Silver Maple in Rochester Hills Wins Michigan Big Tree Contest

Silver Maple in Rochester Hills wins Michigan Massive Tree Contest

ReLeaf Michigan, a statewide nonprofit tree planting and training group, publicizes the winners of the sixteenth biennial Michigan Massive Tree Hunt contest, held from spring 2023 via August 2025. The competition drew greater than 500 entries from 76 of Michigan’s 83 counties, and every county’s successful tree was personally verified by arborists, foresters and conservationists.

A Silver Maple with a circumference of 210.6 inches claimed the highest spot in Oakland County, found in Rochester Hills by Kimberly Reizian.

Certificates and prizes have been awarded in a number of classes, together with the biggest tree from every county, the biggest timber total in two age teams, the biggest Japanese White Pine and any new potential state champion timber. Grand prize winners have been siblings Corey and Dani City for a Sugar Maple [240”] in Lapeer County, Kathy Briggerman in entrance of a weeping willow tree [327”] in Shiawassee County, and Michael Anger for the biggest Japanese White Pine [192”] in Antrim County.

Sixteen timber submitted to the competitors certified as new potential state champion timber and have been submitted to Michigan Botanical Society Massive Tree Coordinator Ted Reuschel for overview and affirmation. (Word: Bushes already listed on the Michigan Massive Tree Register previous to the beginning of the competition weren’t eligible for prizes.)

For extra details about the Massive Tree Hunt, together with images and the record of winners, go to ReLeaf Michigan’s Massive Tree Hunt webpage at BigTreeHunt.com.

As a part of the Giving Tuesday motion, ReLeaf Michigan has launched the Giving “Tree” Tuesday initiative. Feeding Michigan’s future: each donation helps timber take root. Your help crops timber, educates communities, and makes an actual influence statewide. Be a part of us as a member (https://givebutter.com/releafmichigan_memberships) or make a donation (https://givebutter.com/releafmichigan).

The 2023-2025 Michigan Massive Tree Hunt was supported by platinum sponsors Meijer, Archangel Historical Tree Archive, the Detroit Zoological Society and the Shoppers Vitality Basis, in addition to a number of companion organizations, together with the Michigan Botanical Basis, The Cooper Charitable Fund, ISA Michigan, the Michigan Botanical Membership, the Michigan DNR City and Group Forestry Program and native Conservation Districts.

About ReLeaf Michigan

ReLeaf Michigan is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) volunteer group for statewide tree planting and training. Its mission is to coach the general public concerning the worth of timber and the right way to correctly choose, plant and preserve them. The board consists primarily of arborists, foresters and researchers who’re obsessed with conserving one in all Michigan’s most necessary assets: timber.

Since 1988, ReLeaf Michigan has labored with greater than 749 communities throughout the state, planting greater than 36,000 massive timber in public areas throughout Michigan. Extra data at releafmichigan.org.

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