Tree Information
Common Name: Higan cherry
Scientific Name: Prunus subhirtella
Native/Naturalized: Not Naturalized
Database ID: 1740
Status: dead
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: no
Circumference: 151 in.
Height: 46 ft.
Crown: 64 ft.
Points: 213
Date Last Measured: 2010
Last Measured by: Byron Carmean, Gary Williamson, and Jeff Kirwan
Date First Measured: 2010
Comments: 2022 update: A visit to the property in July 2022 found the tree to be 95% dead. No known pest or pathogen was implicated for the trees decline. Likely old-age senescence of the tree. Bartlett Tree Experts has cared for the tree in the past.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Fauquier
Land Owner: Clarke Ohrstrom
GPS Coordinates: 38.8906, -77.77256
Directions: Palmerstone Farm, 3567 Whitewood Road, The Plains, VA, 20198. Tree is next to pond behind house.
Owner Address: PO Box J
The Plains, VA 20198
Contact Information
Contact Name: Eric Wiseman
Contact Email: arborist@vt.edu
Contact Phone: 540-231-5148
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Byron Carmean, Gary Williamson, and Jeff Kirwan
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