
The Hawthorn tree. Standing, from left to right are: Travis Wolf, BBG arborist; Chris Roddick, BBG arborist; Suzanne Mattei, DEC New York City Regional Director; Scot Medbury, president of BBG; Mark Fisher, BBG director of Horticulture; Lou Provost, BBG foreman of grounds. (Kate Blumm/Brooklyn Botanic Garden)
Congratulations to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden for housing not one, but two champion trees. 1010 Wins reports that "The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has named two trees at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden state champions — meaning they are the largest of their species on record in the state." The Kansas hawthorn is 31' tall, and the Carolina holly is a whopping 35' tall. Together they are the first two trees in New York City to receive the honor, and they were presented their awards today.





LAME! Those are probably the only two trees of those species in the state too.
maaan we got some sweeeet trees and they just like bring em to your door, d00d
All trees are champions. No other living entity will give a human being so much and ask for so little. Hail Treesus!