Tree Information
Common Name: fire cherry
Scientific Name: Prunus pensylvanica
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 1704
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: no
Circumference: 34 in.
Height: 54 ft.
Crown: 18 ft.
Points: 93
Date Last Measured: 2021
Last Measured by: Brendan Fitzgerald
Date First Measured: 2010
Comments: Tree looks in decent shape. It has some fungus on the bark about 15 feet up the stem. Circumference was measured at 4.5 feet above the ground at the midslope position.
Tree was previously measured at 30", 56', 19' and 91 points in 2010 by Byron Carmean, Gary Williamson, and Jeff Kirwan.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Grayson
Land Owner: U.S. Forest Service
GPS Coordinates: 36.62898, -81.566
Directions: Mount Rogers National Recreation Area. Walk about 150 yards down Helton creek trail from the parking lot. Tree will be on the right situated on a slope.
Contact Information
Contact Name: Jeff Kirwan
Contact Email: jkirwan@vt.edu
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Byron Carmean, Gary Williamson, and Jeff Kirwan
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