There is something about a big tree that commands interest, respect and a certain amount of awe. Trees are the largest and oldest living organisms. The giant sequoias (Sequoiadendron giganteum) attain a height of 300 feet and a diameter of 30 feet at their base.
Missouri doesn't have the giant sequoias, but we did at one time register a bald cypress that was 39 feet in circumference, or 12.5 feet in diameter.
This Pecan tree (Carya illinoensis) Has a circumference of 197 inches providing a diameter of five feet, three inches, as measured 4.5 feet above ground level. Circumference, height and spread are all used to calculate “points”. Tree is located along right-of way on a local, St. Louis County road. What stories this old man could tell! Ample along shoulder of road.
Information obtained from Missouri Department of Conservation web site.
https://mdc.mo...gov/trees-plants/misspuri-state-champion-trees/missouris-current-champion-trees