Year |
Tree |
Height |
Source |
1970 |
Norway Spruce |
40 feet |
Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia
|
1971 |
Black Spruce |
45 feet |
White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire |
1972 |
Balsam Fir |
50 feet |
Tennessee National Forest, Pennsylvania |
1973 |
White Spruce |
51 feet |
Allegheny National Forest, Pennsylvania |
1974 |
Fraser Fir |
41 feet |
Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina |
1975 |
Balsam Fir |
41 feet |
Ottawa National Forest, Michigan |
1976 |
Red Spruce |
41 feet |
Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia |
1977 |
White Spruce |
52 feet |
Nemadji State Forest, Minnesota |
1978 |
Norway Spruce |
60 feet |
Savage River State Forest, Maryland |
1979 |
White Spruce |
52 feet |
Nicolet National Forest, Wisconsin |
1980 |
White Spruce |
48 feet |
Green Mountain National Forest, Vermont |
1981 |
White Spruce |
50 feet |
Hiawatha National Forest, Michigan |
1982 |
Balsam Fir |
50 feet |
Riley Bostwich Wildlife Management Area, Vermont |
1983 |
White Spruce |
52 feet |
Chequamegon National Forest, Wisconsin |
1984 |
White Spruce |
58 feet |
Superior National Forest, Minnesota |
1985 |
White Spruce |
56 feet |
Ottawa National Forest, Michigan |
1986 |
Shasta Red Fir |
54 feet |
Klamath National Forest, California |
1987 |
Norway Spruce |
60 feet |
Wayne-Hoosier National Forest, Ohio |
1988 |
Balsam Fir |
50 feet |
Manistee National Forest, Michigan |
1989 |
Engelmann Spruce |
60 feet |
Kootenai National Forest, Montana |
1990 |
Engelmann Spruce |
65 feet |
Routt National Forest, Colorado |
1991 |
Blue Spruce (live) |
60 feet |
Carson National Forest, New Mexico |
1992 |
White Spruce |
62 feet |
Chippewa National Forest, Minnesota |
1993 |
White Fir |
65 feet |
San Bernardino National Forest, California |
1994 |
Balsam Fir |
58 feet |
Green Mountain National Forest, Vermont |
1995 |
Douglas Fir |
60 feet |
Plumas National Forest, California |
1996 |
Engelmann Spruce |
75 feet |
Manti-LaSal National Forest, Utah |
1997 |
Black Hills Spruce |
63 feet |
Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota |
1998 |
Fraser Fir |
50 feet |
Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina |
1999 |
White Spruce |
60 feet |
Nicolet National Forest, Wisconsin |
2000 |
Colorado Blue Spruce |
65 feet |
Pike National Forest, Colorado |
2001 |
White Spruce |
72 feet |
Ottawa National Forest, Michigan |
2002 |
Douglas Fir |
70 feet |
Umpqua National Forest, Oregon |
2003 |
Engelmann Spruce |
70 feet |
Boise National Forest, Idaho |
2004 |
Red Spruce |
65 feet |
George Washington and Jefferson National Forest, Virginia |
2005 |
Engelmann Spruce |
65 feet |
Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico |
2006 |
Pacific Silver Fir |
65 feet |
Olympic National Forest, Washington |
2007 |
Balsam Fir |
55 feet |
Green Mountain National Forest, Vermont |
2008 |
Subalpine Fir |
70 feet |
Bitterroot National Forest, Montana |
2009 |
Blue spruce |
85 feet |
Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, Arizona |
2010 |
Engelmann spruce |
67 feet |
Bridger-Teton National Forest, Wyoming |
2011 |
Sierra White Fir |
65 feet |
Stanislaus National Forest, California |