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What is a coniferous tree?Coniferous trees are cone-bearing trees that have thin needlelike leaves. Full listing and description of Minnesota's native coniferous trees. |
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Species |
Cir. at 4 ½ feet (in inches) |
Height (in feet) |
Crown Spread (in feet) |
County |
Ownership |
Location or nearest city |
Nominator |
Year Champion |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Cedar, eastern red(Juniperus virginiana), also called juniper |
103 |
68 |
42 |
182 |
Faribault |
Private |
Winnebago |
James Wallin |
1999 |
|
Cedar, northern white (Thuja occidentalis) |
141 |
86 |
31 |
235 |
Cook |
Private |
Grand Marais |
Larry Dewester |
1999 |
|
Fir, balsam (Abies balsamea) |
59 |
80 |
24 |
145 |
Itasca |
Private |
Northome |
Richard Lacher |
2003 |
|
Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) |
52 |
65 |
25 |
123 |
Mille Lacs |
Private |
Isle |
Mark Anderson, Larry Long DNR-Forestry |
1997 |
|
(Pinus strobus) |
214 |
103 |
84 |
338 |
Fillmore |
Public (state of MN) |
Wykoff |
Jason Walker, John Kelly DNR-Forestry |
2009 |
|
Pine, jack (Pinus banksiana) |
121 |
55 |
50 |
189 |
Kittson |
Public (state of MN) |
Lake Bronson |
Steve Morgan, Rick Olson DNR-Forestry |
1979 |
|
Pine, Red (Pinus resinosa), also called Norway pine |
115 |
120 |
38 |
245 |
Itasca |
Public (USFS) |
Dora Lake |
Jimmy McDonald |
2010 |
|
Spruce, black (Picea mariana) |
48 |
69 |
12 |
120 |
Itasca |
Public |
Squaw Lake |
Bob Tennant, DNR Forestry |
2009 |
|
Spruce, white (Picea glauca) |
126 |
130 |
30 |
264 |
Koochiching |
Public (state of MN) |
Littlefork |
Richard Stapleton |
1974 |
|
Tamarack, (Larix laricina), also called eastern or American larch |
133 |
71 |
60 |
219 |
Crow Wing |
Private |
Brainerd |
Jim Pierson, Anne Pierson |
2004 |
*Total points = Circumference in inches + height in feet + one-quarter of the crown spread in feet.