Tree Information
Common Name: southern catalpa
Scientific Name: Catalpa bignonioides
Native/Naturalized: Native to North America
Database ID: 1326
Status: dead
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: no
Circumference: 238 in.
Height: 71 ft.
Crown: 64 ft.
Points: 325
Date Last Measured: 2008
Last Measured by: Jeff and Peter Kirwan
Date First Measured: 2008
Comments: Plantation was Colonel George Hairston's home, built in 1776. The southern magnolias are believed to be pre-Civil War; boxwood 1813-16.
2019 update: Visited site and followed GPS and no Catalpa of such a size was found. There was a much smaller catalpa near the Magnolia in the record, however, its circumference was only 96 inches and not consistent with this tree. Former state champion.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Henry
Land Owner: Carter Bank and Trust
GPS Coordinates: 36.72021, -79.88092
Directions: Beaver Creek Plantation, Henry County.
Contact Information
Contact Name: Bill Moore
Contact Email: wtmoore@sitestar.net
Contact Phone: 276-656-1776
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Bill Moore, Jeff Kirwan, Peter Kirwan
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