Tree Information
Common Name: American mountain-ash
Scientific Name: Sorbus americana
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 1210
Status: legacy
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: no
Circumference: 107 in.
Height: 25 ft.
Crown: 38 ft.
Points: 142
Date Last Measured: 2007
Last Measured by: Jeff and Peter Kirwan
Date First Measured: 2007
Comments: It is a double-trunked tree, cbh measured at 1 ft.
2019 update: An extensive search along the Appalachian Trail from throughout the balds from Thomas Knob Shelter, up to the Mount Rogers summit, and then out toward Elk Garden could not locate this tree. Several deteriorating Sorbus were located in the area, but none truly matched the details shown in the 2007 photo. Fate of the tree is unknown. Has been dethroned as state champion until further evidence is found. Remains all-time species champion based on 2007 measurements.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Grayson
Land Owner: U.S. Forest Service
GPS Coordinates: 36.65985, -81.54413
Directions: It is about 100 yards downhill from the Mt. Rogers Trail near the summit of Mt. Rogers.
Owner Address: Mount Rogers National Recreation Area
Contact Information
Contact Name: Russ Macfarlane
Contact Email: rmacfarlane@fs.fed.us
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Jeff and Peter Kirwan
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