The cottonwood tree hid in plain sight on the eastern ... in the state and in the nation. Out of the 561 champion trees on the national register, this is the only one from Nebraska.

It seems fitting that Nebraska, which has chosen the cottonwood as its state ... Trees. It’s the only Nebraska tree to hold that designation with the National Champion Tree Program. The eastern ...

The national champion eastern cottonwood ... the gold. The state’s former champion cottonwood blew over in a Seward County storm in 2007. So last year, Naber nominated his tree for state ...

Nebraska has a new national champion. An cottonwood tree near Beatrice has towered over a Kansas rival and been named the national champion eastern cottonwood ... tree as a state champion tree.

It seems fitting that Nebraska, which has chosen the cottonwood as its state ... Champion Tree Program. Dana Genereux of JEO Consulting Group measures the country’s largest eastern cottonwood ...