The following trees are registered with the Department of Conservation & Recreation (DCR) of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' Legacy Trees Program. Trained foresters use the American Forests Champion Tree point system to determine legacy and champion tree eligibility. Read more our campus tree storymap. Find tree locations in our campus tree finder map.
Trees that are included on the roster of Legacy Trees have a historical or cultural value, botanical interest, or whose size falls within 25 percentage points of the current champion for the species. DCR MA Legacy Tree Program
Black Oak
Common Name: Black Oak
Scientific Name: Quercus velutina
Date Measured: n/a
Circumference: 181.00
Height: 72.50
Spread: 94.00
Black Tupelo
Common Name: Black Tupelo
Scientific Name: Nyssa sylvatica
Date Measured: n/a
Circumference: 118.00
Height: 73.00
Spread: 61.00
Eastern Redbud (Champion)
Common Name: Eastern Redbud
Scientific Name: Cercis canadensis
Date Measured: 11/22/22
Circumference: 68.00
Height: 11.00
Spread: 17.25
Champion Points: 332.31
Ginkgo
Common Name: Ginkgo
Scientific Name: Ginkgo biloba
Date Measured: n/a
Circumference: 132.00
Height: 90.50
Spread: 53.00
The Ginkgo is shown on the front right. To its left is the River's Purple' European beech. The fern leaved beech is in the background.
Japanese Elm (Champion)
Common Name: Japanese Elm
Scientific Name: Ulmus davidiana var. japonica
Date Measured: 10/18/22
Circumference: 170.00
Height: 65.00
Spread: 80.00
Champion Points: 255.00
Japanese Lacebark Elm (Champion)
Common Name: Japanese Lacebark Elm
Scientific Name: Ulmus parvifolia
Date Measured: 11/8/22
Circumference: 96.00
Height: 48.00
Spread: 53.00
Champion Points: 157.25
Japanese Larch (Champion)
Common Name: Japanese Larch
Scientific Name: Larix kaempferi
Date Measured: 11/8/22
Circumference: 77.00
Height: 51.00
Spread: 38.50
Champion Points: 137.63
Japanese Snowbell (Champion)
Common Name: Japanese Snowbell
Scientific Name: Styrax japonicus
Date Measured: 10/18/22
Circumference: 77.00
Height: 26.00
Spread: 34.00
Champion Points: 111.50
Japanese Tree Lilac (Champion)
Common Name: Japanese Tree Lilac
Scientific Name: Syringa reticulata
Date Measured: 11/8/22
Circumference: 81.00
Height: 30.00
Spread: 33.00
Champion Points: 119.25
Japanese Umbrella Pine
Common Name: Japanese Umbrella Pine
Scientific Name: Sciadopitys verticilata
Date Measured: 2/28/20
Circumference: 82.00
Height: 55.00
Spread: 28.30
Japanese Umbrella Pine
Common Name: Japanese Umbrella Pine
Scientific Name: Sciadopitys verticilata
Date Measured: 2/28/20
Circumference: 88.00
Height: 50.0-
Spread: 23.80
Kobus Magnolia (Champion)
Common Name: Kobus Magnolia
Scientific Name: Magnolia kobus
Date Measured: 7/25/2023
Circumference: 68.00
Height: 44.00
Spread: 32.75
Champion Points: 120.20
Pin Oak
Common Name: Pin Oak
Scientific Name: Quercus palustris
Date Measured: 10/18/22
Circumference: 161.00
Height: 79.00
Spread: 73.00
Pin Oak
Common Name: Pin Oak
Scientific Name: Quercus palustris
Date Measured: 7/25/2023
Circumference: 154.50
Height: 78.00
Spread: 75.45
Red Oak
Common Name: Red Oak
Scientific Name: Quercus rubra
Date Measured: 11/22/22
Circumference: 197.00
Height: 88.60
Spread: 82.50
Sakhalin Corktree (Champion)
Common Name: Sakhalin Corktree
Scientific Name: Phellodendron sachalinense
Date Measured: 11/22/22
Circumference: 146.00
Height: 58.00
Spread: 38.00
Champion Points: 213.50
Sawtooth Oak (Champion)
Common Name: Sawtooth Oak
Scientific Name: Quercus acutissima
Date Measured: 11/22/22
Circumference: 103.00
Height: 52.00
Spread: 71.30
Champion Points: 172.83
Sourwood (Champion)
Common Name: Sourwood
Scientific Name: Oxydendrum arboreum
Date Measured: n/a
Circumference: 74.00
Height: 51.50
Spread: 28.50
Champion Points: 132.60
Swamp White Oak
Common Name: Swamp White Oak
Scientific Name: Quercus bicolor
Date Measured: 11/8/22
Circumference: 193.00
Height: 65.00
Spread: 89.00
Weeping Willow (Champion)
Common Name: Weeping Willow
Scientific Name: Salix babylonica
Date Measured: 11/22/22
Circumference: 214.00
Height: 78.00
Spread: 64.40
Champion Points: 308.09
White Walnut
Common Name: White Walnut, Butternut
Scientific Name: Juglans cinerea
Date Measured: 2/28/20
Circumference: 115.00
Height: 72.00
Spread: 69.80
Yellowwood
Common Name: Yellowwood
Scientific Name: Cladrastis kentukea
Date Measured: 7/25/2023
Circumference: 135.50
Height: 45.00
Spread: 67.30