People have created across the United States lists of the largest individual tree of many species as well as typical size of each in a mature forest. They call the largest tree a CHAMPION TREE, for bragging rights.

Cascara

rhamnus purshiana

Typical dimensions of a large tree of this species in a mature forest:

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Champion tree for this species:

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Dolphin Place

Original

Broadleaf Trees

Cascara

rhamnus purshiana

This tree species was growing at the Dolphin Place location when the property was purchased in 1973.

Exact data was not collected at the time. The following is data recorded in 2020.

Largest tree for this species within Dolphin Place Open Space:

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Cascara

rhamnus purshiana