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Well, if you've already said "longleaf pine" once, what would you call it?

Aiken has a new national champion.

It’s not a basketball squad, a golf team, a horse or even a boxer.

Instead, the latest No. 1 with local ties is a tree – a longleaf pine that stands in Hitchcock Woods.

Based on three measurements and a points system, the woody perennial plant is the largest of its kind in the United States.

Won on points, did we?