Champion Tree in Our Neighborhood

Recently Joe Moraca commented on one of our posts that his neighborhood, Arlington Park, also has great trees. Well, I'm going into the "one up" mode: our neighborhood has a recognized champion tree. In fact it is the largest known tree in the world of this species!

According to an article written by Meg Lowman (New College professor), the largest known slash pine in the world is located on the New College campus - right here in IBSSA land.

I will get a picture of this tree and post it later.

Pretty nice way say something about our neighborhood - you could tell a visitor "oh, by the way, the largest slash pine in the world is located just up the street".

Not to say that Arlington Park doesn't have a lot of great tree canopy as well as great individual trees, they certainly do. But when it come to being the champ.... well you know the story.