' | 69' | 68' | 278 | Vermillion | Clay |
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| Linden, Littleleaf Tilia cordata |
4' 1" | 44' | 31' | 101 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha |
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| Locust, Black Robinia pseudoacacia |
8' 4" | 72' | 51' | 185 | Mitchell | Davison |
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| Maple, Norway Acer platanoides |
7' 6" | 56' | 52' | 159 | Hudson | Lincoln |
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| Maple, Red Acer rubrum |
4' 11" | 42' | 43' | 112 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha |
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| Maple, Silver Acer saccharinum |
18' 1" | 116' | 94.5' | 357 | Flandreau | Moody |
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| Maple, Sugar Acer saccharum |
10' 1" | 85' | 58' | 221 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha |
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| Mulberry Morus sp |
10' 6" | 58' | 53' | 197 | Springfield | Bon Homme |
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| Oak, Bur Quercus macrocarpa |
12' 2" | 73' | 102' | 244.5 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha |
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| Oak, Northern Red Quercus rubra |
11' 4" | 75' | 75' | 230 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha |
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| Oak, Pin Quercus palustris |
9' 10" | 73' | 72' | 209 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha |
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| Oak, Swamp White Quercus bicolor |
3' 10" | 35' | 32' | 89 | Watertown | Codington |
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| Pine, Austrian Pinus nigra |
7' 10" | 48' | 52' | 155 | Brookings | Brookings |
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| Pine, Eastern White Pinus strobus |
7' 6" | 92' | 42' | 193 | Hudson | Lincoln |
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| Pine, Jack Pinus banksiana |
4' 8" | 62' | 24' | 124 | Davis | Turner |
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| Pine, Limber Pinus flexilis |
3' 5" | 37' | 24' | 84 | Custer | Custer |
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| Pine, Lodgepole Pinus contorta var. latifolia |
3' 7" | 50' | 20' | 99 | Lead | Lawrence |
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| Pine, Ponderosa Pinus ponderosa |
11' | 93' | 29' | 232 | Hill City | Pennington |
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| Pine, Red Pinus resinosa |
5' 2" | 60' | 38' | 132 | Rosholt | Roberts |
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| Pine, Scotch Pinus sylvestris |
15' | 55' | 51' | 248 | Hudson | Lincoln |
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| Poplar, White Populus alba |
17' 7" | 78' | 89' | 311.3 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha |
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| Redbud, Eastern Cercis canadensis |
4' 6" | 28' | 33.5' | 90 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha |
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| Redcedar, Eastern Juniperus virginiana |
6' 8" | 69' | 30' | 157 | Springfield | Bon Homme |
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| Russian Olive Elaeagnus angustifolia |
13' 4" | 47' | 61' | 222.3 | Rapid City | Pennington |
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| Spruce, Black Hills Picea glauca var. densata |
9' 9" | 103' | 30' | 228 | Custer | Custer |
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| Spruce, Colorado Blue Picea pungens |
9' 7" | 72' | 34' | 196 | Yankton | Yankton |
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| Spruce, Norway Picea abies |
9' 9" | 84' | 61' | 216 | Valley Springs | Minnehaha |
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| Sycamore, American Platanus occidentalis, Linn. |
11" | 102' | 77' | 253 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha |
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| Tree of Heaven Ailanthus altissima |
4' 2" | 37' | 36' | 96 | Vermillion | Clay |
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| Tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera |
4' 6" | 40' | 36' | 103 | Mitchell | Davison |
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| Walnut, Black Juglans nigra |
8' 4" | 95' | 59' | 209.8 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha |
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| Willow, Crack Salix fragilis |
15' 8" | 75' | 81' | 283 | Spearfish | Lawrence | |
| Willow, Peachleaf Salix amygdaloides |
14' | 64' | 50' | 244.5 | Keystone | Pennington |
.JPG) |
| Willow, Weeping Salix alba var. tristis |
17' 6" | 66' | 74' | 295 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha |
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| Willow, White Salix alba |
18' | 35' | 32.5' | 259.13 | Whitewood | Lawrence |
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