Focus on Arts and Ecology

Dear Jon,

The champions entering the new decade have been crowned! American Forests is proud to present the 2020 Champion Trees National Register, showcasing the most spectacular trees in the United States. This year, half of the champs are located in Virginia, Florida, Texas and Arizona. Virginia came out on top again this year with 102 champs.

The reigning champion is the Giant Sequoia in California. The second largest -- and new to the register -- is the Del Norte Titan, a coast redwood tree.

The Champion Trees National Register is a compilation of America’s largest trees. Anyone from anyplace can go to it to see the vast diversity of tree species across the country. Our hope is that the register inspires the preservation of these living monuments. Old, large trees are essential to creating healthy forests that can help slow climate change. In fact, the amount of carbon that forests can sequester depends mostly on having an abundance of large trees. Conserving them also secures other great benefits that trees and forests provide to people and wildlife, such as clean air and water, jobs and habitat.

We hope viewing the champs will inspire you to share the national register with your friends and family. To see the details, measurements and pictures of the biggest trees found in America, visit the 2020 Champion Trees National Register.

Sincerely,

Rose Tileston
Senior Manager of Urban Forestry