Champion Trees of the Clemson Experimental Forest

Within the Clemson Experimental Forest boundaries, there are three SC Champion Trees. They are chinkapin oak, rusty blackhaw, and white basswood. According to the South Carolina Champion Tree Database a champion tree is judged to be the largest of its species according to the following formula:

Trunk circumference (inches) + Height (feet) + 1/4 Average Crown Spread = Total Points

Clemson Experimental Forest Champion Trees

• 
  Chinkapin oak - Quercus muehlenbergii
  190.2 inches in circumference 
  90 feet tall
  78 feet of average crown spread
  300 total points
• 
  Rusty blackhaw - Viburnum rufidulum
  12 inches in dbh (diameter at breast height)
  20 feet tall
  21 feet of average crown spread
  37 total points
• 
  White basswood - Tilia americana var. heterophylla
  90.6 inches in circumference
  115 feet tall
  46 feet of average crown spread
  217 total points