Tree Information
Common Name: eastern hemlock
Scientific Name: Tsuga canadensis
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 1685
Status: dead
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: no
Circumference: 156 in.
Height: 125 ft.
Crown: 56 ft.
Points: 295
Date Last Measured: 2010
Last Measured by: Byron Carmean, Gary Williamson, and Jeff Kirwan
Date First Measured: 2010
Comments: Many large hemlocks have been lost to the hemlock woolly adelgid on recent years.
2019 update: A trip to the tree in December 2019 discovered that the tree had died (presumably to hemlock woolly adelgid). A snag about 40' tall was still standing.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Smyth
Land Owner: U.S. Forest Service
GPS Coordinates: 36.76565, -81.30596
Directions: On Dry Creek Road in "Old Growth Stand" marked by sign.
Contact Information
Contact Name: Jeff Kirwan
Contact Email: jkirwan@vt.edu
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Byron Carmean, Gary Williamson, and Jeff Kirwan
Additional Information
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