FARGO — Of the roughly 352 million trees in North Dakota, fewer than 100 are “Yeah this is North Dakota, but we have some really, really cool trees,” said Lezlee Johnson, forest health ...

This tree was nominated by Joel Allen, with the North Dakota Forest Service. This new state champion has a total of 73.6 points for having a circumference of 2 feet 9.1 inches, height of 35 feet ...

Ron Smith, extension horticulturalist at North Dakota State University in Fargo, said that the more recently-planted the tree, the greater the risk of winter dessication and winter kill.