Article: Lone Star Elite: In Texas, when they say everything is bigger, they're talking about their trees, too. Naturally.

In Texas, so they say, everything is BIG. And the trees there are no exception. The Lone Star state has 69 national champions, more than any other state except California and Florida. Among the champs: the biggest Texas ash, Texas persimmon, Texas buckeye, Texas sophora, Texas lignumvitae, Texas paloverde, Texas hercules-club, Texas redbud, Texas mulberry, Texas oak, and Texas live oak. Naturally.

Now you might be thinking that Texas only has the biggest of these trees because, within the U.S., they are found only in Texas and, therefore, deserve to be called a Texas so-and-so. And you would be right, but only for half of them. The other half are also found in up ...

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