HomeConnecticut’s Notable Trees
Current National Champions
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American Smoketree • Windham
Cotinus obovatus
• since Jan 2020
• also champion from Apr 2012 to Sep 2016
• also champion from Apr 1992 to Sep 1995
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Bear Oak • Windsor
Quercus ilicifolia
• since Jan 2020
• also champion from Apr 2013 to Sep 2016
• also co-champion from Jan 2010 to Apr 2013
• also champion from Jan 1989 to Sep 1995
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Black Oak • East Granby
Quercus velutina
• (co-champion) since Jan 2025
• also champion from Jan 1989 to Jan 2025
USApic
Sugar Maple • Lyme
Acer saccharum
• (co-champion) since Jan 2025
• also co-champion from Apr 2012 to Nov 2021
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Sugar Maple • Stamford
Acer saccharum
• (co-champion) since Jan 2025
• also co-champion from Nov 2014 to Sep 2016
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Umbrella Magnolia • Branford
Magnolia tripetala
• since Oct 2013
Former National Champions
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American Elm • Wethersfield
Ulmus americana
• from Apr 1941 to Oct 1951
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Austrian Pine • Plymouth
Pinus nigra
• from Apr 2013 to Oct 2013
• also co-champion from Apr 2011 to Apr 2013
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Bayberry • Westport
Morella caroliniensis
• from Jan 2020 to Nov 2021
• also co-champion from Sep 2016 to Jan 2020
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Black Birch • Middletown
Betula lenta
• (co-champion) from Jan 1993 to Dec 1993
Black Locust • Salisbury
Robinia pseudoacacia
• from Jan 1945 to Nov 1946
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Buart • Chester
Juglans × bixbyi
• from Mar 2000 to Mar 2008
• also co-champion from Jan 1990 to Mar 2000
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Common Hoptree • Branford
Ptelea trifoliata
• from Jan 1967 to Apr 1973
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Common Hoptree • West Hartford
Ptelea trifoliata
• from Apr 1991 to Sep 1995
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European Larch • Greenwich
Larix decidua
• (co-champion) from Nov 2021 to Jan 2025
• also champion from Dec 2018 to Nov 2021
• also co-champion from Mar 2014 to Dec 2018
• also champion from Jan 1990 to Mar 1998
Gray Birch • East Windsor
Betula populifolia
• (co-champion) from May 1988 to Jan 1990
• also champion from Nov 1984 to May 1988
Gray Birch • Somers
Betula populifolia
• from Jan 1990 to Jan 1994
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Gray Birch • Colchester
Betula populifolia
• (co-champion) from Apr 2012 to Sep 2016
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Green Ash • Glastonbury
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
• (co-champion) from Nov 2021 to Jan 2025
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Hardy Orange • Stonington
Poncirus trifoliata
• from Apr 2011 to Jan 2020
Hophornbeam • Cornwall
Ostrya virginiana
• from Jan 1945 to Nov 1946
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Long-beaked Willow • New London
Salix bebbiana
• from Apr 2012 to Feb 2016
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Noble Fir • Pomfret
Abies procera
• (co-champion) from Apr 2014 to Nov 2014
• also champion from Oct 2013 to Apr 2014
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Norway Maple • Old Lyme
Acer platanoides
• from Apr 2012 to Nov 2015
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Norway Spruce • Salisbury
Picea abies
• from Nov 2014 to Jan 2025
Norway Spruce • Coventry
Picea abies
• from Oct 1951 to Apr 1956
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Oneseed Hawthorn • Old Saybrook
Crataegus monogyna
• from Oct 2020 to Nov 2021
• also co-champion from Jan 1991 to Sep 2016
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Paper Birch • Hartford
Betula papyrifera
• from Jan 2010 to Apr 2011
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Pawpaw • Hartford
Asimina triloba
• from Apr 2012 to Oct 2012
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Peach • Madison
Prunus persica
• from Jan 2010 to Apr 2012
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Poison Sumac • Glastonbury
Toxicodendron vernix
• (co-champion) from Apr 2011 to Jan 2020
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Red Maple • Guilford
Acer rubrum
• (co-champion) from Jan 2020 to Jan 2025
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Red Oak • Ashford
Quercus rubra
• from May 1966 to Apr 1973
• also champion from Jan 1945 to Oct 1951
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Serviceberry • Glastonbury
Amelanchier arborea
• from Jan 2010 to Jan 2020
Shagbark Hickory • Avon
Carya ovata
• from Jan 1945 to Jun 1955
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Silver Maple • East Hampton
Acer saccharinum
• from Oct 2013 to May 2015
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Striped Maple • Glastonbury
Acer pensylvanicum
• (co-champion) from Jan 2020 to Oct 2020
• also champion from Sep 2016 to Aug 2017
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Sugar Maple • Norwich
Acer saccharum
• from May 1988 to Dec 1996
Tamarack • Chaplin
Larix laricina
• from Jun 1955 to Feb 1969
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Texas Redbud • Windsor
Cercis canadensis var. texensis
• from Apr 2012 to Dec 2017