Philadelphia County
Tulip Poplar
Liriodendron tulipifera
- Published height
- 132 ft
- Published points
- 405
Date in record: January 7, 2023
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The register behind the map
October 2026 extraction · score-based leaders
445 records are included in this imported selection. 445 have approximate map points; 0 remain searchable without a marker. Multiple trees can share one town or county point.
Register editions, retrieval dates, and individual measurement dates describe different things. This snapshot does not confirm current tree condition. Approximate map points do not locate individual trees or establish permission to visit.
The Pennsylvania Forestry Association’s PA Big Trees register, using the supplied October 2026 extraction. All 1,520 public listing records were compared by source genus and species category, retaining each maximum published score. Source categories include species, hybrids, cultivars, varieties, and forms; their original names are preserved. These are derived state-leader candidates, not an independently certified champion-only roster.
All 445 records use 48 approximate county points from the Census Bureau’s 2025 Counties Gazetteer. Published addresses remain in record details and searches; markers do not locate individual trees, and visiting permission is not inferred. Each record links to its original PA Big Trees page.
Details were checked for 384 included records. The remaining 61 retain public listing names, places, scores, dates, and flags, while unavailable measurements remain blank. Two source concerns are visible in their details: the London plane’s unusually large published circumference, and the Chestnut Oak’s report of severe decline. Source values are retained without correction. January 1 measurement dates may be legacy year placeholders; the snapshot does not establish current tree condition or eligibility.
Full source links on the shared map →A glimpse of the register
These are four of the highest published heights in this imported selection, when available. Measurements come from different dates; this preview creates no new champion or national titles. Open a record for its status, measurement context, and source notes.
Philadelphia County
Liriodendron tulipifera
Date in record: January 7, 2023
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Tsuga canadensis
Date in record: January 1, 2013
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Quercus rubra
Date in record: January 1, 2020
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Larix decidua
Date in record: January 1, 2005
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These Library species appear in Pennsylvania’s imported register. Explore identification, seasonal observations, and a practice beside a tree. Photographs are species references taken elsewhere. Matches use scientific names without regard to capitalization; botanical synonyms remain separate.

2 register records
Look for what is easy to miss. Let a quiet detail be enough.
Practice with Cucumber Magnolia →Find this species in Pennsylvania →KATHERINE WAGNER-REISS · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

2 register records
Meet one generous detail without needing to take it home.
Practice with Southern Magnolia →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Cathy Dewitt · CC BY 4.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Notice the life around a tree. Consider what you receive and what you can offer.
Practice with American Basswood →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Photo by Virens · CC BY 2.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Begin with one branch. Let your attention widen to include the life around it.
Practice with American Elm →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Make room for shelter and a boundary that supports it.
Practice with American Holly →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Cathy DeWitt · CC BY 4.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Notice a small tree's presence. Find a pace you can return to.
Practice with American Hophornbeam →Find this species in Pennsylvania →BotBln · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Follow one curve. Notice the support that lets you soften your effort.
Practice with American Hornbeam →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Katja Schulz · CC BY 2.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Watch what moves. Notice how you respond, with curiosity and room to choose.
Practice with Aspen →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Tewy · CC BY 3.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Notice a steady form and a changing detail. Practice returning without holding the scene still.
Practice with Bald Cypress →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Crusier · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Allow a quiet encounter. Give one small detail your attention without asking it to change your mood.
Practice with Balsam Fir →Find this species in Pennsylvania →U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Public domain · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Stay with the ordinary detail. Let a few minutes of looking be enough.
Practice with Beech →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Cathy Dewitt · CC BY 4.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Look again. Let a familiar place become the beginning of a new encounter.
Practice with Birch →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Joshua Mayer · CC-BY-SA 2.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Look closely before deciding. Let understanding grow at its own pace.
Practice with Bitternut Hickory →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Leonora Enking · CC-BY-SA 2.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Notice the life around one tree. Let your attention make room for another presence.
Practice with Black Cherry →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Kathleen Moore · CC BY 2.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Recognize persistence. Choose carefully where to direct it.
Practice with Black Locust →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Randy Harter · CC BY 4.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Look carefully before naming. Let a clear intention have time to develop.
Practice with Black Oak →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Willow · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Look beyond today's result. Choose something worth tending over time.
Practice with Black Walnut →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Cathy Dewitt · CC BY 4.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Stay with what is here. Let an ordinary detail earn your attention.
Practice with Blackgum →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Bostonian13 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Look again at something familiar. Let a different form widen your understanding.
Practice with Boxelder →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Andrey Zharkikh · CC BY 2.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Take in a wider view. Make room for an effort you can sustain.
Practice with Bur Oak →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Andrey Zharkikh · CC BY 2.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Notice what supports a life. Reflect on belonging through the care you receive and offer.
Practice with Cedar →Find this species in Pennsylvania →F.D. Richards · CC-BY-SA 2.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Look twice. Give one small detail enough attention to change your first impression.
Practice with Chinkapin Oak →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Bruce Kirchoff · CC BY 2.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Notice what this season holds. Let change have a place in continuity.
Practice with Dawn Redwood →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Cathy Dewitt · CC BY 4.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Watch what moves. Notice what remains beneath it.
Practice with Eastern Cottonwood →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Jay Sturner · CC BY 2.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Look for one seasonal detail. Give an emerging possibility your attention.
Practice with Eastern Redbud →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Dcrjsr · CC BY 3.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Find a steady point within the shelter of a changing day.
Practice with Eastern Redcedar →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Nicholas A. Tonelli · CC BY 2.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Notice the small center within a familiar display.
Practice with Flowering Dogwood →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Jim Janke · CC BY 4.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Meet this moment within a longer story.
Practice with Ginkgo →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Ginkgo CZ · CC BY 2.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Notice the present conditions. Find one adjustment that helps you continue.
Practice with Green Ash →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Matt Lavin · CC-BY-SA 2.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Notice texture and the life around it. Find one ordinary way to care.
Practice with Hackberry →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Not named by source · CC0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Listen beneath the branches. Make room for nearby sounds and your own response.
Practice with Hemlock →Find this species in Pennsylvania →David J. Stang · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Let light and space guide a considered next step.
Practice with Honeylocust →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Wendy Cutler · CC BY 2.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Notice the space between branches. Give an unfinished thing time to unfold.
Practice with Kentucky Coffeetree →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Leonora (Ellie) Enking · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Notice growth from a steady place.
Practice with Loblolly Pine →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Chris M. Morris · CC BY 2.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Notice the season you are in. Explore what you offer, receive, and allow to change.
Practice with Maple →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Bruce Marlin · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Look at one broad leaf, then let your attention include the space around it.
Practice with Northern Catalpa →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Wendy Culter · CC BY 2.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Give growth time. Find a steady place from which you can respond to change.
Practice with Oak →Find this species in Pennsylvania →skdavidson · CC-BY-SA 2.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Let an open leaf invite a little more room for attention.
Practice with Ohio Buckeye →Find this species in Pennsylvania →James St. John, Flickr · CC BY 2.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Find a comfortable distance. Let a clear boundary make room for care.
Practice with Osage Orange →Find this species in Pennsylvania →H. Zell · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Notice what holds and protects, while making room for change.
Practice with Overcup Oak →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Katherline Wagner-Reiss · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Let one unfamiliar detail become an open question.
Practice with Pawpaw →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Randy Harter · CC BY 4.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Follow a line of leaflets and find a steadier rhythm of attention.
Practice with Pignut Hickory →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Jamie Richmond · CC BY 2.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Follow one branch. Find a clear direction within a complicated day.
Practice with Pin Oak →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Willow · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Return to one clear point. Notice what stays, what changes, and how you begin again.
Practice with Pine →Find this species in Pennsylvania →F. D. Richards · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Begin again from the place where you stand.
Practice with Pitch Pine →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Joan Muller / NOAA, Waquoit Bay NERR · Public domain · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Choose one small, repeatable act. Let enough be enough for today.
Practice with Post Oak →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Choess · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Meet the conditions you have. Notice how a small adjustment can open another way forward.
Practice with Red Maple →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Cathy Dewitt · CC BY 4.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Notice what is offered, and what you can give in return.
Practice with Red Mulberry →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Katja Schultz · CC BY 2.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Find a steady center. Leave room for the many lives and possibilities around it.
Practice with Red Oak →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Wendy Cutler · CC BY 4.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Follow a changing surface. Make room for one useful adjustment.
Practice with River Birch →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Kathleen Moore · CC BY 2.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Make room for more than one shape. Notice a difference without needing to resolve it.
Practice with Sassafras →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Notice a change without asking yourself to hurry it.
Practice with Scarlet Oak →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Cephas · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Let the layers hold your attention. Give something worthwhile time to develop.
Practice with Shagbark Hickory →Find this species in Pennsylvania →F. D. Richards · CC-BY-SA 2.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Let an unexpected oak invite you to look beyond familiar outlines.
Practice with Shingle Oak →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Kathleen Moore · CC BY 2.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Look through an evergreen crown and notice change within continuity.
Practice with Shortleaf Pine →Find this species in Pennsylvania →David J. Stang · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Watch a familiar surface change. Allow another angle to add to what you know.
Practice with Silver Maple →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Olegivvit · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Let a close look be gentle. You can notice texture without touching it.
Practice with Slippery Elm →Find this species in Pennsylvania →David J. Stang · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Follow a direction without rushing. Bring a worthwhile aspiration back to a grounded next step.
Practice with Spruce →Find this species in Pennsylvania →bobistraveling · CC BY 2.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Notice two sides of one leaf. Make room for a fuller view.
Practice with Swamp White Oak →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Bruce Kirchoff · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Begin with one point. Let a complicated scene become something you can observe.
Practice with Sweetgum →Find this species in Pennsylvania →skdavidson · CC-BY-SA 2.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Look at the pattern, then widen your view. Notice how a distinctive life belongs to a larger place.
Practice with Sycamore →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Bruce Marlin · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Notice what a season asks you to keep and what it asks you to let go. Leave room for another return.
Practice with Tamarack →Find this species in Pennsylvania →NOAA · Public domain · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Let a small detail widen your perspective. Give your next intention room to grow.
Practice with Tulip Tree →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Mark Robinson · CC BY 4.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Meet the tree as it is today. Let one close observation become a small act of care.
Practice with White Ash →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Photographer not listed (NC State source) · CC0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Make room for a different response. Explore a softer approach without losing your footing.
Practice with Willow →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Bruce Marlin · CC BY-SA 2.0 DE · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Find the oak within the narrow leaf, and let small details widen your view.
Practice with Willow Oak →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Cathy DeWitt · CC BY 4.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP

1 register record
Let a closer look deepen what you know. Follow a small detail without needing to uncover everything.
Practice with Yellow Birch →Find this species in Pennsylvania →Chris M. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo source ↗ · Converted to WebP
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