Tree Information
Common Name: Hinoki falsecypress
Scientific Name: Chamaecyparis obtusa
Native/Naturalized: Not Naturalized
Database ID: 1199
Status: not top 3
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: no
Circumference: 104 in.
Height: 54 ft.
Crown: 43 ft.
Points: 169
Date Last Measured: 2017
Last Measured by: Greg Zell
Date First Measured: 2007
Comments: The property this and many other beautiful old trees is on once belonged to a famous Manassas individual, Robert Portner. He ownes many acres on which he had numerous ponds, a wind mill, a deer park, and acres of trees he imported from as far as the Black Forest in Europe, the land of his ancestry. He raised his family here in the late 19th, early 20th centuries, having success in the brewery business until Prohibition stalled his empire. 2017: Appears to be healthy with no dead wood observed. Growing next to parking lot. Took CBH measurement at 4', just below slit in two trunks. 2007 measured by Rod Royse.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: City of Manassas
Land Owner: INOVA Health System
GPS Coordinates: 38.755315, -77.469195
Directions: From I-66 exit onto Rte. 28 south to Manassas. Rte. 28 becomes Church Street as you enter the Manassas Old Town District. One block passed the intersection with Rte. 234, turn right onto Maple Street. In the second block look for the Annaburg Manor home on the right. The tree is on the grounds in the front right of the center driveway. health care campus at intersection of Maple Street and Mathis Avenue. Tree is growing in large open campus space at health facility, near NW corner of paved parking lot.
Contact Information
Contact Name: Greg Zell
Contact Email: gregory.zell@verizon.net
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Rod Royse
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