The Big Tree Registry for Fort Worth
The big tree Registry is a way to recognize and honor large trees
and their owners throughout our community. A Big Tree, or champion
tree registry is a list of the largest tree of each species for a
particular region. The Texas Forest Service
in cooperation with American Forests keeps a register of the
Big
Trees of Texas.
Champion Trees of the Metroplex is a registry of
Big Trees in the 10 counties surrounding the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
The Fort Worth Big Tree Registry is only for trees inside the
city limits of Fort Worth. To nominate the Big Tree in your community,
print out and complete the Nomination
Form and mail to:
Forestry Section, Parks and Community Services
Big Tree Registry for Fort Worth
4200 South Freeway, Suite 2200
Fort Worth, Texas 76115
The owner and the nominee will receive an award suitable for framing. A
photo of the Big Tree will hang at the Parks and Community Services office
at Town Center and be posted on the Forestry Section's Big Tree Registry for
Fort Worth web page. If the tree is of sufficient size to dethrone a
Metroplex Champion or a Texas Big Tree, the City Foresters will forward the
nomination to the appropriate office.
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Crepe Myrtle
circumference: 29"
crown spread: 31'
height: 38'
INDEX: 74.75
Mark Peterson
2200 Provine St.
Fort Worth
Nominator:
Courtney Blevins,
Texas Forest Service 817/926-8203
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Eve's Necklace
circumference: 68"
crown spread: 26'
height: 18'
INDEX: 93
Mr. & Mrs. Sherrill
6928 Bal Lake
Ft. Worth (SW)
Nominator:
Courtney Blevins,
Texas Forest Service 817/926-8203
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Jujube
circumference: 58"
crown spread: 34'
height: 43'
INDEX: 110 (STATE CHAMPION)
Ft. Worth Botanic Gardens, across from restaurant
Nominator:
Texas Forest Service 214/953-1190 or 817/926-8203
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Magnolia
circumference: 114"
crown spread: 46'
height: 35'
INDEX: 160.5
University Christian Church
Nominator:
Melinda Adams,
City Forester
817 871 5705
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Mesquite
circumference: 191.63" (Metroplex Champion)
Front of main gate to Will Rogers Coliseum
Ft. Worth
Nominator:
Larry Brown
817/265-4107
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Oak - Bur
circumference: 218" (State, Metroplex, & City Champion)
crown spread: 105'
height: 81'
INDEX: 325
Edwards Ranch
Bryant Irvin Rd.
Ft. Worth
Nominator:
Britton Dow & Tess Neal
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Oak - Live
OFFICIAL:
circumference:
138.0" crown spread: 87'
height: 51'
INDEX: 211
ACTUAL:
circumference:
233'
crown spread: 93'
height: 51'
INDEX: 307
Edwards Ranch
Bryant Irvin Rd.
Ft. Worth
Certain
trees are shown with both an "Official"
and an "Actual"
set of measurements. This
reflects multi-trunk trees (trunks that fork below 4.5' above the
ground).
The official measurement rules only allow measuring the Main
Stem or Trunk. The
actual measurements
more truly reflect the total tree size as all trunks are measured
OR the one main trunk is measured below the first fork in the
tree.
Nominator:
Melinda Adams, City Forester,
City of Fort Worth
817 871 5705
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Oak - Shumard
circumference:
129.6" crown spread: 85'
height: 72'
INDEX: 223
2300 W. Winton
Nominator:
Stevon Smith, Forester,
City of Fort Worth
817 871 5738
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American Sycamore
circumference: 176" crown spread: 103'
height: 96'
INDEX: 298
Fort Worth
Nominator:
Courtney Blevins,
Texas Forest Service 817/926-8203
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Texas Ash
circumference: 70" crown spread: 47'
height: 34'
INDEX: 116
Pioneers Rest Cemetery
600 Samuels
Fort Worth
Pioneers
Rest Cemetery is where the pioneers of Fort Worth lie at rest.
It contains a complete list of burials from Fort Worth's oldest
community cemetery dating back to 1849.
-Photo by Wanda
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