Tree Information
Common Name: hazel alder
Scientific Name: Alnus serrulata
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 1269
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: yes
Circumference: 46 in.
Height: 32 ft.
Crown: 53 ft.
Points: 94
Date Last Measured: 2023
Last Measured by: Byron Carmean, Dylan Kania, Gary Williamson
Date First Measured: 2008
Comments:
2023 Comments: Composite trunk measurement of 46". This measurement is comprised of the 5 largest stems measured at 4.5' above ground, which were 24", 23", 19", 18", and 18" in girth.
2019 Comments: Declared national champion in 2016, but was dethroned in 2019 because measurements have not been updated within the last 10 years.
2008 Comments: The tree appears healthy and safe in its streamside location. It is part of a very large clump. Circumference of the largest stem was measured and crown spread of the entire clump. Trunk circumference 29 in, height 44 ft, crown 47 ft, 85 points. Measured by Byron Carmean.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Northampton
Land Owner: Eyre Hall Land Trust LLC
GPS Coordinates: 37.311027, -75.963234
Directions: Eyre Hall Plantation. 3215 Eyre Hall Drive, Cheriton, VA 23316. Tree is 50 feet north of Eyrehall Drive and 200 feet west of Lankford Highway (US 13) in the drainage.
Owner Address: PO Box 395
Eastville, VA 23347
Contact Information
Contact Name: Byron Carmean
Contact Email: rockplantrn@gmail.com
Contact Phone: 757-934-0588
Contact Info: H. Furlong Baldwin was contact for property back in 2008.
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Byron & Jean Carmean and Gary Williamson
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