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Date: Fri, Dec 22, 2006, 04:36 PM
URBANA - In the beauty pageant of trees, size is what matters most. Instead of evening gown, swimsuit and talent, the categories for consideration are circumference, total height and average crown spread. And the winner is -- a majestic sycamore tree on private property in Christian County that measures 31 feet around, 119 feet tall and has an average crown span of 134 feet. The first runner-up is a bald cypress tree in the Cache River State Natural Area in southern Illinois.<br><br><a href='http://www.aces.uiuc.edu/news/stories/news3857.html' target='_blank'>http://www.aces.uiuc.edu/news/stories/news3857.html</a><br><br>
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