Tree Information
Common Name: fanleaf hawthorn
Scientific Name: Crataegus flabellata
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 1451
Status: alive
National Champion: yes
Virginia Champion: yes
Circumference: 38 in.
Height: 28 ft.
Crown: 22 ft.
Points: 72
Date Last Measured: 2019
Last Measured by: Wendy Cass
Date First Measured: 1985
Comments:
2021 update: This tree was crowned sole national champion by American Forests in 2021
2019 Update: Tree appears healthy, but has extensive wood loss in center of trunk. The circumference was measured below the trunk split at 1 foot above ground.
Current all-time species champion.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Greene
Land Owner: National Park Service
GPS Coordinates: 38.38189, -78.51902
Owner Email: wendy_cass@nps.gov
Directions: Shenandoah National Park. Located in the South River Falls parking lot.
Owner Address: 3655 US HWY 211 E
Luray, VA 22835
Contact Information
Contact Name: Wendy Cass
Contact Email: wendy_cass@nps.gov
Contact Phone: 540-999-3500
Contact Info: Wendy Cass and Mara Meisel are botanists for Shenandoah National Park.
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Byron Carmean, Jeff Kirwan, and Gary Williamson
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