Larry,
I don't know if you will see this before you get to Big Oak Tree State Park or
not but I thought I would send it anyway just in case. I am working else I
could meet you there. From what I remember and find on the web there are four
champs located there. As you come down the road turn into the first parking
area. This will have picnic tables and swings for the kids. As you are you
standing with your back towards the field across the road the persimmon is
forward and to your left. The Rusty Blackhaw (Viburmum rifidulum) is along the
roadside to the right of the parking lot as you are leaving the park. The Bald
Cypress and Pumpkin Ash are located down the boardwalk. To get to the
boardwalk from the parking area with the persimmon take a left on the road and
it will be on your right side. They have built a little info booth at the
beginning of it.
What the Missouri Champion Tree list has for measurments are as follows:
Pumpkin Ash (National Champ)
188" cbh 150' height 77' crown
Bald Cypress
306" cbh 123' height 84' crown
Rusty Blackhaw
43" cbh 28' height 25' crown
Persimmon
93" cbh 124' height 40' crown
Beth
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