Please fill in this online nomination form or download the pdf version. Photos are required with every submission.

Trees are ranked by total points based on the following formula: Circumference (inches) + Height (feet) + ¼ Crown Spread (feet). The tree with the most total points is crowned national champion.

Nomination deadlines: March 15 (spring register), September 15 (fall register)



Please Select the Type of Tree
ByCommon Name
OrScientific Name

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Tree Size
Circumference inches    (Example 200)
Height feet   (Example: 100)
Crown Spread feet   (Example: 87.5)

Instruments used for measurement (e.g. tape, clinomter)

Height above ground level where circumference was measured


Date Measured (mm/dd/yyyy) select

Other remarks about the tree (optional)
(health, historical significance, any additional information)

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Tree Location
State:
City/Town/Park: (Example: Redwood National Park)

Is the tree located on public land?

Directions to the tree and other notes on its location


GPS coordinates (Decimal) (optional)
Latitude: (Example 35.123)
Longitude: (Example 77.123)

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Measured By

 

Name:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip:
Email:
Phone:
Nominated By

Same as Measured By

Name:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip:
Email:
Phone:
Owner

Same as Nominated By

Name:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip:
Email:
Phone:

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Please upload photos of your tree. If possible, include a separate photo with a person standing in front of the tree. This will help us to determine the tree’s measurements.

Picture 1
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Please Note: If you have more than 5 pictures or you have slides and/or prints of the tree please email bigtrees@amfor.org or send to our mailing address.

Copyright and permissions:

By submitting a photograph you state that you are either the owner, or have obtained permission from the owner, and are granting full-time rights to American Forests to use these photographs in any American Forests publication and on its website without any fees.

I accept the terms and conditions.


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