The Hometown Treasure June 2011 | Page 67

BIG Trees In LaGrange County feet. Total 173.25 points. GPS N41.32.338 W085.22.550 Pignut Hickory(Carya glabra), owner Howe Cemetery, , visible from road. The trunk circumference is 125.25 inches, height is 102.5 feet and branch crown spread is 83.38 feet. Total 248.85 points. GPS N41.42.877 W085.25.148. Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera), owner Janet Welker, 209 N Mountain Street LaGrange, visible from road. The trunk circumference is 142 inches, height is 102 feet and branch crown spread is 76.1 feet. Total 263.03 points. GPS N41.38.727 W 085.25.259. White Cedar (Thuja occidentalis), owner PierceWitmer Cemetery Johnson Township, , not visible from road. The trunk circumference is 123.5 inches, height is 65 feet and branch crown spread is 45 feet. Total 199.75 points. GPS N41.32.336 W 085.22.540. To get a copy of the BIG Trees of LaGrange County or a BIG Tree nomination form send a self-addressedstamped-envelope to LaGrange County Parks, 0505W 700S, Wolcottville, IN, 46795. You can also download the BIG Trees of LaGrange County at lagrangecountyparks. org/ pubs.html. There is also a register of Big Trees of Indiana. LaGrange County has had state champions listed in the past. Currently there are no LaGrange County champions in the state register. The 2010 Big Trees of Indiana is available for download at http://www. in.gov/dnr/forestry/files/fo-Big_Tree_Reg_2010.pdf Page 67 In recognition of Arbor Day 2011, updates are announced for the Register of BIG Trees of LaGrange County. Since 1997 LaGrange County Parks has administered a register of the largest specimens of trees indigenous to LaGrange County. Eligible trees are determined on the basis of being present before European- American settlement. To determine a BIG Tree all nominations are judged on a point system. The tree’s height, circumference and crown spread determine a score that makes or breaks a champion. The formula for calculating the score is the circumference of the trunk in inches at 4 feet off the ground, plus the height in feet, plus one fourth the average crown spread in feet. Five new BIG Tree Champions are confirmed for the 2011 edition of the BIG Tree Register. Two of these champions are within the same cemetery north of Wolcottville on county road 700S. The new champions are as follows: Black Walnut (Juglens nigra), owner Abe Schmucker, 1600N 400W, not visible from road. The trunk circumference is 157 inches, height is 99 feet and branch crown spread is 84.3 feet. Total 277.08 points. Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperous virginiana), owner Pierce-Witmer Cemetery Johnson Township, , not visible from road. The trunk circumference is 93.5 inches, height is 71 feet and branch crown spread is 35 Phone: 260-463-4901 • Fax 888-439-6528 • The Hometown Treasure support of millions of dedicated Relay participants. Being a part of the Survivors Lap allows survivors to celebrate what they’ve overcome while inspiring and motivating their community to fight. Survivors are proof that cancer can be defeated. Relay For Life is also a great way for people to meet other survivors in their own community. An important aspect of the American Cancer Society Relay For Life is the opportunity for people to come together to re ???????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????=?????)?????????????????????????????????1??????) ???????)????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????M??????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????????())???????$((????1?????? ?????I???????1???()Q???????I???????1??????????????????????)???)???????????????????????????????)??(????A?????!??????!????M???????%?????????????)????????????????????e?M??????1???????????)?????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????Q?????????? ?????)M???????I???????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????)1?????? ?????I???????1???????????????????(?????????????????????M??????1???????????)???????????????????????????????????????????)M???????????????????????????I?????e?????????????)???????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????+?qe?????????????t????????????????????????????)???????????????????????1?????? ?????e?I????)??1???????????????????????????M????????)??????????????????I????????????????????)?????????????????????????=???????????????)??????????????????????????????????L??????)?????????????????????????Q????????????(??????????????????????????????????????????????((