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Walter Koehn
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Wally Koehn (1915-1998) posing with his left forearm resting against the giant trunk of a northern catalpa (Catalpa speciosa) on the Wrigley estate "Green Gables." Koehn, a native of Germany, was the groundskeeper of the estate for many years. The tree was named the largest known specimen of its species in Wisconsin in 1979. The trunk of the tree was nearly 18 feet in circumference.
1979
Hoffmann, B-Wolfgang
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Champion Boxelder
1979
A specimen of Acer negundo judged in 1979 to be the largest known example in Wisconsin. The tree is standing on a lawn at Green Gables, part of the former Wrigley Estate in Lake Geneva. The gatehou...
Douglas Fir
1979
A specimen of Pseudotsuga menziesii standing tall against a backdrop of shorter deciduous trees on the Green Gables Estate. It was judged to be the largest tree of its type in Wisconsin.
Champion Ginkgo Tree
1979
A specimen of Ginkgo biloba judged to be the largest example of the species in Wisconsin in 1979. It was located at Covenant Harbor Camp at Lake Geneva. The tree is standing at the edge of a lawn, ...
Walter E. Scott
1979
Walter Scott (1911-1983) posing in front of the gnarled trunk of a box elder tree at his home, Hickory Hill House. Scott was employed by the Wisconsin Department of Conservation, and later by the D...
Allison and Hoffmann
1979
R. Bruce Allison, left, and B. Wolfgang Hoffman posing in front of the massive trunk of a tree. Allison, an arborist, is the author, and Hoffmann the photographer, of the 1980 book, Wisconsin's Cha...
Champion White Ash
1979
A towering white ash, devoid of leaves, standing along the sidewalk in front of a two-story brick Norman revival house with a large chimney. There is a dusting of snow on the ground. The ash was t...
