American Elm
Now deceased, this tree had the per- fect vase-shape of American Elms. Its trunk circumference...
Dec 14, 2021
Balsam Poplar
This tree is unfortunately now gone, but according to pabigtrees.com, it was the state champion Balsam Poplar...
Dec 14, 2021
English Elm
Not far from the grave of American President James Buchanan and on one of the...
Dec 14, 2021
Ginkgo Lancaster Cemetery (Ginkgo)
This tree, a male, is the co-champion ginkgo in Pennsylvania (the other co-champion is at Tyler Arboretum...
Dec 14, 2021
Japanese Chestnut
Nominated in 1978 and the state champion as late as 2006, this Japanese Chestnut is...
Dec 14, 2021
Princess Tree/Empress Tree
This tree, growing in a tiny backyard in the center of Lancaster, was the Pennsylvania...
Dec 14, 2021
Reginigra Walnut (Intermediate Walnut)
Walnut trees (Juglans) readily crossbreed with one another. Reginigra Walnut is a hybrid of garden origin, between Black...
Mar 07, 2022
Silver Maple
No trace (last photo) remains of a stunning Silver Maple that, healthy in 2004 (first...
Dec 14, 2021
Silver Maple: The Giving Tree
The centerpiece of the Safe Harbor Arboretum (see separate entry) is a large Silver Maple...
Dec 14, 2021
Squirrel Oak
This tree hasn’t yet been visited but is included because of its unusual form. So...
White Oak (Donegal Witness Tree)
In 1777 congregants of Donegal Presbyterian Church gathered with Pastor Colin McFarquhar under this nearby...
Dec 14, 2021
White Oak: Sign-Eating Tree
According to Jack Brubaker, over a century ago someone nailed a metal directional sign to...