By staff report at http://www.tcpalm.com
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Continuing a tradition begun in 1940, American Forests invites the public to help identify the largest of 861 species of trees for the 70th anniversary edition of The National Register of Big Trees.
Following an extensive two-year review, 57 additional tree species are newly eligible for nomination and 22 species have been removed from the list for a net increase of 35 species from the previous register published in 2008.
“You do not have to own the tree to nominate it. You merely have to locate and measure it,” said Deborah Gangloff, executive director of American Forests.
Big Tree nominations are due Oct. 1 and can be made at www.americanforests.org where there are also measuring instructions and a list of current champions.
Trees earn champion status through a weighted points system that combines height (in feet), circumference (in inches) and one-quarter of the spread of the crown. The largest tree in the United States (and also the largest living thing on earth) is the “General Sherman” Giant sequoia in Sequoia National Park in California.
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