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Tour, Alameda made this brochure a reality.
What is a Notable Tree?
A notable tree is one that is remarkable or
distinguishable in some way, or related to a
famous or historical person, place, or event. A
tree may also be notable if the surrounding
community accepts it as being special based
upon its species, uniqueness, or contribution to
the community. Many of the trees in this guide
are notable because they are the largest of
their species in Colorado and are called Champion Trees. The Colorado Tree Coalition
updates their champion tree list every year so
check out the website: www.coloradotrees.org
for the latest champions, or to nominate a
champion or notable tree.
The Tour Begins... Colorado Springs’
Beginnings: Take a Trip Through the Past
1) American elm (Ulmus americana)
Location: Heritage Garden, Monument Valley
Park, established 1907, a gift of General
William Jackson Palmer, Colorado Springs
founder
Notable: 49” diameter, beautiful umbrella
canopy, called the Heritage Elm, planted south
of circa. 1907, Van Briggle Pottery
2) Lacebark pine (Pinus
bungeana)
Location: Pinetum, in
Monument Valley Park
Notable: largest in Colorado, brought over from
China in 1933 by a Colorado College professor;
pinetum is planting of
conifers
3) European lindens (Tilia x europaea)
Location: Colorado College central campus
east of Cascade Ave.
Notable: beautiful trees with ribbed trunks on
Colorado College, purportedly brought over
from England by General Palmer,
Colorado Springs’ founder, in early 1900’s.
*Note: private
4) Red oaks (Quercus spp.)
Location: Cascade Ave. median (1600 block)
Notable: large old red oaks, historic medians
and wide avenues lined with mansions built in
the late 1800’s and early 1900’s.
5) Plains cottonwoods (Populus deltoides var.
Sargentii)
Location: Franklin St., Shooks Run Park
Notable: large (up to 70 “ diameter), a few
remaining original Palmer plantings started in
1872. Cottonwoods were brought from the
Arkansas Valley.
6) Japanese pagoda (Sophora japonica)
Location: Boulder Park, east side near tennis
courts
Notable: 26” diameter; park site once a
reservoir at end of El Paso canal (1872), built
to establish street trees and landscapes in a
young town on the plains
7) Rock elm (Ulmus thomasii)
Location: Acacia Park (orig. North Park)
Notable: 26”diameter; original traditional
town square park, survived Dutch elm disease
in 1970’s that killed many of the park’s
American elms.
8) American elm (Ulmus americana)
Location: Sierra Madre, Rock Island Depot
(Guiseppes Restaurant)
Notable: 41” diameter, 70th anniversary Rock
Island Lines, 1922 memorial planting
*Note: private
9) Silver Maple (Acer saccharinum)
Location: Lowell School, 1st school built in
1891 with hand-cut stones from Red Rock
Cañon.
Notable: over 100 years, 35” diameter with
full spreading canopy
Cheyenne Cañon – settlement occurred
along Cheyenne Creek beginning in the
1860’s
10) Crack willow (Salix fragilis), this type of
tree was brought from Russia in late 1800’s
Location: Harlan Wolfe Park, Cheyenne Creek
Notable: 72” diameter, 1899 Wolfe home
11) Rocky Mountain juniper (Juniperus
scopulorum)
Location: South Cheyenne Cañon
Notable: over 300 years, once stood near a
Homesteader’s cabin
12) Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa)
Location: Seven Falls, top of the 225 steps
above the top fall
Notable: 42” diameter, 70’ tall beautiful
form, over 400 years old, historic Seven Falls
and cañons
*Note: private
13) White fir (Abies concolor)
Location: North Cheyenne
Cañon Park,
established in 1885
Notable: Large 40”, group
of fir once classified as a
Botanical Reserve
Gold Camp Road was the historical
railroad route from Colorado Springs
to Cripple Creek
14) Bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa)
Location: 2110 W. Bijou St. (Old Colorado
City, established in 1859 along Fountain
Creek)
Notable: 35” diameter, large, historic home
*Note: private
15) One-seed juniper (Juniperus
mononsperma)
Location: Garden of the Gods Park
Notable: 38” diameter, largest in CO, once
termed a Botanical Reserve
16) Apple and Pear (Malus spp., Pyrus spp.)
Location: Rock Ledge
Ranch Historic Site
Notable: A red apple and
pear are remnants of a
once flourishing orchard
planted in the late 1870’s
by the Chambers family,
the original homestead
on the site
Travel along Palmer’s route from Queen’s
Canyon and Glen Eyrie (castle built for
his wife, Queen Palmer) to Colorado Springs
17) Ohio buckeye (Aesculus glabra)
Location: Bristol Park
Notable: 26” diameter, 2nd largest in Colorado, Gold tycoon Winfield Scott Stratton
built home on this property in 1880’s.
*NOTE: Private! This tree grows on private
property. Please do not trespass.