Nice Ash!

An enormous white ash, Fraxinus americana, is growing beside our house.  It is so large that two lanky people holding hands cannot reach around it.  Unfortunately for us it is hollow and partly split open, but luckily it leans away from our (new) house.  It is the biggest ash i have seen so i did a little research to find out if it is a champion tree.  A champion tree is the largest tree of a particular species in a given area, and yes, someone actually does keep track of this information.  The University of New Hampshire cooperative extension keeps tabs on  big trees around the state and ranks the champions in each county.  Unfortunately my ash did not make the cut, but you can view the list and  nominate a big tree of your own at the big tree program website!