| Big & Tall Trees of Cook Forest | ||||||||||
| Dale J. Luthringer, Environmental Education Specialist | ||||||||||
| valid as of 8/6/04 | ||||||||||
| Species | Scientific Name | CBH | Height | Location | DOM | County | Method | Measurer | Champion Status | Alternate Names |
| Am. basswood | Tilia americana | 10.1 | 107.4 | Clarion River-River Road | 10/01/02 | Forest | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | ||
| Am. basswood | Tilia americana | 6.9 | 113 | River Road-undesignated canoe access | 07/29/04 | Forest | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | ||
| Am. beech | Fagus grandifolia | 11.1 | 110.3 | Bridle Trail/Forest Dr/Troutman Run Rd | 09/20/03 | Forest | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | ||
| Am. beech | Fagus grandifolia | 7.9 | 124.4 | Ridge Trail | 04/27/03 | Clarion | laser-clinometer | Blozan | Pennsylvania | |
| apple | Malus sp. | N/A | 25.3 | Paved Trail | 05/23/04 | Clarion | pole | Frank | ||
| bitternut hickory | Carya cordiformis | 5.5 | 88.6 | CCC kiosk-River Cabins | 10/01/02 | Forest | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | ||
| bitternut hickory | Carya cordiformis | 4.3 | 106.2 | River Cabin Flats, 1st bench | 12/09/02 | Forest | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | ||
| black birch | Betula lenta | 8 | 74.5+ | Indian Springs-Forest Cathedral | 08/15/02 | Forest | underneath-laser | Luthringer | sweet birch | |
| black birch | Betula lenta | 5.4 | 107.8 | River Cabin Flats, 1st bench | 11/08/02 | Forest | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | Pennsylvania | sweet birch |
| black cherry | Prunus serotina | 12.7 | 120.1 | Deer Meadow Old Growth Area | 04/27/03 | Clarion | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | ||
| black cherry | Prunus serotina | 8.1 | 137 | Ridge Trail | 04/21/02 | Clarion | laser-clinometer | Blozan | Pennsylvania | |
| black cherry | Prunus serotina | 11.4 | 140 | Ridge Trail | 10/21/03 | Clarion | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | 3rd tallest E. U.S. | |
| black gum | Nyssa sylvatica | 5.1 | 104.3 | Mohawk Trail-Fire Tower Rd | 10/29/02 | Clarion | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | Pennsylvania | black tupelo |
| black locust | Robinia pseudoacacia | 7.9 | 104.1 | River Cabins | 10/01/02 | Forest | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | ||
| black locust | Robinia pseudoacacia | 6.3 | 104.6 | River Cabins | 10/01/02 | Forest | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | ||
| black oak | Quercus velutina | 6 | 104.5+ | Upper Little Hefren Run | 02/18/02 | Clarion | underneath-laser | Luthringer | ||
| black walnut | Juglans nigra | 6.5 | 84.2 | Cook Trailhead-River Cabins | 10/01/02 | Forest | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | ||
| butternut | Juglans cinerea | 3.6 | 86.2 | River Cabin Flats, 1st bench | 10/15/03 | Forest | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | ||
| chestnut oak | Quercus prinus | 9 | 101.1 | River Cabin Flats, 2nd bench | 12/10/02 | Forest | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | ||
| chestnut oak | Quercus prinus | 5.4 | 111.1+ | River Cabin Flats, 2nd bench | 12/18/02 | Forest | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | ||
| common winterberry holly | Ilex verticulata | 0.59 | 8.8 | Red Eft Trail | 07/02/03 | Clarion | pole | Luthringer | ||
| common winterberry holly | Ilex verticulata | 0.63 | 12.5 | Red Eft Trail | 07/02/03 | Clarion | pole | Luthringer | ||
| cucumbertree | Magnolia acuminata | 13 | 110.2 | Clarion River Trail | 08/20/03 | Jefferson | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | ||
| cucumbertree | Magnolia acuminata | 11.6 | 111.2 | Longfellow Trail-Forest Cathedral | 03/07/02 | Clarion | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | ||
| cucumbertree | Magnolia acuminata | 7.5 | 123.1 | Ridge Trail | 10/21/03 | Clarion | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | tied for tallest NE | |
| E. hemlock | Tsuga canadensis | 13.5 | 132.4 | Deer Meadow Old Growth Area | 04/27/03 | Clarion | laser-clinometer | Blozan | ||
| E. hemlock | Tsuga canadensis | 13.9 | 116.6 | Bridle Trail/Forest Dr/Troutman Run Rd | 09/20/03 | Forest | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | ||
| E. hemlock | Tsuga canadensis | 11.8 | 145.3 | Seneca Trail | 07/26/03 | Clarion | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | tied for tallest NE | |
| E. white pine | Pinus strobus | 13.8 | 132.6 | Seneca Pine Grove-Forest Cathedral | 02/25/04 | Forest | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | ||
| E. white pine | Pinus strobus | 11.1 | 181.3 | Longfellow Trail-Forest Cathedral | 07/03/03 | Clarion | plumb bob | Luthringer | tied for 3rd tallest E. U.S. | |
| great rhododendron | Rhododendron maximus | 0.9 | 20 | Fire Tower | 12/18/02 | Clarion | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | rosebay rhoddendron | |
| hawthorne | Crataegus sp. | 4.6 | 34.1 | River Road-undesignated canoe access | 07/29/04 | Forest | laser-clinometer-pole | Luthringer | ||
| Hercules club | Aralia spinosa | 1.8 | 27.2 | Park Office | 08/05/04 | Forest | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | devil's walkingstick | |
| juneberry | Amelanchier sp. | 2 | 65.4 | Longfellow Trail-Forest Cathedral | 01/14/03 | Clarion | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | serviceberry | |
| mountain laurel | Kalmia latifolia | 0.4 | 14.6 | Fire Tower | 12/18/02 | Clarion | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | ||
| mountain maple | Acer spicatum | 1.1 | 19.3 | Tom's Run Trail | 12/18/02 | Clarion | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | ||
| N. red oak | Quercus rubra | 16.7 | 120.4 | Upper Little Hefren Run | 04/19/02 | Clarion | laser-clinometer | Blozan & Leverett | ||
| N. red oak | Quercus rubra | 9.5 | 122.9 | Ridge Trail | 04/21/02 | Clarion | laser-clinometer | Leverett & Diggins | Northeast | |
| Norway spruce | Picea abies | 7.4 | 97.3 | Park Office | 10/01/02 | Forest | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | ||
| Norway spruce | Picea abies | 6.4 | 117.7 | Park Office | 07/03/03 | Forest | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | ||
| pitch pine | Pinus rigida | 4.2 | 87.7 | Black Bear Cabins (Cooksburg, PA) | 10/03/02 | Jefferson | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | Pennsylvania | |
| pitch pine | Pinus rigida | 4.8 | 72.4 | Fire Tower | 12/18/02 | Clarion | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | ||
| pitch pine | Pinus rigida | 5.5 | 87.9 | Fire Tower Road entrance | 04/30/04 | Clarion | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | ||
| red maple | Acer rubrum | 10.1 | 104.1 | Mohawk Trail-Fire Tower Rd | 10/29/02 | Clarion | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | ||
| red maple | Acer rubrum | 9 | 126 | Indian Springs-Forest Cathedral | 03/18/02 | Forest | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | ||
| red pine | Pinus resinosa | 1.8 | 42.1 | Fire Tower | 12/18/02 | Clarion | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | ||
| shagbark hickory | Carya ovata | 4.1 | 107.1 | River Rd-undesignated canoe access | 07/29/04 | Forest | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | ||
| shagbark hickory | Carya ovata | 6.9 | 82.3 | River Rd | 10/01/02 | Forest | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | ||
| slippery elm | Ulmas rubra | 3.6 | 78.5 | River Rd | 10/01/02 | Forest | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | ||
| slippery elm | Ulmas rubra | 5.3 | 55.1+ | River Rd | 07/25/02 | Forest | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | ||
| sugar maple | Acer saccharum | 7.5 | 100.4 | River Cabin Flats, 1st bench | 10/20/02 | Forest | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | ||
| sugar maple | Acer saccharum | 4.4 | 111.9 | Breezemont Rd. | 02/12/02 | Clarion | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | ||
| sycamore (2x) | Platanus occidentalis | 20.6 | 105.9 | River Cabins-Clarion River | 10/01/02 | Jefferson | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | ||
| tuliptree | Liriodendron tulipifera | 8.2 | 136.6 | River Cabin Flats, 1st bench | 11/20/02 | Forest | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | yellow poplar | |
| tuliptree | Liriodendron tulipifera | 9.4 | 127 | Camp Trail-Ridge Camp Old Growth Area | 10/11/03 | Clarion | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | ||
| Vitus sp. | Vitus sp. | 1.5 | River Cabin Flats, 2nd bench | 12/10/02 | Forest | Luthringer | wild grapevine | |||
| white ash | Fraxinus americana | 7.6 | 128.3 | River Cabin Flats, 1st bench | 11/08/02 | Forest | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | Pennsylvania | |
| white ash | Fraxinus americana | 9.2 | 118.3 | Deer Meadow Old Growth Area | 09/26/02 | Clarion | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | ||
| white oak | Quercus alba | 13.3 | 92.9+ | Deer Meadow Old Growth Area | 07/06/02 | Clarion | underneath-laser | Luthringer | ||
| white oak | Quercus alba | 10.7 | 126.8 | Bridle Trail-Forest Cathedral | 03/10/04 | Forest | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | Pennsylvania | |
| witch hazel | Hamamelis virginiana | 0.9 | 15.1 | River Cabin Flats, 2nd bench | 12/18/02 | Forest | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | ||
| yellow birch | Betula alleghaniensis | 7.1 | 91.8 | Forest Rd near Ridge Trail | 10/21/03 | Clarion | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | ||
| yellow buckeye | Aesculus octandra | 9.7 | 89.7 | RT36 Bridge/Seneca Trail | 08/05/04 | Clarion | laser-clinometer | Luthringer | ||