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NADEF Solid Gold & Stand Dyn-o-mite Crues - discoverers of the oldest-known Liriodendro tulipifera. This tree lives near Forge Creek in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN.

(photo ©2007 Dan Griffin)

Jacob Blimline, Nick, Erin Madeen, Karen Ross and Glade Brosi in front of the oldest-known Liriodendro tulipifera.

(photo ©2008 Neil Pederson)

Species Age
Type
ID Location Collector(s), Dater(s), Reference(s)
Liriodendron tulipifera 509 XD*  FCL-13b Forge Creek, Great Smoky Mountains Nat. Park 2007 Dendroecological Fieldweek Stand Dynamics & Carbon Sequestration Groups, N. Pederson, T. Evans, * only able to XD to 1596
Liriodendron tulipifera 475 XD flc04a Frick Creek, GA W. Blozan, N. Pederson, N. Malcomb, J. Scheff, C. Leland, B. Catron, A. Brice; K. Tackett; Pederson et al. Env. Res. Let.
Liriodendron tulipifera 460 XD jat09b unnamed valley north of Amicalola St. Park, GA N. Pederson, B. Catron; K. Tackett; Pederson et al. Env. Res. Let.
Liriodendron tulipifera 424 RC -- Ramsay Branch, Great Smoky Mountains National Park W. Blozan; Uyanga Ariya
Liriodendron tulipifera 420 XD fcl22a Frick Creek, GA W. Blozan, N. Pederson, N. Malcomb, J. Scheff, C. Leland, B. Catron, A. Brice; K. Tackett; Pederson et al. Env. Res. Let.
Liriodendron tulipifera 420 RC -- Ramsay Branch, Great Smoky Mountains National Park W. Blozan; Uyanga Ariya
Liriodendron tulipifera 417 XD jat17a unnamed valley north of Amicalola St. Park, GA N. Pederson, B. Catron; K. Tackett; Pederson et al. Env. Res. Let.
Liriodendron tulipifera 404 XD jat13b unnamed valley north of Amicalola St. Park, GA N. Pederson, B. Catron; K. Tackett; Pederson et al. Env. Res. Let.
Liriodendron tulipifera 402 RC -- Tight Hollow, KY J. Scheff
Liriodendron tulipifera 386 XD FCL-12b Forge Creek, Great Smoky Mountains Nat. Park 2007 Dendroecological Fieldweek Stand Dynamics & Carbon Sequestration Groups
Liriodendron tulipifera 377 RC -- Boogerman Loop Trail, Great Smoky Mountains National Park W. Blozan; Uyanga Ariya
Liriodendron tulipifera ~350 RC/Extrap. -- Joyce Kilmer, NC C. Lorimer; C. Lorimer; Lorimer, 1980
Liriodendron tulipifera 336 XD FGT16b Fiddler's Green, VA N. Pederson; H.M. Hopton; Pederson, 2005
Liriodendron tulipifera 327 XD JOY30C Joyce Kilmer, NC D. Stahle & S. Sierzchula; ITRDB
Liriodendron tulipifera 302 XD POR47 Porter's Creek, TN D.Stahle M.Therrell; ITRDB
Liriodendron tulipifera 300 XD A1T04 Scott's Gap, TN D.N. Duvick; ITRDB
Liriodendron tulipifera 292 XD -- Angel Hollow, KY A. Cooper, Cooper 2011
Liriodendron tulipifera 279 XD A1T01 Scott's Gap, TN - 4 more between 226 & 259 yrs D.N. Duvick; ITRDB
Liriodendron tulipifera 275 XD POR22 Porter's Creek, TN D.Stahle M.Therrell; ITRDB
Liriodendron tulipifera 272 XD TO04a Uttertown, NJ - 5 more between 227 & 264 yrs Vranes, Ingram, Pederson; H.M. Hopton & N. Pederson
Liriodendron tulipifera 261 XD BGR01 Boogerman Trail, TN - 6 more between 201 & 233 J.Young, R.Keeland, J.Alford; ITRDB
Liriodendron tulipifera 251 XD DDP01b Greenbriar Sanctuary, NJ Vranes, Frank, Pederson; N. Pederson
Liriodendron tulipifera 250 XD BGR06 Boogerman Trail, TN J.Young, R.Keeland, J.Alford; ITRDB
Liriodendron tulipifera 242 XD PTH19b Montgomery Place, NY Curtis, Duptka, Pederson; N. Pederson
Liriodendron tulipifera 245 RC -- Backus Woods, Ontario, Canada Larson et al., 1999; Ontario's Old Tree
Liriodendron tulipifera 241 XD TFT03b Otter Creek, PA Pederson; H.M. Hopton & Pederson
Liriodendron tulipifera 233 XD CM43 Montpelier Station, VA Druckenbrod and Shugart 2004
Liriodendron tulipifera 210 XD JOY41 Joyce Kilmer, NC D. Stahle & S. Sierzchula; ITRDB
Liriodendron tulipifera 202 XD RFL01 Rainbow Falls Trail, TN J. Young; ITRDB
Liriodendron tulipifera 139 XD CT03b Monhonk Preserve, NY Vranes & Pederson; H.M. Hopton
           

 

large tulip, Smoky Mtns Fiddler's Green tulip

Lucas Conley next to a humongous Liriodendro tulipifera in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Thanks to Will Blozan for finding this tree.

(photo ©2006 Neil Pederson)

Oyunsanaa Byambasuren and Ashley Curtis coring an old Liriodendro tulipifera in Fiddler's Green, VA.

(photo ©2006 Neil Pederson)

 

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