Tree Information
Common Name: red horsechestnut
Scientific Name: Aesculus xcarnea
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 1650
Status: dead
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: no
Circumference: 83 in.
Height: 47 ft.
Crown: 52 ft.
Points: 143
Date Last Measured: 2010
Last Measured by: Byron Carmean and Gary Williamson
Date First Measured: 2010
Comments: Smaller of two red horsechestnut that are a matching pair on the grounds of Evergreen Burial Park. It was recognized as the national co-champion red buckeye (A. pavia) until spring 2015 when woody plant identification experts at Virginia Tech examined leaf, fruit, and flower specimens and determined that it had been mis-identified.
2020 update: tree was blown down in a storm in summer 2019. Snapped right off at ground line.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: City of Roanoke
Land Owner: Evergreen Burial Park
GPS Coordinates: 37.260634, -79.968023
Owner Email: dwilson@evergreenburialpark.com
Directions: Tree is farthest from the intersection.
Owner Address: 1307 Summit Ave.
Roanoke, VA 24015
Owner Phone: 540-342-2593
Contact Information
Contact Name: Don Wilson
Contact Email: dwilson@evergreenburialpark.com
Contact Info: Don is president of Evergreen.
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Byron Carmean, Gary Williamson
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