State Champion Cherrybark Oak Tree - Belknap, IL
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paulspaper
N 37° 21.695 W 088° 55.548
16S E 329456 N 4136724
This is the Illinois State Champion of the Cherrybark species.
Waymark Code: WM15PH3
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 02/04/2022
Views: 3
This is the state champion Cherrybark Oak (Quercus pagoda). It is located along the Heron Pond Trail in the Cache River State Natural Area in Johnson County.
This is an easy 30 minute walk from the parking lot. Make sure to stop at the Heron Pond boardwalk along your hike. You will walk over and along the Cache River for part of your journey. I saw huge softshell turtles on the opposite bank. We went there in early May and the area had many different types of wildflowers.
Genus/Species: Cherrybark Tree
Height: 100
Girth: 22
Method of obtaining height: Reliable source
Method of obtaining girth: Reliable source
Location type: Other public property
Age: 300
Parking coordinates: N 37° 21.440 W 088° 54.794
Walk time: 30
Historical significance: Not listed
Planter: Not listed
Website reference: Not listed
Photograpy coordinates: Not Listed
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Visit Instructions:
A closeup picture of your GPS receiver in your hand, with the tree in the background, is required. If the tree is on private property, this closeup photograph with the tree in the background may be taken from the nearest public vantage point without actually going to the tree.
The required photograph does not need to show the entire tree, but the individual tree must be recognizable.
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