History: Bowie Co., TX - New Boston Home To Largest Ginko Tree In Texas
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NEW BOSTON HOME TO LARGEST GINKO TREE IN TEXAS

The Texas Forest Service has certified a Bowie County tree as 
the largest known specimen of its species in the State of Texas.
The new champion is a Ginko tree, whose scientific name is Ginko 
Biloba.
The Ginko Tree is owned by Willie Mae Morris of New Boston 
and was nominated by Mark Elrod, forest technician with the Texas 
Forest Service. Morris was presented with a certificate as the 
owner of the largest known tree specimen of its kind in Texas. 
Elrod also received a certificate for nominating the tree.
The new champion dethroned the previous one in Smith County, 
which had held the title since 1990.
The champion tree program uses measurements of uses 
measurements of tree height, trunk circumference and average crown 
spread to calculate index values for nominated trees. The tree 
with the largest index value of those nominated claims the 
championship crown.
The new Ginko champion has a trunk circumference of 157 
inches, a height of 64 feet and an average crown spread of 72 
feet, giving it an index value of 239 points, 59 points more than 
the tree it dethrones in Tyler.
A dedication cermony will be held at a later date.
For more information on the Texas Big Tree Registry and how 
to nominate trees for consideration, please contact the New Boston 
District office of the Texas Forest Service, or the Texas Big Tree 
Coordinator, Texas Forest Service, 302 N. Willis Street #15, 
Abilene, Texas 79603-6922, or call (915) 676-5827.


TEXAS
BIG TREE
CERTIFICATE
Presented to

Willie Mae Morris
New Boston, Texas

As the owner of the largest know tree specimen of its kind in
TEXAS as of 1998

GINKGO
Ginkgo biloba
Circumference: 157 in. Height: 64 ft. Crown Spread:72 ft.
Index: 239 points

Sponsored by the
TEXAS FOREST SERVICE
A Member of The Texas A&M University System