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 |
5' 6" | 25' | 29.25' | 98.3 | Aberdeen | Brown |
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| Birch, Paper Betula papyrifera |
7' 9" | 46' | 56.5' | 153.1 | Aberdeen | Brown |
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| Boxelder Acer negundo |
6' 9 | 41' | 41' | 132.25 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha |
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| Buckeye, Ohio Aesculus glabra |
10' 2" | 49' | 44' | 182 | Colton | Minnehaha |
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| Catalpa, Northern Catalpa speciosa |
11' 6" | 62' | 60' | 215 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha |
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| Cherry, Black Prunus serotina |
4' 7" | 46' | 30.15' | 108.54 | Mitchell | Davison |
.JPG) |
| Coffeetree, Kentucky Gymnocladus dioicus |
9' 4" | 62' | 65' | 190.3 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha |
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| Cottonwood Populus deltoides |
32' 7" | 93' | 125' | 515.25 | Canton | Lincoln |
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| Elm, American Ulmus americana |
17' 8" | 55' | 102' | 292.5 | Chamberlain | Brule |
.JPG) |
| Elm, Siberian Ulmus pumila |
11' 5" | 74' | 60.95' | 226.24 | Mitchell | Davison |
.JPG) |
| Fir, Balsam Abies balsamea |
3' 7" | 41' | 28' | 91 | Watertown | Codington |
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| Fir, Douglas Pseudotsuga menziesii |
8' 2" | 67' | 46.45' | 176.61 | Mitchell | Davison |
.JPG) |
| Fir, White (concolor) Abies concolor |
8' 9" | 60' | 35' | 173.75 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha |
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| Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba |
7' 4 | 52' | 50' | 152.5 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha |
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| Hackberry Celtis occidentalis |
11' 5 | 57' | 70' | 211.5 | Garretson | Minnehaha |
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| Hemlock, Eastern Tsuga canadensis |
3' 4" | 30' | 36' | 79 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha |
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| Honeylocust Gleditsia triancanthos |
13' 11" | 82' | 102' | 274.5 | Elk Point | Union |
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| Horsechestnut Aesculus hippocastanum |
11' 6" | 51' | 37' | 198.25 | Spearfish | Lawrence |
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| Juniper, Rocky Mountain Juniperus scopulorum |
6' 6" | 39' | 27.5' | 124.38 | Howes | Meade |
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| Larch, European Larix decidua |
9' 3" | 64' | 64' | 191 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha |
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| Lilac, Japanese Tree Syringa reticulata |
11" | 20' | 12' 6" | 34.125 | Sturgis | Meade |
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| Linden, American Tilia americana |
16' 3 | 70' | 64' | 281 | Vermillion | Clay |
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| Linden, Littleleaf Tilia cordata |
5' 3" | 49' | 33' | 120.25 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha |
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| Locust, Black Robinia pseudoacacia |
10'" | 77' | 68.25' | 214.06 | Mitchell | Davison |
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| Maple, Black Acer nigra |
2' | 35' | 46' | 70.5 | Mitchell | Davison |
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| Maple, Norway Acer platanoides |
8' 8" | 53' | 62' | 173.5 | Hudson | Lincoln |
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| Maple, Silver Acer saccharinum |
21' 10" | 74' | 100' | 361 | Flandreau | Moody |
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| Oak, Bur Quercus macrocarpa |
13' 6" | 66' | 99' | 252.8 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha |
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| Oak, Northern Red Quercus rubra |
13' 2" | 72' | 81' | 250.3 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha |
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| Oak, Pin Quercus palustris |
11' 4" | 84' | 64' | 236 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha |
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| Oak, Swamp White Quercus bicolor |
5' 8" | 44' | 43' | 122.75 | Watertown | Codington |
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| Orange, Osage Maclura pomifera |
1' 7" | 39' | 33' | 66.25 | Mitchell | Davison |
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| Pecan Carya illinoinensis |
5' 3" | 61' | 38' | 133.5 | Rapid City | Pennington |
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| Persimmon, American Diaspyros virginiana |
9" | 25' | 20' 6" | 39.125 | Mitchell | Davison |
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| Pine, Austrian Pinus nigra |
8" | 70' | 58' | 182.5 | Brookings | Brookings |
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| Pine, Eastern White Pinus strobus |
8' 7" | 89' | 66' | 208.5 | Hudson | Lincoln |
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| Pine, Jack Pinus bankslana |
4' 6" | 41' | 21' | 100.25 | Burke | Gregory |
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| Pine, Limber Pinus flexilis |
3' 11" | 42' | 18.75' | 93.6875 | Custer | Custer |
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| Pine, Lodgepole Pinus contorta var. latifolia |
4' 5" | 62' | 13' | 118.25 | Rochford | Lawrence |
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| Pine, Ponderosa Pinus ponderosa |
11' 3 | 93' | 32.5' | 236.125 | Hill City | Pennington |
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| Poplar, White Populus alba |
15' 6" | 60' | 65' | 272.3 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha |
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| Redbud, Eastern Cercis canadensis |
8' 10" | 23' | 31' | 136.8 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha |
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| Redcedar, Eastern Juniperus virginiana |
12' 9" | 66' | 26' | 225.5 | Brookings | Brookings |
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| Russian Olive Elaeagnus angustifolia |
8' 8.3"" | 35' | 44' | 152 | Sturgis | Meade |
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| Spruce, Black Hills Picea glauca var. densata |
7' 3.5" | 100' | 20' | 193 | Custer | Custer |
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| Spruce, Colorado Blue Picea pungens |
11' 9" | 78' | 50' | 232 | Yankton | Yankton |
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| Spruce, Norway Picea abies |
10' 6" | 81' | 68' | 224 | Valley Springs | Minnehaha |
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| Sycamore, American Platanus occidentalis, Linn. |
13' 4" | 87' | 86' | 268.5 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha |
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| Tree of Heaven Ailanthus altissima |
4' 4" | 31.9' | 29.975' | 91.144 | Pierre | Hughes |
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| Tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera |
5' 9" | 43' | 40.5' | 122.13 | Mitchell | Davison |
.JPG) |
| Walnut, Black Juglans nigra |
10' 4" | 83' | 75' | 225.75 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha |
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| Willow, White Salix alba |
17' | 37' | 35' | 249.75 | Whitewood | Lawrence |
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| Willow, White X Crack Salix alba X Salix euxina |
15' 5" | 60' | 61.5' | 260.38 | Aberdeen | Brown |
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