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Champion River Birch

Date: 1979
Description: A specimen of Betula nigra judged in 1963 to be the largest example of the species in Wisconsin. The tree has a low fork with three major branches. ...
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Champion Shagbark Hickory

Date: 1979
Description: A specimen of Carya ovata judged in 1979 to be the largest example of the species in Wisconsin. The tree stands on the Blackhawk Country Club golf c...
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Common Pear

Date: 1979
Description: A specimen of Pyrus communis, judged to be the second largest of its type in Wisconsin, growing among smaller trees and shrubs at the edge of a cult...
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White Oak

Date: 1979
Description: A specimen of Quercus alba, judged to be the largest of its species in Wisconsin, standing alone in a pasture on a sunny summer day.
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Grant County Sycamore

Date: 1979
Description: A mature sycamore tree standing in front of farm buildings and a silo. There is a mailbox and fire number sign at the edge of a road in the foreground. The...

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