Aitkin County Champion Trees

This list contains the highest-ranking examples of both native and non-native tree species in Aitkin County.

One tree of each species has been measured by a point-based formula that accounts for circumference, height, and crown size — the specimen with the highest number of points is named the champion tree.

Think that you might have the next champion tree? The Minnesota DNR has a video that shows how a tree is measured.

Aitkin County’s Champion Trees

Species	Location	Nominator	Owner	Circumference	Height	1/4 of Crown	Total Points
Apple, Crab	NE SE 35-47-27	Gorecky	Gorecky	59	33	9.2	101.2
Ash, Black	NW NW 21-50-22	Warriner	State – MN	115.2	98	12.2	225.4
Ash, Green	NW NW 35-51-23	Jacobs	Aitkin County	92.3	87	7	186.3
Ash, White	NE SW 7-45-24	Thornbloom	Aitkin County	72.2	88	10.5	170.7
Aspen, Bigtooth	S SW 4-43-24	Thomsen	Hygrell	89	89	11.4	189.4
Aspen, Quaking	NW SW 6-52-26	Thornbloom	Aitkin County	86.4	98	10	194.4
Balm of Gilead (Balsam Poplar)	SE SE 28-46-26	Lueck	Lueck	144	72	15.6	231.6
Basswood	NW SW 19-51-23	Voller	State – MN	120.9	83	10.2	214.1
Beech, Blue	SE NE 26-47-26	Howard	Howard	8	29	2.1	39.1
Birch, Paper	SW 5-47-26	Pratt	Hogan	128.4	84	13.2	225.6
Birch, Yellow	SW NE 12-51-23	Gordon	Aitkin County	124	88	12.3	224.3
Boxelder
Butternut	NE SE 10-44-24	Kangas	Aitkin County	78.6	84	10.9	173.5
Cedar, Red	SW SW 29-48-25	Thornbloom	Boyer	32	31	3.8	66.8
Cedar, White	NW SW 19-51-22	Thornbloom	State – MN	95.8	65	5	165.8
Cherry, Black	SE NW 29-48-25	Thompson	Turner	44.9	69	5.5	119.4
Cottonwood	NE NW 12-45-27	Nyberg	Copley	170.4	100	26.8	297.2
Elm, American	SE SE 18-46-17	Thompson	Winsor	142.8	98	18	258.8
Elm, Siberian	NE SE 25-47-27	Howard	Vaith	68	48	10	126
Fir, Balsam	SE SW 29-50-22	A	State – MN	72	85	5.5	162.5
Hackberry	NW SW 32-49-25	Parkin	Aitkin County	70	87	10.4	167.4
Hickory, Bitternut	NW NE 17-44-25	Kangas	Aitkin County	69.6	88	8.9	166.5
Ironwood	S SW 4-43-24	Thomsen	Hygrell	34	62	5.3	101.3
Juneberry	SE NE 26-47-26	Howard	Howard	13	41	2.3	56.3
Maple, Red	NE SE 18-45-27	Thompson	Wagner	96	57	11.5	164.5
Maple, Silver	Lot 30 32-47-27	Fredrickson	Patterson	50.5	67	16.4	241.9
Maple, Sugar	SE SW 20-45-24	Thornbloom	Aitkin County	100.5	65	12.5	178
Oak, Bur	SE NE 26-50-23	Warriner	Deboer	148.5	87	14.8	250.3
Oak, Red	SW SW 29-47-27	Thompson	Chamberlin	159.6	80	16.9	256.5
Ohio Buckeye	Courthouse	Howard	Aitkin County	43	33	4.3	80.3
Pine, Jack	NW NE 13-46-26	Thompson	Jensen	60.6	70	7.6	138.2
Pine, Mugho	NE SE 35-47-27	Gorecky	Gorecky	28	25	9.5	62.5
Pine, Red	SW NW 36-50-23	Wagner	State – MN	102	107	10	219
Pine, Scotch	NE NE 26-47-27	Wysocki	Armory MN	71	60	8.3	139.3
Pine, White	NE 26-46-26	Hughes	Nix	172.5	123	13.6	309.1
Poplar, Lombardy	SE NE 19-48-22	Schmehl	Schmehl	56	65	2.8	123.8
Poplar, Norway	SW NE 20-46-26	Jacobs	Jacobs	172.5	79	18	269.5
Spruce, Black	NE NW 12-51-23	Gordon/Voller	Aitkin County	80	106	5	191
Spruce, Blue	SE NW 25-47-27	Howard	Holm	64.4	62	6.2	132.6
Spruce, Norway	Courthouse	Howard	Aitkin County	38.3	45	2.5	85.8
Spruce, White	NE SE 19-48-22	Fairbanks	Strombeck	109.3	80	11.5	200.8
Tamarack	NE NW 25-47-27	Howard	Pratt	95.8	78	10.9	184.7
Walnut, Black	SE NW 33-46-27	Satterlee	Satterlee	50.2	59	8.8	118
Willow, Black	Lot 1 15-48-27	Howard	Bartz	48.7	68	3.8	120.5
Willow, Peachleaf	SW NE 31-47-26	Thompson	Klingelhofer	226.8	62	18.4	307.2