Newport’s magnificent specimen trees are world renowned — and it’s time once again to choose the best of the best.
The Newport Tree and Open Space Commission and the Newport Tree Society are once again sponsoring a contest to celebrate Newport’s historic urban forest. View the contest online (below), or visit the photographic display at the Newport Public Library and choose your favorite. The choice won’t be easy: the majestic Red Oak at the Newport Art Museum, the venerable Turkey Oak and Siberian Elm at Morton Park, and the Atlas Cedars at the corner of Eustis and Catherine are among the ten choices. Take a look at all ten and pick your favorite! Contest runs through December 30th.
2011 Tree of the Year Contestants
1. Atlas Cedar
Atlas Cedar (Cedrus atlantica) at 108 Catherine Street.
2. Saucer Magnolia
Saucer Magnolia (Magnolia x soulangiana) at Newport Art Museum, Cushing Memorial Gallery (Bellevue Ave and Downing St.)
3. Mongolian Oak
Mongolian Oak (Quercus mongolica) at Bellevue Court (near The Elms)
4. London Plane Tree
London Plane Tree (Platanus x acerfolia) at 94 Washington Street and Chesnut Street
5. Turkey Oak
Turkey Oak (Quercus cerris) At Morton Park
6. Siberian Elm
Siberian Elm (Ulmus pumila) At Morton Park
7. European Beech
European Beech (Fagus sylvatica) At Aquidneck Park (Behind Newport Public Library)
8. Tulip Tree
Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) at Warner Street and Bayview Avenue
9. American Elm
American Elm (Ulmus americana) at Eisenhower Park (Washington Square)
10. Red Oak
Red Oak (Quercus rubra) at Newport Art Museum, Griswold House (Old Beach Road and Liberty Street)
