Big Trees of Perry County

The Perry County Conservation District maintains a survey of champion Perry County trees. Listed on this page is the list of these current champions. If you know of a tree that may be a candidate for this list, contact us for more information.

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Perry County Conservation District
Big Tree Survey 2004 last updated Dec. 2023
Species	Total Points	Survey Date (mm/dd/yy)	Circum- ference (Inches)	Height (Feet)	Spread (Feet)	Nominator Name	Location
Ash, Biltmore	271.5	8/6/2004	174	81	66	Joe Bistline	Route 850 just North of Bells Hill Road
runner-up	266.9	7/1/2004	147	103	67.5	George Posmosa	1218 State RD
Ash, Green	252.4	6/30/2004	165	72	61.5	James Eshelman	Dellville RD
runner-up	259	7/15/2004	104	137	72	Max Kretzing	Max Kretzing property in woods
Aspen, Bigtooth	148	8/3/2004	58	69	85	Don Kline	DCNR District Office

Basswood, American	226.5	7/15/2004	116	97	54	Max Kretzing	Kretzing Property

Beech, American	235.75	8/5/2004	116	107	51	Joe Montgomery	DCNR Property - Back Hollow RD
runner-up	223	N/A	114	86	23	Sally Tengeres	Fox Hollow RD
Birch, Black or Sweet	106	8/17/2005	52	44	9.8	Phil Eckert	DCNR Concord Road, north side
Birch, Paper	73.75	8/2/2011	25	43.5	5.25	Bradley Sloop	DCNR Concord Road, south side
Birch, Yellow	190	8/18/2005	88.5	85	66	Mike Kern	DCNR Wolf Road,Posse Trail at Stream
runner-up	92.6	8/17/2005	41	46	22.5	Phil Eckert	DCNR Germantown Road, south side
Buckeye, Yellow	125	9/10/2004	60	57	32	Phil Eckert	Brodisch Property 107 E. Main Bloomfield
Butternut	208	8/25/2006	100	96	12	Phil Eckert	State Forest-Laurel Run/3 Square Hollow
runner-up	115	8/18/2005	59	46	40	Don Kline	DCNR Hickory Ridge, Shearer Dug Trail
Catalpa	280	10/24/2003	179	90	43.5	May Beaver	Beaver Property - 201 Trout Run RD
runner-up	260	10/24/2003	159	86	61.5	May Beaver	Beaver Property - 201 Trout Run RD
Cedar, Eastern Red	176	7/28/2011	99	69	32	Bradley Sloop	Bethel Church Cemetary- Grier Point Rd, Marysville
runner-up	174.75	6/25/2004	105	63	27	Sally Tengeres	Cemetary Rte 849
Cedar, Northern White	121.5	12/10/2004	65	49	30	Phil Eckert	Bloomfield Cemetary--Center
Cherry, Black	211.625	7/19/2004	92	109	42.5	Don Kline	Hemlock Natural Area
Cherry, Sweet	159.8	6/30/2004	103	44	51	Sally Tengeres	Martz Farm Dellville
Species	Total Points	Survey Date (mm/dd/yy)	Circum- ference (Inches)	Height (Feet)	Spread (Feet)	Nominator Name	Location
Chestnut, American	75.3	9/16/2004	37	33	21.2	Phil Eckert	SGL 256 on 274
runner-up	142.5	9/10/2004	78	53.5	44	Sally Tengeres	Brodisch Property 107 East Main NB
Chestnut, Chinese	150	8/18/2005	64.7	75	39.5	Don Kline	DCNR, Back Hollow Rd at double pipeline
runner-up	140.625	8/4/2004	64	65	46.5	Sally Tengeres	Germany Ridge RD - Stone Church
Coffee Tree, Kentucky	141	3/7/2005	64	64.8	48	Phil Eckert	Rauch prop.-121 W. High St. Bloomfield
Cucumber	229	8/18/2005	114	104	44.5	Mike Kern	DCNR Laurel Run Rd. Skid trail at Cold Spring Run
Dogwood	64.5	9/16/2004	31	23.4	40.4	Howard Oesterling	Oesterling Prop.-100 Country Creek Road
Elm, American	259.4	Fall 2003	141.5	93.25	115.5	Rev. Canon & Mrs. William Warne	567-9784 - 119 S. Second ST Newport
runner-up	236.7	6/25/2004	141.5	80.2	60	Marcelena Pisani	Millerstown - Old stone house
Elm, Chinese	228.5	10/24/2003	128	83.5	17	May Beaver	201 Trout Run Millerstown
Ginkgo Biloba	229.625	8/6/2004	132	83	58.5	Gene Odato	W. Main ST. New Bloomfield
Gum, Black	220.375	8/6/2004	117	88	61.5	Sally Tengeres	Kistler RD
runner-up	218.9	10/5/2004	107	93.5	73.5	Ralph DeSanto	Desanto Prop Ickesburg16 Log Hse lane
Gum, Sweet	176.5	3/10/2005	78	80.5	72	Phil Eckert	Richwine prop. 32 W. HighSt. Bloomfield
runner-up	167.7	9/16/2004	77	78.3	49.5	Howard Oesterling	100 Country Creek Road
Hackberry	243.4	10/14/2003	145	80	73.5	Thomas Balthaser	Newport Autoparts Store
runner-up	226.875	7/13/2004	116	94	67.5	Phil Eckert	Lamb Property - 1901 Homestead RD
Hemlock, Eastern	247.125	7/19/2004	145	89	52.5	Don Kline	Hemlock Natural Area
runner-up	214.25	7/19/2004	129	77	33	Don Kline	Hemlock Road
Hickory, Mockernut	203.625	8/6/2004	96	90	70.5	Sally Tengeres	McMillen Farm - Landisburg
runner-up	195.4	7/6/2004	91	86	73.5	Sally Tengeres	1025 State RD Duncannon
Hickory, Pecan	192.4	7/6/2004	101	73	73.5	Ken and Denise Smith	Linden Ave. Marysville
Hickory, Pignut	155	9/16/2004	76	62	68	Howard Oesterling	Oesterling Prop. 100 Country Creek Road
Hickory, Shagbark	260.5	7/15/2004	133	111	66	Max Kretzing	Kretzing Property
runner-up	251.5	8/3/2004	137	93	86	Martha Little	Little Property - Shermansdale
Species	Total Points	Survey Date (mm/dd/yy)	Circum- ference (Inches)	Height (Feet)	Spread (Feet)	Nominator Name	Location
Hickory, Shellbark
Locust, Black	249.3	Fall 2003	147	85.6	48	Dick Colyer	JCT Rt. 34 & Sandy Hollow RD
Locust, Honey	270.8	Fall 2003	158	94.17	74	Ronald Boggs	Franklin residence,584 Pine Grove Rd, NB
runner-up	190.75	8/6/2004	98	77	63	Ed McMillen	McMillen Farm - Landisburg
Magnolia, Saucer	109.125	7/6/2004	58	38	52.5	Bob and Linda Durgan	S. Main ST Marysville
Maple, Norway	264.5	6/30/2004	159	86	78	Meredith	High ST Duncannon
runner-up	192	8/17/2005	107	68.5	66	Phil Eckert	Patterson Prop. 17 N. Carlisle St, New Bloom
Maple, Red	233.1	7/19/2004	116	104	52.5	Don Kline	Hemlock Natural Area
runner-up	229.5	9/15/2004	161	57	46	Ray Garlin	Garlin Prop. 576 Bower Ridge Road
Maple, Silver	358.5	7/6/2004	221	112	102	Julie Noll	Santiago Property - Bucks Valley RD
runner-up	350.75	7/1/2004	246	89	63	Pat Bennet	702 S. Main ST Marysville
Maple, Sugar	227.5	8/2/2004	102	109	66	Sally Tengeres	Nagle Property - Eshcol Ridge RD
runner-up	213.8	4/15/2004	98.5	100	61	Don Kline	Hart Ridge Trail - Fowler Hollow
Maple, Striped	55.5	8/17/2005	21	27	30	Sally Tengeres	DCNR Germantown Rd, south side
Mulberry, Red	215	4/28/2004	160	42	53	Don Kline	DCNR Property
Oak, Black	274.25	7/1/2004	165	89	81	Bonnie Simmons	Cove RD Duncannon
Oak, Chestnut	268	6/28/2004	184	69	60	Paula Sassaman	Huggins Property - Duncannon
Oak, Pin	294	6/25/2004	170	103	84	Marcelena Pisani	Millerstown - Old stone house
runner-up	221.4	6/23/2004	139	67	61.5	Sally Tengeres	Lovers Lane - Witmer Property
Oak, Red	304.5	10/6/2004	160	116	114	Brad DiPaulo	White Property Burley Road
runner-up	303	12/20/2023	190	93	79.9	Rick Shiffer	Off of Old Trail Road, Duncannon
Oak, Scarlet	167.4	9/23/2004	69	89.5	35.6	Mike Kern	State Forest-Turkey Pens Trail
Oak, White	334	8/6/2004	237	73	96	Susan Reisinger	Kennedy's Valley
runner-up	313.4	Fall 2003	167	124	97.5	Alexander Grabiec	New Bloomfield
Osage, Orange	145.6	9/15/2004	82	55	34.4	Phil Eckert	Groff Prop. Cold Storage Road
PawPaw
Species	Total Points	Survey Date (mm/dd/yy)	Circum- ference (Inches)	Height (Feet)	Spread (Feet)	Nominator Name	Location
Persimmon	174.4	9/20/2005	106	56	50.5	Ben Bower/Don Kline	Grayson prop. Germantown Road
runner-up	94.0	8/4/2004	50.3	36	7.5	Bill Witmer	Liverpool. Orchard Road/Crows Crossing
Pine, Pitch	202.9	4/15/2004	83	111	35.5	Don Kline	Anthill Trail - Laurel Run
Pine, Shortleaf	111	6/23/2004	60	45	24	Tom Balthaser	Balthaser Property - 472 Old Ferry RD
Pine, Table Mountain	125.4	9/14/2004	48.5	71	23.6	Joe Kellert	State Forest Upper Buck Ridge Raod
Pine, Virginia	127.5	9/14/2004	54	67	26	Joe Kellert	State Forest Upper Buck Ridge Raod
runner-up	102.25	7/19/2004	58.5	33	43	Don Kline	DCNR District Office
Pine, White	283.4	7/15/2004	138	133	49.5	Don Kline	Anthill Trail - Laurel Run
runner-up	248.625	8/5/2004	134	97	70.5	Don Kline	Anthill Trail - Laurel Run
Poplar, Tulip or Yellow	300.125	8/3/2004	148	139	52.5	Max Kretzing	Kretzing Property near Wrm Sprngs Lodge
runner-up	290	8/4/2011	172	100.6	70.5	Jack & Lynda Zogby	High Street, Duncannon
Redbud, American	86.4	5/25/2005	53	25.5	7.9	Chuck Cooper	Lyter Prop.? 2366 Shermans Valley Rd EB
runner-up	63.25	7/19/2004	34	21	33	Don Kline	DCNR District Office
Sassafras	158.625	7/19/2004	91	57	42.5	Joe Kellert	Hickory Ridge Wildlife Area (DCNR)
runner-up	149.25	6/23/2004	91	48	33	Thomas Balthaser	Balthaser Property - 472 Old Ferry RD
Spruce, Norway	220	3/22/2005	129	78	50	Phil Eckert	Old Union Cemetary N.Bloomfield
runner-up	194	7/1/2004	108	73	51	Larry Yohn	Market St. Duncannon
Sycamore	403.25	Fall 2003	253	122.42	222	Wayne Ziegler	JCt Rt 17 and Seven Stars Road
runner-up	402	7/9/2004	221	152	115.5	DiPaolo Family	Nick's Island - Duncannon
Walnut, Black	258.25	8/6/2004	160	78	81	Ed McMillen	McMillen Farm - Landisburg
runner-up	239.9	7/9/2004	120	103	67.5	DiPaolo Family	Nick's Island - Duncannon
Walnut, English	179	10/5/2004	104	59	64.5	Brad Dipaulo	Vanier property Burley Road
runner-up	124.5	7/9/2004	79	35	42	Mary Adams	303 Newport RD - Martin Property
Willow, Black	230.25	8/6/2004	107	100	93	Ed McMillen	McMillen Farm - Landisburg
runner-up	222.125	8/6/2004	116	90	64.5	Ed McMillen	McMillen Farm - Landisburg
Willow, Weeping	366.75	7/16/2004	256	91	79	Alan Bailets	JCT Airport RD & RT 17
runner-up	316.5	8/5/2004	244	58	58	Meredith	Blain
Willow, White	248.125	8/5/2004	159	68	84.5	Meredith & Sally	Bistline Property - Montour RD