New State Champions
- Chinquapin oak, 382 points, Lee County, by Harold Jerrell, 12/9/09
- American beech, 345 points, New Kent County, by Carmean and Williamson, 12/1/09
- Kashi holly (Ilex chinensis) Carmean and Williamson 8/18/09
- Glory bower (Clerodendron trichotomum) Byron and Jean Carmean and Gary Williamson 7/18/09
- Bigleaf snowbell, 44 points, nominated by Carmean, Williamson and Mike Lane, 11/23/09, Suffolk
- Shingle oak, 283 points, nominated by Bob Vickers, 11/2/09, Great Falls, Fairfax County
- Bigleaf magnolia, 144 points, nominated by Bob Vickers, 10/22/09, Great Falls, Fairfax County
- Darlington oak, 251 points, nominated by Byron Carmean and Gary Williamson, 9/30/09, Portsmouth
- White poplar, 279 points, nominated by Brian Kreowski, 9/8/09, Dugspur, Carroll County
- Winterberry holly, 43 points, nominated by Byron Carmean and Gary Williamson, 9/30/09, Chesapeake
- Silver dollar eucalyptus, 65 points, nominated by Byron Carmean and Gary Williamson, 9/30/09, Chesapeake
- Rock elm, 366 points, nominated by William Hubbard and Lee Hipp, 9/16/09, Roanoke College campus
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New Potential National Champs (nominated to 2010 register)
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- Willow oak, 465 points, Chesapeake
- Pin oak, 333 points, Fauquier County
- White poplar, Dugspur, Carroll County.
- American snowbell, 37 points, Isle of Wight County
- Bigleaf snowbell, 44 points, Suffolk
- Turkey oak, 121 points, Isle of Wight County
- Mountain maple, 60 points, Smyth Co., Jefferson Natl. Forest
- Painted buckeye, Sussex Co.
- Chinaberry, 181 points, Petersburg
- Southern bayberry, 88 points, Hampton
- American cranberrybush (3) Norfolk and Page County
- American plum, 82 points, Jefferson Natl. Forest, Giles County
- American hornbeam, 216 points, Oatlands, Loudoun County
- Tallowtree (3), Norfolk
- Pawpaw (2), Fairfax County
- Eastern baccharis, 46 points, Virginia Beach
- Black ash, 213 points, Shenandoah Natl. Park, Greene County
- Common winterberry, 42 points, Chesapeake
- Fraser fir, 221 points, Harrisonburg
- Swamp chestnut oak, 408 points, Virginia Beach
- Coastal plains willow, 149 points, Fauquier County
- Pumpkin ash, 354 points, Fauquier County
- Dwarf hackberry, 111 points, Alexandria
- Chestnut oak, 392 points, Fairfax County
- Southern magnolia, 358 points, Sussex Co.
- Nannyberry, 67 points, Montgomery Co.
- Butternut, 355 points, Newport News
- Eastern hemlock, 285 points, Arlington
- Virginia stewartia, 33 points, Chesapeake
- Pussy willow, 101 points, Amherst Co.
- Bumelia, 84 points, Norfolk
- Rock elm, 366 points, Roanoke College
- Rusty blackhaw, 97 points, Westmoreland Co.
- Osage-orange, 414 points, Fairfax Co.
- Tree-of-Heaven, 311 points, Westmoreland Co.
- Swamp dogwood, 58 points, Southampton Co.
- Green hawthorn (4), Greensville and Southampton Counties
- Water tupelo, 590 points, Greensville Co.
- Rose-or-Sharon, 69 points, Cumberland Co.
- Silktree, 250 points, Va Beach
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Fallen Champs
- The state champion shagbark hickory, from Lee County and nominated by Harold Jerrell, came down this summer (August 2009). It was featured in Remarkable Trees of Virginia.
- Loudoun County buckeye, nominated as Aesculus sylvatica, and listed as a national champion, was determined to be a hybrid: A. flava x (pavia x sylvatica). Therefore, it has been deleted from the database. 6/18/09
- Williamsburg pawpaw, (Asimina triloba), National Champion (tree split into two)
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Big Trees Without Champs
- Slippery elm
- Franklinia
- Peach
- American elder
- Washington hawthorn
- Hoptree
- Prickly ash (z. americanum)
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Status of Virginia Trees in 2008 National Register
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- 56 national champions in the registry
- States with the most national champs: Arizona (94), Florida (86), California (82), Texas (72) and Virginia (56)
- States with the most new champs in 2008: Virginia (37)
- The next National Register will be published in 2010.
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