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From: Tim Zerrusen Jr. City: toledo, IL
i found a tree by my place that is 33 feet round i was wondering what the biggest tree of illinois was this tree i found is the biggest tree i have ever seen and i would also like to know how to age a tree without cutting it down
	Extension Message From: Jay Hayek Extension Specialist, Forestry Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences jhayek@illinois.edu
Greetings Tim: Please visit the Website of the Illinois Big Tree Register: http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/forestry/il_big_tree.html Information about all our native champion trees is listed on this site. To age this tree, you essentially have three options, two of which are logical: cut the tree down and count the rings (not practical or condoned); use an increment borer to extract a core whereby you can count the tree rings; or find out when the tree was planted (historical records for urban plantings, not so feasible for forest-grown specimens).
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