Big Trees of Iowa

This is the most recent public list of the top three or four biggest trees of each variety.
Records in gray have not been updated for at least 10 years.
Circum- Average Crown Total Champion
Common Name Scientific Name Height County
ference Spread Points Status

Balsam Fir Abies balsamea 5'5.5" 90' 25.5',26'=25.75' 161.938 1 Allamakee

Balsam Fir Abies balsamea 5'9" 78.5' 23', 20' = 21.5' 152.875 2 Hamilton
Balsam Fir Abies balsamea 6'1" (@40") 61' 24.5' 140.125 3 Jasper
Concolor Fir Abies concolor 10'8' 85' 46' 224.5 1 Polk
Concolor Fir Abies concolor 9'4" 86.65' 41', 45.5'=43.5' 209.46 2 Jasper
Concolor Fir Abies concolor 9'4.5" 85.83' 35',31'= 33' 206.58 3 Polk
Amur Maple Acer ginnala 5'7" (@4') 25' 42',40'= 41' 102.25 1 Buchanan
Amur Maple Acer ginnala 5' 28' 38',36'= 37' 97.25 2 Buchanan
Amur Maple Acer ginnala 4'3" 27' 38',33'=35.5' 86.875 3 Polk
Paperbark Maple Acer griseum 1'3'' 23' 12' 41 1 Story
Boxelder Acer negundo 11'8.5"(@30") 50.74' 56,46 = 51' 203.49 1 Marshall
Boxelder Acer negundo 10'2" 63' 80',65' = 72.5' 203.125 2 Polk
Boxelder Acer negundo 9'3" 48' 61.5,58=59.75 174 3 Boone
Black Maple Acer nigrum 14'7" 76' 93',81'=87' 272.75 1 Tama
Black Maple Acer nigrum 14'2"(@4') 78' 100.75', 82.92' =92' 271.158 2 Linn
Black Maple Acer nigrum 14'9" 67.81' 112.67,90.67=101.67' 270.227 3 Hardin
Norway Maple Acer platanoides 12'10.5" 77' 65.5' 247.875 1 Polk
Red Maple Acer rubrum 10'6" 78' 71',72'=71.5' 221.875 1 Poweshiek
Red Maple Acer rubrum 10'8" 72.2' 72',66'=69' 217.45 2 Scott
Red Maple Acer rubrum 10'1.5" 76.5' 58.5' 212.125 3 Linn
Silver Maple Acer saccharinum 19'6.5" 87.9 108,80.5,=94.25 346 1 Jasper
Silver Maple Acer saccharinum 19'9" 76' 109,85 =97' 337.25 3 Polk
Silver Maple Acer saccharinum 19' (@3.5') 86.41' 91',76' =83.5' 335.285 4 Iowa
Sugar Maple Acer saccharum 13'3" 65.2' 77.5, 85 = 81.75 244.64 1 Linn
Sugar Maple Acer saccharum 10'5" 102.2' 61',49'= 55' 241 2 Clayton
Sugar Maple Acer saccharum 11'2" 88.3' 76',66'= 71' 240 3 Clayton
Three Flower Maple Acer triflorum 3'4" (23.5') 24.5' 37', 30' = 33.5' 72.875 1 Boone
Horsechestnut Aeculus hippocastanum12'4"(@30") 61' 52.5 222.125 1 Marshall
Horsechestnut Aeculus hippocastanum11'7" (@3') 60' 74',72'=73' 217 2 Des Moines
Horsechestnut Aeculus hippocastanum 10'8" 64.4' 51',45'=48' 204.4 3 Polk
Ohio Buckeye Aesculus glabra 9'10" 71' 44',51'=47.5' 200.875 1 Des Moines
Ohio Buckeye Aesculus glabra 9'5'' 72' 46.5' 198.125 2 Warren
Ohio Buckeye Aesculus glabra 10'5" 58.3' 47,45= 46' 194.6 3 Johnson
Yellow Buckeye Aesculus octandra 10'1.5" 77.16 53.5, 43 = 48.25 210.72 1 Poweshiek
Yellow Buckeye Aesculus octandra 9'6.5" 83.12' 49' 209.87 2 Marshall
Yellow Buckeye Aesculus octandra 9'4" 75.64' approx. 48' 199.64 3 Marshall
Ailanthus Ailanthus altissima 9'8" 86' 44' 213 1 Linn
European Alder Alnus glutinosa 8'10" 95.2' 45',35' = 40' 211.2 1 Scott
European Alder Alnus glutinosa 9'7.5" 69' 41' 194.75 2 Scott
European Alder Alnus glutinosa 7'4" 79' 42',35' =38.5' 176.625 3 Scott
European Alder Alnus glutinosa 8'8'' 74.5' 53', 51' = 52' 179.75 4 Linn
Roundleaf Serviceberry Amelanchier laevis 1'11'' 39' 24',15'=19.5' 67.075 1 Dubuque
Common Pawpaw Asimina triloba 2'1.5" 46.9' 21.5, 17 = 19.25' 77.2 1 Fremont
Common Pawpaw Asimina triloba 3'5" 24' 20.5' 70.125 2 Henry
Common Pawpaw Asimina triloba 1'10.75" 40.42' 15, 12 = 13.5' 64.54 3 Fremont
Yellow Birch Betula alleghaniensis 10'6"(@3') 61' 58' 214 1 Marshall
Yellow Birch Betula alleghaniensis 5'11.5" 70.83' 48.5, 31.5= 40 151.83 2
Yellow Birch Betula alleghaniensis 4'6" 65.33' 42.5, 25= 127.77 3 Hardin
Black Birch Betula lenta 2'6'' 24' 29.25' 61.312 1 Story
River Birch Betula nigra 11'8" 69' 112,84= 98' 233.5 1 Benton
River Birch Betula nigra 10'2" 58' 93,81 = 87' 201.75 2 Des Moines
Paper Birch Betula papyrifera 7'10" 61' 48,40=44' 166 1 Winneshiek
Paper Birch Betula papyrifera 6'11" 69' 42',40=41' 162.25 2 Hardin
Paper Birch Betula papyrifera 7'10"(@4') 53' 58,49= 53.3' 160.375 3 Winneshiek
American Hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana 2'3" (@3.5') 28' 37', 28' = 32.5' 63.125 Dubuque
American Hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana 2' 27' 37,35=36' 60 1 Muscatine
American Hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana 1'4'' 35' 21' 57.25 2 Hardin
Bitternut Hickory Carya cordiformis 11'9.75" 88.7'' 88' 252.45 1 Des Moines
Bitternut Hickory Carya cordiformis 11'.5" 68.81' 68', 64.5' = 66.25' 217.873 2 Clinton
Bitternut Hickory Carya cordiformis 7'6" 108' 54',48' =51' 210.75 3 Muscatine
Pignut Hickory Carya glabra 6'9" 96.1' 56', 50.39= 53' 178.25 1 Lee
Pignut Hickory Carya glabra 3'7" 68' 40' 121 1 Des Moines
Pignut Hickory Carya glabra 3'3" 62' 34,24=29' 108.25 2 Des Moines
Pecan Carya illinoensis 13'5" 97.25' 113,93=103' 284 1 Henry
Pecan Carya illinoensis 12'3" 89' 98', 90=94' 259.5 2 Des Moines
Pecan Carya illinoensis 10'8" 100.83' 96',78'=87' 250.58 3 Madison
Shellbark Hickory Carya laciniosa 10'2" 94.83' 77.5 236.205 1 Des Moines
Shellbark Hickory Carya laciniosa 10'9" 89' 82',65',=72.5' 236.125 2 Des Moines
Shellbark Hickory Carya laciniosa 10'9" 86' 75' 233.75 3 Des Moines
Shagbark Hickory Carya ovata 9'7" 88' 69.5', 67.85' = 68.67' 220 1 Jackson
Shagbark Hickory Carya ovata 9'2" 88.6' 61.92,57.67=59.80 213.54 1 Linn
Shagbark Hickory Carya ovata 9'1" 84.95' 75.42,73.75=74.58' 212.6 2 Linn
Mockernut Hickory Carya tomentosa 10'.5" 72' 73' 210.25 1 Des Moines
Mockernut Hickory Carya tomentosa 7'11" 79' 60' 189 2 Des Moines
Mockernut Hickory Carya tomentosa 7'9" 75.8 59,53 = 56' 182.8 3 Lee
American Chestnut Castanea dentata 11'1" 70.9' 57', 49', =53' 217.15 1 Jasper
American Chestnut Castanea dentata 10'10" 62' 69',46'=57.5' 203.5 2 Johnson
American Chestnut Castanea dentata 10'11" 54.5' 57', 57' 199.25 3 Allamakee
Northern Catalpa Catalpa speciosa 17'5 78.5' 58' 304.5 1 Polk
Northern Catalpa Catalpa speciosa 16'6" 87.83 62' 302.53 2 Polk
Northern Catalpa Catalpa speciosa 17'6" 63.5' 86',48'=67' 290.25 3 Lee
Hackberry Celtis occidentalis 15' 76.72' 77', 79.58'=78.29' 276.29 1 Marshall
Hackberry Celtis occidentalis 14'8" 70' 79' 265.75 2 Poweshiek
Hackberry Celtis occidentalis 14' 73.21' 97.5,82.5=90' 263.71 3 Story
Katsuratree Cercidiphyllum japonicum
7'6"(@30") 46' 53.25 149.3 1 Henry
Katsuratree Cercidiphyllum japonicum 21" 52' 42' 83.5 3 Story
Katsuratree Cercidiphyllum japonicum 8' 34' 51' 144.5 2 Polk
Eastern Redbud Cercis canadensis 5'1" 40' 41,26=33.5' 109.375 1 Des Moines
Eastern Redbud Cercis canadensis 6'1'' 27' 29' 107.25 2 Muscatine
Atlantic White Cedar Chamaecyparis thyoides2'2"@(45") 32' 28,15'=21.5' 63.375 1 Johnson
Yellowwood Cladrastis lutea 9'4'(@3') 40' 41,62=51.5' 164.875 1 Johnson
Yellowwood Cladrastis lutea 4'2" 46' 32' 104 2 Story
Alternate-Leaf Dogwood Cornus alternifolia 1'1" 21' 18',15'=16.5 38.125 1 Muscatine
Alternate-Leaf Dogwood Cornus alternifolia 9'' 18' 16.75' 31.188 2 Boone
Roughleaf Dogwood Cornus drummendii 1'5'' 14' 13.5' 34.375 2 Louisa
Flowering Dogwood Cornus florida 3'7" 33' 45,32=38.5' 85.625 1 Des Moines
Flowering Dogwood Cornus florida 3'5.5" 29' 36', 34' =35' 79.25 2 Linn
Smoketree Cotinus abovatus 4'11" 38' 38,28= 33' 105.25 1 Fayette
Cockspur Hawthorn Crataegus crus-galli 2'11" 28' 20' 68 1 Polk
Downy Hawthorn Crataegus mollis 6'6" 33' 33' 119.25 1 Hamilton
Downy Hawthorn Crataegus mollis 5'3" 39.18 34.5',25.5'=30' 109.68 Polk
Downy Hawthorn Crataegus mollis 5'10" 34' 38',31'=34.5 108.125 Polk
Washington Hawthorn Crataegus phaenopyrum
2'8.5"(@52") 27.85' 25.5", 23.5'= 24.5' 66.475 1 Marion
Washington Hawthorn Crataegus phaenopyrum 2'6" 29.5' 25', 24', = 24.5' 65.625 2 Marion
Arizonian Cypress Cupressus arizonica 8'10"(@4') 73' 35' 171.75 1 Des Moines
Common Persimmon Diospyros virginiana 7'1" 61' 44.5' 157.125 1 Polk
Common Persimmon Diospyros virginiana 6'10" 59' 40.5' 151.25 2 Wapello
Common Persimmon Diospyros virginiana 7'1" 53.7' 45.5,38,= 41.75 150 3 Henry
Eastern Wahoo Euonymus atropurpureus 7' 2.5" 40' 36',31'= 33.5' 134.875 1 Scott
Eastern Wahoo Euonymus atropurpureus 2'2" 22.5 28, 18.5 = 23.25 54.31 2 Story
Eastern Wahoo Euonymus atropurpureus 5'' 20' 16' 29 3 Story
American Beech Fagus grandifolia 12'8" 79' 105,81=93' 254.25 1 Muscatine
American Beech Fagus grandifolia 13'4.5" 57' 84',64'=74' 236 2 Adair
American Beech Fagus grandifolia 10'11" 80' 90',62'= 76' 230 3 Scott
European Beech Fagus sylvatica 12'9'' 60' 57' 227.025 1 Johnson
European Beech Fagus sylvatica 13'5" 53.5' 77', 69' = 73' 232.75 2 Cedar
European Beech Fagus sylvatica 9' 57' 63' 180.75 3 Linn
White Ash Fraxinus americana 16'4" 78' 73.5' 292.375 2 Henry
White Ash Fraxinus americana 14'4" 91' 82' 283.5. 3 Des Moines
Black Ash Fraxinus nigra 8'6" 106.49' 67.75, 54 = 60.88' 223.72 1/1/1900 Jones
Black Ash Fraxinus nigra 7'3" 104.8' 61,32=46.5' 203.425 2 Muscatine
Black Ash Fraxinus nigra 8'7" 80' 31', 34' =32.5' 191.155 3 Jones
Green Ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 17'10.5" 80.5' 79',57'=68' 312 1 Mahaska
Green Ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 17'10" 65' 106,73=89.5' 301 2 Boone
Green Ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 15'4" 91.32 96.42, 69.50 =83' 296 3 Poweshiek
Blue Ash Fraxinus quadrangulata 13'3" 85.1' 90.5',72.08=81.29' 264.32 1 Lee
Blue Ash Fraxinus quadrangulata 10'7" 93' 65',43'=54' 233.5 2 Lee
Blue Ash Fraxinus quadrangulata 9'7.5" 70.17' 50.5, 40.5= 45.5 202.125 3 Lee
Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba 15'7.5" 82' 90.5, 80=85.25' 290.8 1 Linn
Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba 14'1" 86' 78',61'=69.5' 272.375 2 Henry
Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba 13'11" 71.9' 74',58'= 66' 255.4 3 Scott
Honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos 1910.5" 81' 110.5' 346.5 1 Johnson
Honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos 17'2" 84.9' 86',66'=76'' 309.9 2 Linn
Honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos 14'9'' 88' 80' 285 3 Iowa
Kentucky Coffeetree Gymnocladus dioicus 12' 9.5" 71' 60.5' 239.625 1 Poweshiek
Kentucky Coffeetree Gymnocladus dioicus 9'4" 94' 79',64' =71.5' 223.875 3 Polk
Kentucky Coffeetree Gymnocladus dioicus 11'3.5" 74.7' 69',63'=66' 226.7 2 Scott
Carolina Silverbell Halesia carolina 5'2" 45.34' 54', 35.5' = 44.75 118.527 1 Clinton
American Holly Ilex opaca 3'6" 40' 25',22'=23.5 87.875 1 Scott
American Holly Ilex opaca 2'2.5" 28.33 21, 18= 19.5 59.71 Lee
Butternut Juglans cinerea 14'6.5" 69' 116.5,94=105.25 269.8 1 Linn
Butternut Juglans cinerea 11'11" 66' 72',62'=67' 225.75 2 Black Hawk
Butternut Juglans cinerea 11'4" 62' 64',63'=63.5' 213.875 3 Polk
Black Walnut Juglans nigra 16'10" 91.9' 122',78'=100' 318.9 1 Johnson
Black Walnut Juglans nigra 13'4'' 107' 74' 286 2 Des Moines
Black Walnut Juglans nigra 14'2" 88.24 107',71.25=89.13 280.5 3 Poweshiek
Oneseed Juniper Juniperus monosperma 2'1'' 29' 19.5' 58.875 1 Monona
Rocky Mountain Juniper Juniperus scopulorum 4' 27' 22.5' 80.625 1 Polk
Rocky Mountain Juniper Juniperus scopulorum 2'4" 31' 19' 63.75 2 Monona

Eastern Red Cedar Juniperus virginiana 11'6"(@40") 51.17' 49' 201.42 1 Greene
Eastern Red Cedar Juniperus virginiana 10'3.5" 64.5' 35',43' =39' 197.75 2 Warren
Eastern Red Cedar Juniperus virginiana 9'8.5" 68.1' 40', 37.5' 194.3 3 Fremont
European Larch Larix decidua 12'7.5" 93.58' 77.5',66=71.75' 263.02 1 Dubuque
European Larch Larix decidua 13'2.5" 82' 85',85'=85' 261.75 2 Winneshiek
European Larch Larix decidua 12'4" 83' 90',70'=80' 251 3 Dubuque
Tamarack Larix laricina 7'1" 76.45' 40', 30' = 35'' 170.2 1 Linn
Tamarack Larix laricina 7'7.5" 63.58' 62,41= 51.5' 167.375 2 Emmet
American Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua 9'7.5" 67.3' 72', 71' = 71.5' 200.675 1 Linn
American Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua 9'4" 64' 76.5,69.5, = 73' 194.25 2 Scott
American Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua 9'9" 62' 65,54=59.5' 193.875 3 Wapello
Yellow Poplar / Tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera 15'3" 107.5' 71.5' 308.375 1 Des Moines
Yellow Poplar / Tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera 14'6" 105.4' 87',65'=76' 306 2 Des Moines
Yellow Poplar / Tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera 15'2" 104.6' 71.13 304.825 4 Warren
Osage Orange Maclura pomifera 17'3" 63.58 85,77= 81' 290.83 1 Decatur
Osage Orange Maclura pomifera 13'2" 57.33 61 230.58 2 Lee
Osage Orange Maclura pomifera 11'4" 61' 52' 209 3 Ringgold
Cucumber Magnolia Magnolia acuminata 14'1" (@3') 74' 65',58' =61.5' 258.38 1 Polk
Cucumber Magnolia Magnolia acuminata 11'8 (@4') 72.36' 77',72'=74.5' 230.985 2 Scott
Cucumber Magnolia Magnolia acuminata 10'2" 82.02' 66',44'= 53.5' 217.4 3 Scott
Common Apple Malus sylvestris 8'1" 35' 39' 141.25 1 Van Buren
Common Apple Malus sylvestris 7'8'' 29' 33.5' 129.325 2 Jefferson
Common Apple Malus sylvestris 5'5" 25 35 98.75 3 Van Buren
Dawn Redwood Metasequoia 8'9" 50' 41.5' 165.375 2 Johnson
glyptostroboides
Dawn Redwood Metasequoia 3'1" 51' 27',25'=26' 94.5 3 Des Moines
glyptostroboides
White Mulberry Morus alba 15'2" 56.5' 82,53 =67.5' 255.375 1 Polk
White Mulberry Morus alba 15'1" 51.5' 85', 78' = 81.5 252.875 2 Polk
White Mulberry Morus alba 14'3" 61.5' 72', 60.5' = 66.25' 249 3 Scott
Red Mulberry Morus rubra 12'8" 60 45 223 1 Polk?
Red Mulberry Morus rubra 10'4" 48' 50' 184.5 2 Mills
Red Mulberry Morus rubra 9'4'' 43' 41'7'' 165 3 Warren
Black Tupelo Nyssa sylvatica 4'3" 48.2' 45',43' =44' 110.2' 1 Des Moines
Black Tupelo Nyssa sylvatica 4'2" 45' 40',36' = 38' 104.5 2 Washington
Black Tupelo Nyssa sylvatica 3'4" 48' 35,28 = 29.5' 93.375 3 Story
Hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana 5'1" 61.5'' 42.5' 134.03 1 Johnson
Hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana 6'4.5" 42.8' 50',40'=47' 131.05 2 Clayton
Hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana 5'8" 44' 54', 54', = 54' 125.5 3 Linn
Sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum 3'6" 38' 1 Henry
Amur Corktree Phellodendron amurense10'9"@3'8" 57' 76' 205 1 Polk
Amur Corktree Phellodendron amurense
10'4" (@42") 51' 64', 54', =59' 189 2 Polk
Amur Corktree Phellodendron amurense
11'11" (@2') 38.75 71.5, 53 = 62.25 197.39 3 Story
Norway Spruce Picea abies 15'11" 72' 64',72'=68' 280 1 Winneshiek
Norway Spruce Picea abies 14'9" 79.83' 63' 272.58 2 Polk
Norway Spruce Picea abies 11'10" 98.8 56',48'=53' 254.05 3 Allamakee
White Spruce Picea glauca 7'3" 81' 30.5' 175.625 2 Poweshiek
White Spruce Picea glauca 5'9" 97.28' 24,19=21.5' 171.375 3 Dubuque
White Spruce Picea glauca 6'7" 83' 30.5' 169.75 4 Poweshiek
Blue Spruce Picea pungens 9'2" 72.31' 32'.5 190.37 1 Guthrie
Blue Spruce Picea pungens 7'9" 82.3' 27.5' 182.175 2 Jasper
Blue Spruce Picea pungens 7'5" 80.26' 45.5', 34.5' 179.26 3 Poweshiek
Jack Pine Pinus banksiana 6'2" 48.5' 43,39=41' 120.75 2 Cass
Jack Pine Pinus banksiana 4'6" 46' 37',34'= 35.5 108.875 3 Polk
Lace Bark Pine Pinus bungeana 3'4" 44' 42' 90 1 Story
Lace Bark Pine Pinus bungeana 3'1'' 42' 34' 87 2 Story
Lodgepole Pine Pinus contorta 5'5" 38' 21.5' 108.375 1 Jefferson
Lodgepole Pine Pinus contorta 4'7" 34' 23' 94.75 2 Jefferson
Lodgepole Pine Pinus contorta 1'10" 40' 11' 64.75 3 Monona
Shortleaf Pine Pinus echinata 5'10" 69' 41,24 = 32.5' 147.125 1 Van Buren
Limber Pine Pinus flexilis 6'10" 58' 42', 34', = 38' 149.5 Clinton
Mugo Pine Pinus mugo 3'6" 30' 27,26 = 26.5' 78.625 1 Wapello
Austrian Pine Pinus nigra 10'4" 54' 65' 194.25 1 Tama
Austrian Pine Pinus nigra 9'5'' 63' 51' 188.75 2 Marshall
Austrian Pine Pinus nigra 9'1" 57.5' 50.5,53=51.75 179.4 4 Guthrie
Ponderosa Pine Pinus ponderosa 7'4.5" 89.83' 43', 31' = 37' 187.58 1 Linn
Ponderosa Pine Pinus ponderosa 9'.5" 60.6 50,41.5=45.75' 180.4 2 Cass
Ponderosa Pine Pinus ponderosa 8'2.5" 68.5' 53',47'= 50' 179.5 3 Cass
Table Mountain Pine Pinus pungens 4'8" 77' 44,31=37.5' 142.375 1 Lee
Table Mountain Pine Pinus pungens 3'8'' 48' 40' 99.5 2 Lee
Table Mountain Pine Pinus pungens 2'9" 46' 20' 84 3 Monona
Red Pine Pinus resinosa 7'3.5" 76' 46',29',=37.5' 173 1 Dubuque
Red Pine Pinus resinosa 5'9'' 69' 32' 146 3 Clayton
Red Pine Pinus resinosa 5'10" 66' 29' 143.25 5 Dubuque
Pitch Pine Pinus rigida 9'7" 57' 46' 183.5 1 Wayne
Pitch Pine Pinus rigida 7'11" 50.5 43' 156.25 3 Wayne
Pitch Pine Pinus rigida 6'2" 68' 40' 152 4 Dubuque
Eastern White Pine Pinus strobus 10'10" 142' 48',40'=44' 283 1 Dubuque
Eastern White Pine Pinus strobus 15'6" 80' 66', 54' = 60' 281 2 Warren
Eastern White Pine Pinus strobus 10'2.5" 147.5' 33.5,47.5 = 40.5' 280.125 3 Dubuque
Scotch Pine Pinus sylvestris 12'8'' 55' 65.5' 223.37 1 Page?
Scotch Pine Pinus sylvestris 11'2" 63' 43' 207.8 2 Ida
Scotch Pine Pinus sylvestris 10'10.5" 60.25' 70', 47.5' = 58.75' 205.69 3 Emmet
Virginia Pine Pinus virginiana 6'4.5 60.08 54,34=44 147.58 1 Polk
Virginia Pine Pinus virginiana 4'4" 74' 25' 132.25 2 Van Buren
Virginia Pine Pinus virginiana 6' 46.25 46, 37.5 128.69 3 Appanoose
American Sycamore Platanus occidentalis 23'1" 107.1' 82.25' 404.725 1 Des Moines
American Sycamore Platanus occidentalis 20'3" 107' 112,105=108.5 377.125 2 Washington
American Sycamore Platanus occidentalis 18'4" 101.3' 120,118=119 351.55 3 Van Buren
London Plane Tree Platanus x acerifolia 15'5" (@ 3') 81' 92',74'=83' 286.75 1 Des Moines
White Poplar Populus alba 15' 82.2' 84',80' 282.7 1 Boone
White Poplar Populus alba 15'10" 70' 80,68,= 74' 278.5 2 Crawford
Eastern Cottonwood Populus deltoides 27'8" 103.5 102.5' 461.106 2 Clinton
Eastern Cottonwood Populus deltoides 27'3"(@42") 93' 113' 448.25 3 Muscatine
Eastern Cottonwood Populus deltoides 27'2" 87' 127' 446.75 4 Franklin

Bigtooth Aspen Populus grandidentata 7'2" 95' 54',28'=41' 191.25 1 Dubuque

Bigtooth Aspen Populus grandidentata 7'1" 90.25' 52,39 = 45.5' 186.25 2 Dubuque
Bigtooth Aspen Populus grandidentata 7' 86' 27' 176.75 3 Dubuque
Quaking Aspen Populus tremuloides 5'5" 76.5' 36',34'=35' 150.25 1 Winneshiek
Pin Cherry Prunus pennsylvanica 1'6'' 25' 8' 45 1 Cickasaw
Black Cherry Prunus serotina 11'11.5"@3.5' 78' 52',56'= 54' 235 1 Johnson
Black Cherry Prunus serotina 10'9" 82.4' 54.5' 225.025 2 Lee
Black Cherry Prunus serotina 10'5.5" 81.5' 72, 65 =68.5' 224.125 3 Polk
Choke Cherry Prunus virginiana 1'6" 45.6" 13',16' =14.5' 67.2 1 Chickasaw
Douglas Fir Pseudotsuga menziesii 9'2" 83' 50.5' 206.875 1 Tama
Douglas Fir Pseudotsuga menziesii 9' 83' 58' 49'=53.5' 204.375 2 Dubuque
Douglas Fir Pseudotsuga menziesii 8'11" 83.17' 44.5' 201.295 3 Madison
Common Pear Pyrus spp. 7'5'' 36' 28.5' 132.125 1 Tama
White Oak Quercus alba 16'9" 86.5' 105,96=100.5 312.625 1 Des Moines
White Oak Quercus alba 17'4.5" 71' 103' 305.25 2 Scott
White Oak Quercus alba 16'4" 67.5' 81,118=99.5 288.375 3 Polk
Swamp White Oak Quercus bicolor 17'10.5" 73' 97.5' 311.875 1 Story
Swamp White Oak Quercus bicolor 15'6" 79' 72' 283 3 Wapello
Swamp White Oak Quercus bicolor 14'8" 79' 114,93.5 =,103.75' 280.94 5 Johnson
Scarlet Oak Quercus coccinea 10'7" 71.2' 71',67'=69' 215.45 1 Polk
Scarlet Oak Quercus coccinea 10'3" 71' 71' 211.75 2 Johnson
Northern Pin Oak Quercus ellipsoidalis 12'9" 78.5' 100',92'=96' 255.5 1 Black Hawk
Northern Pin Oak Quercus ellipsoidalis 10'11" 66.9' 77',61'= 69' 215.15 1 Black Hawk
Northern Pin Oak Quercus ellipsoidalis 10'3" 65.4' 78',69'=73.5' 206.7' 2 Dubuque
Shingle Oak Quercus imbricaria 13 78.7' 93,69.5,81.25 255 1 Lee
Shingle Oak Quercus imbricaria 11'5.5" 67.33 64.5,56'=60.25' 219.9 2 Lee
Overcup Oak Quercus lyrata 7' 51.8' 52',39'=45.5' 147.175 2 Polk
Bur Oak Quercus macrocarpa 19'2" 74' 104 330 1 Des Moines
Bur Oak Quercus macrocarpa 17'9.5" 84.80' 113.585' 326.7 2 Wayne

Bur Oak Quercus macrocarpa 15' 6.5" 96'.25' 112,106=109' 310 3 Des Moines
Blackjack Oak Quercus marilandica 8'8.5" 44.5' 55',50'=52.5' 162.125 1 Lee
Blackjack Oak Quercus marilandica 5'6" 49' 38', 24' = 31' 122.75 2 Appanoose
Blackjack Oak Quercus marilandica 4'9" 44' 48,41=44.5' 112.125 3 Des Moines
Chestnut Oak Quercus montana 9'8" 74.5' 81' 209.5 1 Des Moines
Chestnut Oak Quercus montana 6'8" 75' 49',38'=43.5' 165.875 2 Des Moines
Chinquapin Oak Quercus muehlenbergii 11' 72.4 78.60, 78.25=78.4 224 1 Lee
Chinquapin Oak Quercus muehlenbergii 9'4" 79.97' 69.9,69.46= 69.68 209.345 2 Fremont
Chinquapin Oak Quercus muehlenbergii 11'2" 52.5' 90.81,83.75=87.28' 208.32 3 Fremont
Pin Oak Quercus palustris 18'6" 82' 117.5' 333.375 1 Scott
Pin Oak Quercus palustris 15'10.5" 98.5' 96' 313 2 Des Moines
Pin Oak Quercus palustris 15'10" 93.4' 94.5' 307.025 3 Wapello
Willow Oak Quercus phellos 5'8.5" 56.4' 40,38=39' 134.65 1 Des Moines
Willow Oak Quercus phellos 2'4'' 32' 16' 64 2 Van Buren
English Oak Quercus robur 14'2" 72' 68' 258.125 1 Story
English Oak Quercus robur 12'6" 58' 83',74'=78.5' 227.625 2 Polk
English Oak Quercus robur 9'7" 65' 58' 194.5 3 Polk
Northern Red Oak Quercus rubra 17'3" 81' 95.25 311.875 1 Marshall
Northern Red Oak Quercus rubra 16'6" 89.3' 103,88=95.5 311.25 2 Des Moines
Northern Red Oak Quercus rubra 16'5" 81' 90.5', 77' = 83.75' 298.375 3 Warren
Post Oak Quercus stellata 9.08 73.25 69,56= 62.5 196.96 1 Lee
Post Oak Quercus stellata 8'10.5" 63.58 60.5, 51.5= 56 184 2 Lee
Post Oak Quercus stellata 7'3.5" 65' 61',42'=51.5' 165.375 3 Appanoose
Black Oak Quercus velutina 15'9" 86' 111.8,100.75=106.3' 300.575 1 Des Moines
Black Oak Quercus velutina 16'9" 75' 104,77,=90.5' 298.625 2 Des Moines
Black Oak Quercus velutina 14'10" 75' 102.5, 98'=100.25 278 3 Des Moines
Black Locust Robinia pseudoacacia 15'7'' 60' 55' 260.75 1 Lee
Black Locust Robinia pseudoacacia 10.6' 75' 83' 222.95 2 Palo Alto
Peachleaf Willow Salix amygdaloides 13'5'' 64' 49.5' 237.375 1 Winneshiek
Weeping Willow Salix babylonica 18'8.5" 72' 66' 313 2 Fayette
Weeping Willow Salix babylonica 19'2'' 61' 73' 309.25 3 Clayton
Weeping Willow Salix babylonica 17.3' 58' 99' 293.75 4 Jones
Sassafras Sassafras albidum 12'.5" 52.6 55', 43'=49' 209.375 1 Lee
Sassafras Sassafras albidum 9'7"(@3') 52' 43' 177.75 2 Des Moines
Sassafras Sassafras albidum 8'5 1/2" 48' 53',47'=50' 162 3 Adair
Japanese Pagoda Styphnolobium japonicum 11'7" 78' 75',74'= 74.5' 235.625 1 Des Moines
Green Ash Syringa reticulata 1'8" 48' 40' 78 1 Story
Baldcypress Taxodium distichum 29' (@2') 63' 71',63' = 67' 427.75 1 Jefferson
Baldcypress Taxodium distichum 13' 73.6' 54,51=52.5' 240.725 2 Poweshiek
Baldcypress Taxodium distichum 11'7.5" 84' 59' 238.25 5 Des Moines
Northern White Cedar Thuja occidentalis 11'7" (@2') 50' 53',37' = 45' 200.25 1 Clayton
Northern White Cedar Thuja occidentalis 10'10" 49' 56,38=47 190.75 2 Fayette
Northern White Cedar Thuja occidentalis 9'11'(@5.5') 55' 51.5,38=44.75 185.1875 3 Fayette
American Basswood Tilia americana 18'3.5" 87.2' 75',69' = 72' 324.7 1 Hamilton
Amberican Basswood Tilia americana 18'5" 75' 61.5' 310.375 2 Kossuth
American Basswood Tilia americana 13'4" 90.1' 77',61'=69' 267.35 3 Scott
Eastern Hemlock Tsuga canadensis 11'5", 82.46' 51', 49' = 50' 231.96 1 Jackson
Eastern Hemlock Tsuga canadensis 10'10" 68' 45.5 209.375 2 Linn
Eastern Hemlock Tsuga canadensis 10'10.5" 66.16' 53', 47' = 50' 208.66 3 Louisa
American Elm Ulmus americana 17'7" 90.33' 124.5,114=119.25' 330.81 4 Hamilton
American Elm Ulmus americana 16'2" 93' 98.5' 311.25 1 Johnson
American Elm Ulmus americana 17'3" 73.5' 91,88= 89.5 302.875 3 Greene
Camperdown Elm Ulmus galbra 5'6" 25' 40' 1 Linn
Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia 7'5" 54' 39.5' 152.875 2 Story
Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia 8'5'' 40' 38' 150.5 3 Story
Siberian Elm Ulmus pumila 17'9"(@3') 77.5' 102,100=101' 316.25 1 Crawford
Siberian Elm Ulmus pumila 14'11" 92' 74' 289.5 2 Van Buren
Siberian Elm Ulmus pumila 13'11.5",@4' 90.9' 84.5' 279.525 3 Polk
Red Elm Ulmus rubra 16'10.5" 96.5' 89.5' 321.375 1 Allamakee

Red Elm Ulmus rubra 12'10" (@4') 65.5 63.5' 234.875 3 Benton
Red Elm Ulmus rubra 8'2.5" 113' 58',53'= 55.5' 225.375 4 Clayton
Rock Elm Ulmus thomasii 7'3" 74.7' 64',57' 176.825 1 Floyd
Rock Elm Ulmus thomasii 6'10" 82.7' 54',36'=45' 175.95 2 Floyd
Rock Elm Ulmus thomasii 5'6.5" 76' 55,46,=50.5' 155.125 3 Delaware
Rusty Blackhaw Viburnum rufidulum 1'9" 14' 20',15'=17.5' 39.375 1 Warren

Source: Mark Rouw