Tree Information

Common Name: sweet cherry

Scientific Name: Prunus avium

Native/Naturalized: Naturalized

Database ID: 1392

Status: dead

National Champion: no

Virginia Champion: no

Circumference: 200 in.

Height: 57 ft.

Crown: 70 ft.

Points: 275

Date Last Measured: 2010

Last Measured by: Robert Vickers

Date First Measured: 1980

Comments: Declared national champion in 2017. This tree was first nominated in 1980 at 211 points. Tree may date to the Civil War. Tree has lost its main leader and some limbs, but is still healthy and productive. Trunk circumference measured at 30 inches above ground to avoid low limbs.

Reported dead by Robert Vickers in March 2020.