Tree Information
Common Name: spicebush
Scientific Name: Lindera benzoin
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 1459
Status: dead
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: no
Circumference: 11 in.
Height: 28 ft.
Crown: 26 ft.
Points: 46
Date Last Measured: 2009
Last Measured by: Byron Carmean, Gary Williamson and Jeff Kirwan
Date First Measured: 2009
Comments: Tree was located in August 2020. The large leader had failed and was lying on the ground in an advanced state of decay. The cluster of sprouts around the original root collar were proliferating.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Greene
Land Owner: National Park Service
GPS Coordinates: 38.37952, -78.50883
Directions: Shenandoah National Park. South River Falls Trail, right side near small stream crossing the trail about two-thirds of the way to South River Falls. GPS coordinates may not be accurate.
Contact Information
Contact Name: Byron Carmean
Contact Email: rockplantrn@gmail.com
Contact Address: 3616 Labrador Lane
Contact Phone: 757-934-0588
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Byron Carmean, Gary Williamson, and Jeff Kirwan
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