Obtained by the calculating the standard tree index formula: trunk circumference (in inches) + total height (in feet) + ¼ of the average crown spread (in feet) = tree index score
Observation | Tree Index Score (points) |
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Photos / SoundsWhatEastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis)ObservertreesnthingsDescriptionKentucky Champion C. canadensis. |
137.6 |
Photos / SoundsWhatBlackjack Oak (Quercus marilandica)Observerl_dawsonDescriptionKentucky state record Blackjack Oak tree. |
195.13 |
WhatRed Hickory (Carya ovalis)ObservertwafkyDescriptionWorld Champion Red Hickory, measured at 175' tall and 56" in diameter at breast height by Jim Scheff |
369.13 |
Photos / SoundsWhatRed Hickory (Carya ovalis)ObserverkarounosofspartaDescriptionWorld champion red hickory🏆 and tallest known hickory. Photo with it's discoverer @jimscheff See kyheartwood.org/south-redbird-project.html about our ongoing work to protect it from a Forest Service logging project |
369.13 |
357 | |
357 | |
357 | |
357 | |
WhatSassafras (Sassafras albidum)ObserverchristopherwintonDescriptionNational champion Sassafras tree |
357 |
228 | |
357 | |
Photos / SoundsWhatSassafras (Sassafras albidum)Observerderekcox101DescriptionBelieved to be at least 250 years old |
357 |
357 | |
334 | |
Photos / SoundsWhatAmerican Hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana)ObserverscotthanklaDescriptionKentucky state champion tree. |
120.75 |
405 | |
Photos / SoundsWhatChinkapin Oak (Quercus muehlenbergii)ObserverterrikoontzDescriptionGrand old oak at Griffith Woods WMA. |
405 |
404.5 | |
404.5 | |
404.5 | |
404.5 | |
404.5 | |
404.5 | |
404.5 | |
421.25 |