Eye on the buckeye.There's nothing like a little home-state pride to spark a good tree rivalry. So officials in Ohio were understandably miffed miff n. 1. A petulant, bad-tempered mood; a huff. 2. A petty quarrel or argument; a tiff. tr.v. miffed, miff·ing, miffs To cause to become offended or annoyed. when they learned the nation's largest Ohio buckeye (Aesculus glabra Aesculus glabra, n See horse chestnut. var. glabra)--Ohio's state tree--resides not in Ohio, but in Kentucky. State foresters issued a call to action in every statewide newspaper to dethrone de·throne tr.v. de·throned, de·thron·ing, de·thrones 1. To remove from the throne; depose. 2. To remove from a prominent or powerful position. the Kentucky tree. "We are confident there is a bigger and more stately buckeye tree in Ohio," says Ohio's Department of Natural Resources' John Dorka. "It's just a matter of finding it," Ohio boasts 11 national champion trees, but none are buckeyes, even though two buckeyes--the yellow and the 0hio--are native species. Ohio state officials collected nominations up until the July 15th deadline for the 2004 National Register of Big Trees The National Register of Big Trees is a list of the largest living specimens of each tree variety found in the continental United States. A tree on this list is often called a National Champion Tree. . While waiting to hear in the spring whether any of their buckeyes will capture the coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. crown, Ohio officials are quick to point out that while Kentucky may have the largest Ohio buckeye, the largest Kentucky coffeetree is in Madison, Ohio. |
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