Tallest North American Broadleaf

All trees discovered and measured by Zane Moore, Steve Moore, Mike Hanuschick, Chris Atkins, Michael Taylor, Robert Van Pelt, Will Bloznan and Eastern Native Trees Society.

Left: Giant valley oak near Red Bluff Ca. approximately 10' dbh & 150' tall. Middle: 8.6' dbh monster sized Tulip from Kentucky. Right: The Great Elm of Wethersfield Conneticut, 9.5' dbh, 100' high and 150' crown spread

Valley Oak 

	
Rank	  Height		  Dbh		Name, Location, Notes--			 
	(m)  (feet)		(m)  (feet)		
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1	46.0 151.0		3.65 12.0	Quercus lobata, Valley Oak. Henley Oak. Tallest known western oak and one of the largest. . Grows on Fetzer property, Round Valley, Covelo, California. 				
2	39.9 131.0		2.56 8.28	Quercus lobata, Somerset, NW corner of Dorado Canyon Rd & Spanish Creek Rd. A real monster !
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Tulip 


Rank	  Height		Dbh		Name, Location, Notes--			 
	(feet)			(feet)		
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1	191.8'			N/A		N.C. Smokey Mountain National Park. Will Bloznan. Tallest known tree East of Mississippi.
2	177.4’			11’		N.C. Baxter Creek, Cataloochee District, GSMNP, Haywood Co.   (177.2’ Blozan & Coyle 11/12/03)                      Blozan 8/13/03
3	176.8’			8.3'		N.C. Big Creek (north side), Cataloocheee District, GSMNP, Haywood Co.                                               Blozan & Coyle 1/17/04
4	176.7’			8.1'		N.C. Baxter Creek, GSMNP, Haywood Co.                                                                                         Blozan & Leverett 4/24/03
5  	175.5’			20.4'		N.C. Left Fork, Deep Creek, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Swain Co.                                        Blozan, before Aug 1999
6	174.8’			10.2'		N.C.  Abandoned railroad bed, Bettis Branch, GSMNP, Haywood Co.                                                Blozan, Coyle & Busch 1/3/04
7	174.6’			N/A		N.C.  Baxter Creek, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Haywood Co.                                                 Blozan & Davie 6/23/02
8	174.3’			10.3'		N.C.  Baxter Creek, Cataloochee District, GSMNP, Haywood Co.                                                                           Blozan 8/13/03
9 	174.2’			N/A		N.C.  Baxter Creek, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Haywood Co.                                                    Blozan & Jost 12/7/02
10	173.5'			14.2'		N.C.  Jim Branch (west side), Cataloochee Valley, GSMNP, Haywood Co.                                                               Blozan 3/23/03
11 	173.3’			12.4'		N.C.  Jim Branch (west side), Cataloochee Valley, GSMNP, Haywood Co.                                                               Blozan 3/23/03
12	173.3’			10.3'		N.C.  Jim Branch (west side), Cataloochee Valley, GSMNP, Haywood Co.                                                               Blozan 3/23/03
13	173.1’			11.7'		Tenn  Little Laurel Creek, Greenbrier District, GSMNP, Sevier Co.                                                                           Blozan 3/11/96	
14	173.1’			7.2'		N.C.   Big Creek (north side), Cataloochee District, GSMNP, Haywood Co.                                                 Blozan & Coyle 1/17/04
15	172.9’			N/A		N.C.   Baxter Creek, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Haywood Co.                                                 Blozan & Davie 6/23/02
16 	172.8’			11.2'		N.C.   Jim Branch (west side), Cataloochee Valley, GSMNP, Haywood Co.                                                               Blozan 3/23/03
17	172.4’			N/A		N.C.   Baxter Creek, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Haywood Co.                                Blozan & Leverett, before Jan 1999
18	172.1’			8.4'		N.C.   Deep rocky cove, Mouse Creek (upper portion), Big Creek watershed, GSMNP, Haywood Co.          Blozan & Riddle 5/24/03
19	172.1’			N/A		N.C.   Baxter Creek, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Haywood Co.                                                     Blozan & Jost 12/7/02
20	171.8’			N/A		N.C.   Baxter Creek, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Haywood Co.                                                  Blozan & Davie 6/23/02
21	171.7’			19.4'		N.C.   Dude Branch, Cataloochee District, GSMNP, Haywood Co.                                                                            Davie 11/23/03
22	171.2’			11.0'		N.C.   Half Acre Ridge, Cataloochee Valley, Great Smoky Mountains NP, Haywood Co.                                            Blozan 1/14/02
23	170.5’			10.0’		N.C.   Mouse Creek, Big Creek watershed, GSMNP, Haywood Co.                                                            Blozan & Riddle 5/24/03
24	170.2'			7.7’		N.C.   Big Creek (north side), Cataloochee District, GSMNP, Haywood Co.                                                  Blozan & Coyle 1/17/04
25	170.0’			N/A		N.C.   Baxter Creek, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Haywood Co.                                                  Blozan & Davie 6/23/02
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Sycamore 


Rank	  Height		Dbh		Name, Location, Notes--			 
	(feet)			(feet) 	
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1	178.5'			3.93'		Santa Cruz Region. Planatus racemosa Discovered By Zane Moore In12/2011
2	162.0'			3.01'		Lynn Camp Prong, GRSM_TN	'W. Blozan
3	159.9'			1.50'		Trib Baxter Cr, GRSM-NC. Planatus Occidentalis	W. Blozan	Taller of triple stem
4	159.9'			1.37'		Big Creek, GRSM_NC. Occidentalis	W. Blozan	
5	159.6'			2.36'		Big Branch, GRSM-NC. Occidentalis	W. Blozan	tree fallen
6	157.9'			2.92'		Unnamed trib, Big Creek, GRSM-NC. Occidentalis. Top dead; was 162.3'	W. Blozan
7	157.1'			2.20'		Trib Baxter Cr, GRSM-NC. Occidentalis	W. Blozan	Shorter of triple stem
8	156.5'			5.89'		Sycamore Grove. Racemosa. Zane Moore.
9	155.6'			2.10'		Unnamed trib, Big Creek, GRSM-NC. Occidentalis.	W. Blozan	
10	155.4'			N/A		Planatius Occidentalis, Eastern Sycamore
11	155.0'			2.52'		Zoar Valley, NY. Occidentalis.	B. Leverett	
12	154.9'			.95'.		Unnamed trib, Bradley Fork, GRSM-NC. Occidentalis	W. Blozan
13	153.6'			3.0'		Congaree National Park. Occidentalis.	J. Riddle	
14	153.2'			2.77'		Big Branch, GRSM-NC. Occidentalis.	W. Blozan
15	153.0'			2.56'		Unnamed trib, Bradley Fork, GRSM-NC. Occidentalis.	W. Blozan	
16	152.8'			3.96'		Meeman/Shelby TN. Occidentalis.	W. Blozan	
17	151.6'			4.15'		Unnamed trib, Big Creek, GRSM-NC. Occidentalis	W. Blozan	
18	151.6'			1.53'		Trib Baxter Cr, GRSM-NC. Occidentalis.	W. Blozan	
19	151.1'			2.16'		Big Branch, GRSM-NC. Occidentalis.	W. Blozan	
20	150.3'			3.10'		Unnamed trib, Big Creek, GRSM-NC. Occidentalis.	W. Blozan	
21	150.1'			2.11'		Big Branch, GRSM-NC. Occidentalis	W. Blozan	
22	150.0'			2.76'		Turkey Run Park, VA. Occidentalis.	D. Copiz	
23	145.7'			5.06'		Santa Cruz, CA. Platanus racemosa, California Sycamore. Zane  Moore.
24	143.4'			5.46'		Santa Cruz, CA. Sycamore Grove. Racemosa. Zane Moore.
25	141.5'			3.39'		Santa Cruz, CA. Downstream of Rincon Rd.
26	140.2'			5.94'		Santa Cruz, CA. Sycamore Grove. Racemosa. Zane Moore.
27	139.9'			4.96' 		Santa Cruz, CA. Sycamore Grove. Racemosa. Zane Moore.
28	137.2'			4.19' 		Santa Cruz, CA. Sycamore Grove. Racemosa. Zane Moore.
29	136.4'			3.87' 		Santa Cruz, CA  Sycamore Grove. Racemosa. Zane Moore.
30	135.8'			4.96'		Santa Criuz, CA. Sycamore Grove. Racemosa. Zane Moore.
31	134.6'			4.14'		Santa Cruz,  CA. Sycamore Grove. Racemosa. Zane Moore.
32	134.4'			4.78'		Santa Cruz, CA. Pogonip. Racemosa. Zane Moore.
33	133.5'			4.64'		Santa Cruz, CA. Sycamore Grove. Racemosa. Zane Moore.
34	131.7'			2.33'		Santa Cruz, CA. Cable Car Creek. Racemosa. Zane Moore.
35	131.1'			4.83'		Santa Cruz, CA. Sycamore Grove. Racemosa. Zane Moore.
36	131.0			N/A		Red Bluff, CA. Tehama County Park. Michael Taylor
37	130.4'			2.20'		Santa Cruz, CA. Rincon Fire Road. Racemosa. Zane Moore.
38	130.0'			5.81'		Santa Cruz, CA. Sycamore Grove. Zane Moore.
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Bay Laurel 

Rank	  Height		  Dbh		Name, Location, Notes--			 
	(m)  (feet)		(feet)		
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1	158,87'			2.02'		Santa Cruz, Zane Moore
2	155.5'			3.13'		Santa Cruz, Zane Moore
3	154.0'			2.71'		Santa Cruz, Zane Moore	
4	151.0'			N/A		Covelo Area, Bob Van Pelt
4	150.5'			N/A		Santa Cruz, Zane Moore. Two trees of this height
5	150.5'			6.53'		Santa Cruz, Zane Moore. One of two trees of this height
5	150.5'			1.70'		Santa Cruz, Zane Moore
6	150.0'			2.39'		Santa Cruz, Zane Moore	
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Tan Oak 

Rank	  Height		  Dbh		Name, Location, Notes-- 
	(feet)		(feet)		
1	162.02' 		2.33'		Santa Cruz, Zane Moore. Impulse200LR.
2	157.3'		2.60'		Santa Cruz, Zane Moore
3	150.9' 		4.22' 		Santa Cruz, 3 standard tree. Zane Moore. 
4	150.5' 		2.10'		San Mateo County*, Zane Moore
5	150.0' 		3.65' 		Santa Cruz, Zane Moore
6	149.6' 		1.94' 		Santa Cruz, Zane Moore
7	149.0'  		N/A		Redwood National Park. Bob Van Pelt
8	149.2' 		3.29' 		Zane Moore
9	148.5' 		2.09'		Zane Moore
10	147.7' 		3.18' 		Zane Moore
11	147.3' 		2.07' 		Zane Moore
12	146.6' 		1.91'		Zane Moore
13	146.0' 		2.10'		Zane Moore
14	146.0' 		1.80'		Zane Moore
15	144.9' 		2.55' 		Zane Moore
16	144.8' 		2.63'		Zane Moore
17	144.8' 		5.12'		Zane Moore
18	143.9' 		2.71'		Zane Moore
19	143.7' 		2.79'		Zane Moore
20	141.0' 		2.65'		Zane Moore
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