Thanks, Dorothy Schachel, for the cupCAKEs
Champion Tree Contest
We had fun at the Fourth Friday Fair, giving out certificates to nominators and property owners of some really big trees! That was July 28th, 2017, but watch for more in the future.
Keep your eyes peeled for BIG TREES.
Watch it again
Find out more about Illinois Big Tree Register here.
ONE LAST CERTIFICATE went to Dave Armstrong for bringing this American Elm to our attention. It wasn't on our list of trees, but it deserves recognition.
Keep Carbondale Beautiful’s Champion Tree Contest – Friday July 28, 2017 – Fourth Friday Fair
BLACK WALNUT The nominator was Dennis Holtzclaw. And SIU as the property owner was represented by Dave Tippy, who is the Superintendent of Grounds. C=106; H=73; CS=104; Total Points 204
PIN OAK The nominator and property owner was Kathy Hall. C=184; H=91; CS=97; Total Points 299
PIN OAK co-champion (within 10 points) The nominator and property owner was Lorie Allen
SWEETGUM The nominator was Nick Owen and the property owner was Phil Brown. C=110; H=98; CS=76; Total Points 227
TULIP TREE The nominator was Nick Owen and the property owner was Eric Walker. C=98; H=82; CS=63; Total Points 196
WHITE OAK The nominator and property owner was Joan Steele. H=155; H=115+; CS=100; Total Points 295
Who else helped? Chris Evans at U of I Extension Forestry taught us how to measure the trees. Jill Adams, Mary and George Gibson, Lee Hartman, Kris Schachel, Kirsten Trimble, and Lily Vucinic did the measuring.
DID YOU KNOW You cannot tell how old a tree is by looking at it. In one woods, there were two oaks, one was twice as big as the other, but when they took a core sample, the smaller one was twice as old. The big one must have been near a secret source of underground water. So… now you know.
BLACK WALNUT The nominator was Dennis Holtzclaw. And SIU as the property owner was represented by Dave Tippy, who is the Superintendent of Grounds. C=106; H=73; CS=104; Total Points 204
PIN OAK The nominator and property owner was Kathy Hall. C=184; H=91; CS=97; Total Points 299
PIN OAK co-champion (within 10 points) The nominator and property owner was Lorie Allen
SWEETGUM The nominator was Nick Owen and the property owner was Phil Brown. C=110; H=98; CS=76; Total Points 227
TULIP TREE The nominator was Nick Owen and the property owner was Eric Walker. C=98; H=82; CS=63; Total Points 196
WHITE OAK The nominator and property owner was Joan Steele. H=155; H=115+; CS=100; Total Points 295
Who else helped? Chris Evans at U of I Extension Forestry taught us how to measure the trees. Jill Adams, Mary and George Gibson, Lee Hartman, Kris Schachel, Kirsten Trimble, and Lily Vucinic did the measuring.
DID YOU KNOW You cannot tell how old a tree is by looking at it. In one woods, there were two oaks, one was twice as big as the other, but when they took a core sample, the smaller one was twice as old. The big one must have been near a secret source of underground water. So… now you know.