Champion Trees
Recognizing the largest trees in Kansas
The Kansas Champion Tree Program
The Kansas Champion Tree Program is a volunteer-based program that is tasked with measuring and photographing the largest trees in Kansas. This program relies on Kansans nominating the largest trees they may see in their private land, parks, or community areas.
Large trees in the landscape are a charismatic aspect of any landscape. Additionally, historically community gatherings have been around these charismatic trees. Each one of these champion trees, a part of this program, we want to amplify those stories as well. To learn more about this program, or to enquire about volunteer opportunities, contact our Volunteer and Partnership Liasion.
| Common Name (Year Nominated) | Scientific Name | Circumference (in.) | Height (ft) | Crown Spread | Total Points | Location | Nominator(s) | Last Measured |
| Alder, European (2020) | Alnus glutinosa | 38 | 30 | 23 | 74 | Lawrence | Standing, Rose | 2/6/2020 |
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Apricot, common |
Prunus armeniaca | 96 | 34 | 47 | 142 | Lawrence | Jon Standing | 7/25/2017 |
| Arborvitae (1981) | Thuja occidentalis | 111 | 42 | 32 | 161 | Willowdale | Rudy and Rita Goetz | 3/19/2015 |
| Arbrovitae, oriental (2018) |
Thuja orientalis | 146 | 49 | 43 | 206 | Wichita | Tim McDonnell | 9/7/2018 |
| Ash, green (2003) | Fraxinus pennsylvanica | 187 | 90 | 85 | 298 | Olathe | Stan Roth | 8/8/2014 |
| Ash, white (2023) |
Fraxinus americana | 123 | 73 | 34 | 205 | Belle Plaine | Kyle Robinson | 6/30/2023 |
| Apen, quaking (2018) | Populus tremuloides | 57 | 54 | 38 | 121 | Topeka | Doug Grimm | 8/25/2018 |
| Baldcypress, common (2008) |
Taxodium distichum | 232 | 69 | 55 | 315 | Herington | Todd Elliott | 4/12/2017 |
| Basswood, American (2017) |
Tilia americana | 238 | 96 | 57 | 344 | Lawrence | Jon Standing | 8/16/2017 |
| Beech, American (2018) | Fagus grandifolia | 119 | 62 | 68 | 198 | Leavenworth | Rick Spurgeon | 3/11/2018 |
| Birch, paper (2005) | Betula papyrifera | 63 | 47 | 47 | 122 | Leawood | Chuck Brasher | 1/4/2009 |
| Birch, river (2019) | Betula nigra | 204 | 60 | 69 | 281 | Prairie Village | Prairie Village Tree Board | 9/5/2019 |
| Boxelder (2003) |
Acer negundo | 167 | 38 | 41 | 215 | Leavenworth | Jack Smith | 11/29/2018 |
| Buckeye, Ohio (1999) | Aesculus glabra | 105 | 50 | 40 | 165 | Manhattan | Ray Keen | 12/13/2016 |
| Buckeye, red (2020) | Aesculus pavia | 27 | 22 | 24 | 55 | Baldwin City | Jon Standing | 4/26/2020 |
| Buckeye, Texas (2001) | Aesculus glabra Var. arguta | 64 | 41 | 31 | 113 | Olpe | Scott Ritchie | 4/30/2018 |
| Bumelia, gum (2009) | Sideroxylon lanuginosum | 91 | 35 | 37 | 135 | Wichita | Thane Rogers | 9/10/2025 |
| Burningbush, eastern (2009) |
Euonymus atropurpurea | 72 | 38 | 44 | 121 | Wichita | Craig Beaver | 4/20/2018 |
| Butternut (2009) |
Juglans cinerea | 107 | 48 | 41 | 165 | Leavenworth | Jack Smith | 11/29/2018 |
| Catalpa, northern (2015) |
Catalpa speciosa | 269 | 60 | 79 | 349 | Holton | Doug Grimm | 2/10/2015 |
| Catalpa, southern (2022) |
Catalpa bignonioides | 189 | 70 | 41 | 269 | St. Marys | Pat McKenzie | 6/15/2022 |
| Cedar, incense (2019) | Calocedrus decurrens | 87 | 42 | 25 | 135 | Hays | Jim Strine | 10/10/2025 |
| Cedar, incense (2023) | Calocedrus decurrens | 63 | 58 | 40 | 131 | Belle Plaine, KS | Mike Martin | 6/30/2023 |
| Cherry, black (2017) | Prunus serotina | 205 | 62 | 62 | 283 | Overland Park | Jan Oakes | 10/30/2017 |
| Coffeetree, Kentucky (2021) |
Gymnocladus dioicus | 143 | 100 | 74 | 262 | Fort Leavenworth | Rick Spurgeon | 4/16/2021 |
| Cottonwood, eastern (2008) |
Populus deltoides ssp deltoides | 406 | 79 | 98 | 509 | Studley | Jim Davis | 10/10/2025 |
| Cottonwood, narrowleaf (2001) | Populus angustifolia | 40 | 37 | 17 | 81 | St. Francis | Bonnie Zweygardt | 6/18/2015 |
| Cottonwood, plains (1997) |
Populus deltoides ssp monilifera | 338 | 96 | 106 | 461 | Plevna | Jim Smith | 2/16/2017 |
| Dogwood, flowering (2000) |
Cornus florida | 68 | 30 | 41 | 108 | Leavenworth | Jack Smith | 11/29/2018 |
| Elm, American (2018) | Ulmus americana | 257 | 80 | 104 | 363 | Savonburg | Reggie Bolinger | 3/31/2018 |
| Elm, rock (2013) |
Ulmus thomasii | 57 | 40 | 39 | 106 | Lawrence | Jon Standing | 10/20/2025 |
| Elm, Siberian (1991) | Ulmus pumila | 194 | 90 | 103 | 310 | Mission Hills | Chuck Brasher | 4/30/2015 |
| Elm, slippery (2004) | Ulmus rubra | 151 | 70 | 76 | 240 | Leavenworth | Jack Smith | 3/2/2019 |
| Fir, balsam (2020) | Abies balsamea | 44 | 46 | 24 | 96 | Baldwin City | Jon Standing | 4/19/2020 |
| Fir, Douglas (2003) | Psueotsuga menziesii | 81 | 79 | 33 | 168 | Fort Leavenworth | Jack Smith | 8/16/2011 |
| Fir, white (2000) |
Abies concolor | 95 | 61 | 35 | 165 | Bonner Springs | W.J. Kern | 3/14/2015 |
| Fringe tree, American (2023) |
Chionanthus virginicus | 96 | 34 | 42 | 142 | Topeka | Jon Standing | 5/2/2023 |
| Ginkgo (2000) |
Ginkgo biloba | 230 | 80 | 94 | 334 | Leavenworth | Jack Smith | 11/29/2018 |
| Hackberry, common (2013) |
Celtis occidentalis | 191 | 85 | 92 | 299 | Lawrence | Jon Standing | 1/9/2018 |
| Hawthorn, downy (2003) |
Crataegus mollis | 87 | 31 | 39 | 128 | Lansing | Jack Smith | 9/16/2011 |
| Hazelnut, Turkish (2018) |
Corylus colurna | 61 | 39 | 35 | 109 | Leawood | Rick Spurgeon | 10/15/2018 |
| Hemlock, eastern (2000) |
Tsuga canadensis | 110 | 70 | 48 | 192 | Leavenworth | Jack Smith | 5/30/2017 |
| Hemlock, eastern (2005) |
Tsuga canadensis | 128 | 49 | 42 | 188 | Shawnee | Rick Spurgeon | 5/12/2017 |
| Hickory, bitternut (2017) |
Carya, cordiformis | 135 | 103 | 66 | 254 | Fort Leavenworth | Rick Spurgeon | 5/19/2017 |
| Hickory, black (2000) | Carya, texana | 107 | 73 | 58 | 195 | Leavenworth | Jack Smith | 3/2/2019 |
| Hickory, shagbark (2012) |
Carya ovata | 111 | 85 | 68 | 213 | Lawrence | Jon Standing | 7/22/2021 |
| Hickory, shellbark (2000) |
Carya laciniosa | 146 | 109 | 79 | 275 | Altamont | Jack Rowland | 4/13/2019 |
| Holly, American (2017) | Ilex opaca | 94 | 45 | 31 | 147 | Bonner Springs | Bob Rose | 6/8/2017 |
| Holly, American (2020) | Ilex opaca | 92 | 48 | 37 | 149 | Lawrence | Jon Standing | 6/16/2020 |
| Honeylocust (2011) | Gleditisia triacanthos | 270 | 73 | 80 | 363 | Wathena | Doug Grimm | 7/21/2021 |
| Hophornbeam, eastern (2009) |
Ostrya virginiana | 34 | 70 | 20 | 109 | Leavenworth | Jack Smith | 5/1/2009 |
| Hornbeam, American (2023) |
Carpinus caroliniana | 48 | 40 | 41 | 98 | Haysville, KS 67060 | Tim McDonnell | 7/21/2023 |
| Horse-chestnut (1999) | Aesculus hippocastanum | 146 | 65 | 76 | 230 | Manhattan | Jack Smith | 12/13/2016 |
| Jujube, common (2020) | Ziziphus jujuba | 70 | 45 | 35 | 124 | Prairie Village | Prairie Village Tree Board | 10/30/2020 |
| Juniper, common (2018) |
Juniperus communis | 90 | 44 | 33 | 142 | Fort Leavenworth | Rick Spurgeon | 3/17/2018 |
| Juniper, Rocky mountain (2023) |
Juniperus scopulorum | 48 | 28 | 37 | 85 | Belle Plaine | Hillside Nursery | 6/30/2023 |
| Juniper, Rocky Mountain (2015) |
Juniperus scopulorum | 45 | 37 | 24 | 88 | Hill City | Jon Standing | 6/19/2015 |
| Larch, European (2004) | Larix decidua | 43 | 57 | 26 | 106 | Westwood | Rick Spurgeon | 11/4/2009 |
| Lilac, Japanese Tree (2021) |
Syringa reticulata | 68 | 23 | 28 | 98 | Lawrence | Jon Standing | 7/11/2021 |
| Linden, littleleaf (2023) | Tilia cordata | 207 | 47 | 50 | 266 | Topeka | Jon Standing | 5/12/2023 |
| Locust, black (2016) | Robinia pseudoacacia | 148 | 70 | 56 | 232 | Baldwin City | Jon Standing | 2/11/2016 |
| Magnolia, bigleaf (2005) |
Magnolia macrophylla | 66 | 30 | 32 | 98 | Mission Hills | Rick Spurgeon | 4/30/2015 |
| Magnolia, cucumbertree (2000) | Magnolia acuminata | 144 | 69 | 75 | 232 | Fort Leavenworth | Jack Smith | 11/12/2019 |
| Magnolia, Southern (2024) |
Magnolia grandiflora | 104 | 45 | 52 | 162 | Independence | Jesse Gilmore | 5/29/2024 |
| Maple, amur (2020) | Acer ginnala | 68 | 24 | 32 | 100 | Baldwin City | Jon Standing | 4/19/2020 |
| Maple, black (2003) | Acer nigrum | 91 | 46 | 51 | 150 | Osage City | Doug Chase | 6/26/2017 |
| Maple, Norway (2008) | Acer platanoides | 96 | 59 | 51 | 168 | Hiawatha | Doug Grimm | 9/27/2018 |
| Maple, red (2008) | Acer rubrum | 131 | 81 | 70 | 229 | Wathena | Doug Grimm | 9/27/2018 |
| Maple, silver (1983) | Acer saccharinum | 306 | 75 | 59 | 390 | Stilwell | Frank Shoemaker | 1/17/2017 |
| Maple, sugar (2018) | Acer saccharum | 145 | 68 | 62 | 229 | Tecumseh | Jon Standing | 11/16/2020 |
| Mulberry, red (2016) | Morus rubra | 244 | 48 | 64 | 308 | Newton | Mary Clark | 5/17/2016 |
| Mulberry, white (2019) | Morus alba | 257 | 54 | 69 | 328 | Mound City | Rick Spurgeon | 4/12/2019 |
| Oak, black (2017) | Quercus velutina | 162 | 88 | 64 | 266 | Kansas City | Terra Siebert | 10/30/2017 |
| Oak, black (2021) | Quercus velutina | 179 | 70 | 73 | 267 | Lecompton | Jon Standing | 11/6/2021 |
| Oak, blackjack (2021) | Quercus marilandica | 110 | 53 | 57 | 177 | Garnett | Howard Freerksen | 10/26/2021 |
| Oak, bur (2006) |
Quercus macrocarpa | 247 | 93 | 89 | 362 | St. George | Roger & Winnie Sharp | 5/24/2017 |
| Oak, cherrybark (2004) | Quercus pagoda | 107 | 83 | 71 | 208 | Overland Park | Bob Haines | 6/14/2011 |
| Oak, chestnut (2000) | Quercus prinus | 142 | 74 | 67 | 232 | Manhattan | Mark Mayfield | 12/13/2016 |
| Oak, chinkapin (2000) | Quercus muehlenbergii | 167 | 76 | 92 | 266 | Leavenworth | Jack Smith | 11/29/2018 |
| Oak, dwarf chinkapin (2007) |
Quercus prinodens | 44 | 21 | 16 | 69 | Morrill | Doug Grimm | 9/27/2018 |
| Oak, eastern white (2000) |
Quercus alba | 236 | 70 | 74 | 325 | Fort Leavenworth | Jack Smith | 11/12/2019 |
| Oak, English (2023) | Quercus robur | 149 | 74 | 74 | 242 | Prairie Village | Prairie Village Tree Board | 5/5/2023 |
| Oak, laurel (1992) | Quercus laurifolia | 103 | 51 | 40 | 164 | Waterloo | Bob Atchison | 2/14/2019 |
| Oak, northern red (2001) |
Quercus rubra | 188 | 112 | 73 | 318 | Denison | Richard Coleman | 2/6/2016 |
| Oak, overcup (2003) | Quercus lyrata | 145 | 74 | 90 | 241 | Prairie Village | Doug Chase | 2/15/2018 |
| Oak, pin (2021) |
Quercus palustrus | 194 | 91 | 85 | 306 | Leavenworth | Jon Standing | 8/10/2021 |
| Oak, post (2020) |
Quercus stellata | 149 | 60 | 62 | 225 | Overland Park | Jon Standing | 11/19/2020 |
| Oak, scarlet (2023) | Quercus Coccinea | 85 | 60 | 52 | 158 | Olathe | Joseph Hornick | 6/5/2023 |
| Oak, shingle (2016) | Quercus imbricaria | 162 | 80 | 90 | 265 | Overland Park | Rick Spurgeon | 3/14/2016 |
| Oak, shumard (2000) | Quercus shumardii | 183 | 105 | 84 | 309 | Yates Center | Dan & Beth Clarke | 10/6/2000 |
| Oak, southern red (2009) |
Quercus falcata | 121 | 76 | 87 | 219 | Belle Plaine | Mike Hepperly | 6/30/2023 |
| Oak, swamp chestnut (2000) |
Quercus michauxii | 50 | 50 | 40 | 110 | Tonganoxie | Fred Leimkuhler | 5/29/2009 |
| Oak, swamp white (2020) |
Quercus bicolor | 155 | 99 | 102 | 280 | Prairie Village | Prairie Village Tree Board | 10/30/2020 |
| Oak, Texas red (2007) | Quercus texana | 198 | 112 | 111 | 338 | Topeka | Doug Chase | 10/10/2025 |
| Oak, water (1997) | Quercus nigra | 164 | 77 | 96 | 265 | Pittsburg | Jacob Weber | 4/11/2024 |
| Oak, willow (2000) | Quercus phellos | 156 | 87 | 74 | 262 | Topeka | Max Morris | 6/29/2016 |
| Osage-orange (2022) | Maclura pomifera | 258 | 63 | 85 | 342 | Parsons | Jesse Gilmore | 9/2/2022 |
| Pagoda tree, Japanese (2013) |
Styphnolobium japonicum | 181 | 54 | 61 | 250 | Lawrence | Jon Standing | 5/24/2018 |
| Paulownia, royal (1996) | Paulownia tomentosa | 126 | 47 | 43 | 184 | Atchison | Jack Smith | 6/21/2020 |
| Pawpaw, common (2022) |
Asimina triloba | 21 | 30 | 20 | 56 | Baldwin City | Rick Spurgeon | 10/29/2022 |
| Pear, common (2009) | Pyrus communis | 84 | 46 | 47 | 142 | Belle Plaine | Mary Gourlay | 7/12/2023 |
| Pecan (2017) |
Carya illinoinensis | 208 | 139 | 122 | 378 | Fort Leavenworth | Rick Spurgeon | 5/9/2017 |
| Persimmon, common (1992) |
Diospyros virginiana | 107 | 43 | 26 | 157 | Leavenworth | Jack Smith | 3/14/2015 |
| Pine, Austrian (2021) | Pinus nigra | 122 | 53 | 55 | 189 | Garden City | Kris Aronson | 10/13/2025 |
| Pine, Austrian (2023) | Pinus nigra | 124 | 58 | 62 | 198 | Cottonwood Falls | Skyler Delmott | 7/6/2023 |
| Pine, eastern white (2021) |
Pinus strobus | 164 | 50 | 135 | 248 | Robinson | Doug Grimm | 7/15/2021 |
| Pine, jack (2007) |
Pinus banksiana | 53 | 42 | 36 | 104 | Olathe | Rick Spurgeon | 2/15/2018 |
| Pine, limber (2000) | Pinus flexilis | 84 | 40 | 40 | 134 | Sequin | Jim Strine | 10/13/2025 |
| Pine, loblolly (2009) | Pinus taeda | 132 | 80 | 55 | 226 | Belle Plaine | Robin Macy | 6/30/2023 |
| Pine, loblolly (1992) | Pinus taeda | 120 | 93 | 46 | 225 | Waterloo | Bob Atchison | 2/14/2019 |
| Pine, pinyon (2021) | Pinus edulis | 72 | 38 | 31 | 118 | Cimarron | Kris Aronson | 9/26/2021 |
| Pine, pitch (2011) | Pinus rigida | 78 | 55 | 75 | 152 | Fort Scott | Ralph Carlson | 10/25/2011 |
| Pine, pitch (2023) | Pinus rigida | 98 | 48 | 41 | 156 | Topeka | Tom Hammer | 10/23/2023 |
| Pine, ponderosa (2020) | Pinus ponderosa | 124 | 77 | 50 | 214 | Leavenworth | Jack Smith | 3/2/2019 |
| Pine, red (2018) |
Pinus resinosa | 58 | 43 | 22 | 107 | Hiawatha | Kim Bomberger | 10/3/2018 |
| Pine, scotch (2011) | Pinus sylvestris | 132 | 49 | 47 | 193 | Shawnee | Jared Lind | 5/12/2017 |
| Pine, shortleaf (2009) | Pinus echinata | 67 | 80 | 40 | 157 | Belle Plaine | Tim McDonnell | 7/12/2023 |
| Pine, southwestern white (2009) |
Pinus strobiformis | 80 | 64 | 30 | 152 | Garden City | Mike Ramsey | 10/13/2025 |
| Pine, Virginia (2007) | Pinus virginiana | 55 | 68 | 32 | 131 | Olathe | Rick Spurgeon | 1/23/2023 |
| Poplar, white (2021) | Populus alba | 195 | 64 | 70 | 277 | Ottawa | Dennis Everett | 3/28/2021 |
| Redbud, Eastern (2020) | Cercis canadensis | 126 | 28 | 41 | 164 | Lawrence | Jon Standing | 7/14/2020 |
| Redbud, Eastern (2024) | Cercis canadensis | 132 | 23 | 46 | 167 | Lenexa | Tiffany Lewis | 6/22/2024 |
| Redcedar, eastern (2003) |
Juniperus virginiana | 147 | 63 | 37 | 219 | Neodesha | Fred Forslund | 8/10/2014 |
| Redcedar, eastern (2013) |
Juniperus virginiana | 163 | 44 | 43 | 218 | Baldwin City | Jon Standing | 4/18/2013 |
| Redwood, dawn (2024) | Metasequoia glyptostroboides | 83 | 82 | 48 | 177 | Pittsburg | Ryan Armbrust | 4/11/2024 |
| Redwood, dawn (2023) | Metasequoia glyptostroboides | 78 | 81 | 58 | 174 | Belle Plaine | Jared Doran | 6/30/2023 |
| Sassafras (2004) |
Sassafras albidum | 85 | 52 | 38 | 146 | Tonganoxie | Jack Smith | 5/3/2021 |
| Silverbell, Carolina (2020) |
Halesia carolina | 36 | 28 | 29 | 71 | Olathe | Rick Spurgeon | 7/21/2020 |
| Smoketree, American (2010) |
Cotinus obovatus | 99 | 36 | 27 | 142 | Great Bend | Stand & Kathy Lamb | 1/4/2020 |
| Soapberry, western (2005) |
Sapindus saponaria var drummondii | 148 | 43 | 56 | 193 | Olathe | Rick Spurgeon | 6/14/2018 |
| Spruce, blue (1993) | Picea pungens | 114 | 71 | 32 | 193 | Hays | Nancy Shaver | 10/10/2025 |
| Spruce, Norway (2005) | Picea abies | 171 | 74 | 64 | 261 | Fort Leavenworth | Rick Spurgeon | 3/10/2018 |
| Spruce, white (2003) | Picea glauca | 68 | 50 | 35 | 127 | Leavenworth | Jack Smith | 3/2/2019 |
| Sugarberry (2016) | Celtis laevigata | 175 | 66 | 49 | 253 | Topeka | Tom Hammer | 6/29/2016 |
| Sweetgum (2014) | Liquidamber styraciflua | 128 | 87 | 94 | 239 | Leawood | Ken O'Delll | 11/16/2014 |
| Sycamore, American (2001) |
Platanus occidentalis | 265 | 130 | 110 | 423 | Wellsville | Steve Hobson | 3/5/2022 |
| Tupelo, Black (2025) | Nyssa sylvatica | 92 | 55 | 63 | 163 | Fairway | Blaine Stroble | 5/29/2025 |
| Walnut, black (1999) | Juglans nigra | 228 | 83 | 92 | 334 | De Soto | Stan Roth | 7/23/2021 |
| Walnut, little (2016) | Juglans microcarpa | 136 | 65 | 89 | 223 | Wilmore | Ed Koger | 12/14/2016 |
| Willow, black (2007) | Salix nigra | 124 | 80 | 54 | 218 | Morrill | Doug Grimm | 9/11/2007 |
| Willow, peachleaf (2000) |
Salix amygdaloides | 120 | 42 | 46 | 174 | Sharon Springs | Jim Strine | 7/20/2017 |
| Willow, weeping (2024) | Salix bablyonica | 208 | 60 | 53 | 281 | Pittsburg | Vern Morton | 4/11/2024 |
| Yellow-poplar (2000) | Liriodendron tulipifera | 209 | 107 | 67 | 333 | Lansing | Jack Smith | 3/2/2019 |
| Yellowwood (2014) | Cladrastis kentukea | 99 | 40 | 45 | 150 | Lawrence | Jon Standing | 6/7/2018 |
| Zelkova, Japanese (2022) |
Zelkova serrata | 132 | 48 | 56 | 194 | Topeka | Jon Standing | 12/2/2022 |