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Champion River Birch
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A specimen of Betula nigra judged in 1963 to be the largest example of the species in Wisconsin. The tree has a low fork with three major branches. There is field corn in the foreground. The tree was located south of Mauston in Juneau County.
1979
Hoffmann, B-Wolfgang
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WHi 126255
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Austrian Pine
1979
A specimen of Pinus nigra, judged to be the second largest of its type in Wisconsin, standing beside a house at 302 N. Wisconsin Street. Three young conifer trees have been planted in the lawn.
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...
Basswood
1979
A specimen of Tilia americana (Linden), judged in 1975 to be the largest of its species in Wisconsin, standing in a snowy landscape with smaller trees in the background.
White Oak
1979
A specimen of Quercus alba, judged to be the largest of its species in Wisconsin, standing alone in a pasture on a sunny summer day.
Common Pear
1979
A specimen of Pyrus communis, judged to be the second largest of its type in Wisconsin, growing among smaller trees and shrubs at the edge of a cultivated field along North Wauwautosa Road.
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, ...
