Treasure Trees Program

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In the past, Guilford County's Treasure Tree Program recognized the largest, rarest, oldest, and otherwise important tree species. The purpose of the program was to increase the public awareness of these valuable and irreplaceable trees, increase tree owners' awareness of the importance of trees, and encourage continued stewardship. The program was also designed to help protect all trees from indiscriminate removal or damage due to development and urbanization, and to stimulate awareness of the diversity, sensitivity and the importance of the tree canopy and roots.

Program Criteria

Trees designated as treasure trees were:

The most significant tree of their species. Size was determined by height, average crown spread, and circumference (at 4.5 feet) as set by the National Register of Big Trees
Of historic, environmental or otherwise significant value
Of a species, variety or cultivars proved to be relatively long-lived and adapted to our geographic region
Of such health and condition, as judged by the Treasure Tree Committee, to have a reasonable prospect of continuing useful life
Located on either public or private property within Guilford County.

Common Name	Latin Name	Height (Feet)	Diameter (Inches)	Crown Spread (Feet)
American Beech North Oaks Subdivision, Greensboro	Fagus grandiflora	126	43	75
American Elm Forest Valley Dr., Greensboro	Ulmus americana	126	29.6	45
American Holly Wild Turkey Rd., Whitsett	Ilex opaca	45	31	42.5
American Sycamore Crest Hill Rd., Jamestown	Platanus occidentalis	136	26.1	57
Atlantic White Cedar Liberty Rd., Greensboro	Chamaecyparis thyoides	60	20	34
Bald Cypress Twin Lakes Park, Greensboro	Taxodium distichum	98	34.6	26.6
Black Gum Twin Lakes Park, Greensboro	Nyssa sylvatica	87	39.5	55
Black Locust Ludgate Rd., Gibsonville	Robinia pseudoacacia	41	49.5	49.5
Black Oak Old Summerfield Rd., Summerfield	Quercus nigra	116	54	54
Black Walnut NC 62 East, Liberty	Juglans nigra	108	30	30
Bottlebrush Buckeye Kello Dr., Greensboro	Aesculus parviflora	18	8.3	8.3
Dogwood Woodvale Dr., Greensboro	Cornus florida	28	23	23
Eastern Red Bud Trosper Rd., Greensboro	Cercis canadensis	40	9	9
Eastern Red Cedar Brightwood Church Rd., Gibsonville	Juniperus virginiana	64	34	34
Green Ash Twin Lakes Park, Greensboro	Fraxinus pennsylvanica	103	35.8	35.8
Loblolly Pine High Meadows Ct., Greensboro	Pinus taeda	110	40.3	40.3
Mockernut Hickory Clayburn Rd., Greensboro	Carya tomentosa	92	36	61.5
Northern Red Oak N. Church St., Greensboro	Quercus rubra	133	55.2	87.5
Pecan Williams Dairy Rd., Greensboro	Carya illinoensis	94	43.25	112.5
Persimmon Wyndwood Dr., Jamestown	Diospyros virginiana	37	8	25
Pignut Hickory Fallen Oak Rd., Greensboro	Carya glabra	140	35	83
Pin Oak Sherwood St., Greensboro	Quercus palustris	130	47	83
Post Oak Cypress St., Greensboro	Quercus stellata	84	50	84.5
Red Maple Oak Ridge Rd., Oak Ridge	Acer rubra	64	35.5	85
Red Mulberry Carlisle Rd., Greensboro	Morus rubra	54	27.5	41.3
Sassafras Knight Village Circle, Stokesdale	Sassafras albidum	18	4.3	11
Shagbark Hickory Trosper Rd., Greensboro	Carya ovata	85	16.75	48.5
Shingle Oak Kensignton St., Greensboro	Quercus imbricaria	104	57.8	109.5
Shortleaf Pine N. Holden Rd., Greensboro	Pinus echinata	109	28.9	38
Silver Maple W. Friendly Ave., Greensboro	Acer saccharinum	82.5	50.4	67.25
Slippery Elm Summerfield Rd., Summerfield	Ulmus rubra	84	47	86
Southern Catalpa S. Aycock St., Greensboro	Catalpa bignonoides	80	48.9	50.3
Southern Magnolia Burke St., Gibsonville	Magnolia grandiflora	78	54.4	32
Southern Red Oak Neelley Rd., Pleasant Garden	Quercus falcata	125	69.5	125
Sugar Hackberry Carpenter House Rd., Whitsett	Celtis laevigata	68	24.5	45
Sugar Maple Woodridge Ave., Greensboro	Acer saccharum	32	16.4	35.5
Sweet Gum Owls Roost Rd., Greensboro	Liquidambar styraciflua	115	49.5	68.5
Tulip Poplar Guilford College Rd., Greensboro	Liriodendron tulipifera	148	63.9	71
Turkey Oak Deboe Rd., Summerfield	Quercus laevis	92	57	104.5
Weeping Willow Twin Lakes Park, Greensboro	Salix babylonica	60	50.4	54
White Ash Townsend Forest Ln., Brown Summit	Fraxinus americana	109	31	108
White Mulberry Summit Ave., Greensboro	Morus alba		36.8
White Oak N. Church St., Greensboro	Quercus alba	135	62.5	90.5
Willow Oak Cypress St., Greensboro	Quercus phellos	138	62.5	84