Tree Information
Common Name: post oak
Scientific Name: Quercus stellata
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 185
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: no
Circumference: 225 in.
Height: 72 ft.
Crown: 115 ft.
Points: 326
Date Last Measured: 2022
Last Measured by: Joel Koci and Mary-Ellen Burnette
Date First Measured: 1986
Comments:
2022 update from Joel Koci: This oak has very good leaf retention and distribution. And very good color. Four of the scaffold limbs show stress fractures and need an end reduction prune. There are old storm damage stubs that should be cut back to the callus area (not into the callus growth). The old house under this tree was demolished recently. This activity gouged up some roots and about 40% of the root zone soil. Overall, this tree is in GOOD health and a wood chip mulch under the canopy would aid this tree tremendously.
2012 update: Fairly healthy. One large dead branch and some spotting on the leaves. Last measured in 2012 by Landon Webb and Brittney Chitwood at 210"" 68', 112', 306 points.
Tree is located on a property known historically as Dry Run Farm. According to a map and narrative written in 1950 by heir and owner at that time (William Gerow Christian Jr.), the land was part of a grant from the King of England to Peter Deppé, Sr. At the time the 1950 map was made, the tree's trunk measured 15'9"". An email to the big tree program in April 2004 from Steve Riethmiller indicated that he was a son-in-law of the landowners at that time. He indicated that his father-in-law, who died aged 96 in 1998, well remembered the tree in his youth when he used to rest the plow horses under it, and the tree looked exactly the same then (1910s??) as in 1998.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Powhatan
Land Owner: BK Katherman and Lindsey Katherman
GPS Coordinates: 37.5387, -77.712783
Owner Email: Private
Directions: Local address is 950 Dalmore Drive. Three miles north of intersection of Routes 60 and 607, on the west side of 607. The tree is about 1 mile up the drive on the right of the asphalt drive. It is the only solitary tree along the drive.
Owner Address: Private
Contact Information
Contact Name: Joel Koci
Contact Email: jkoci@vsu.edu
Contact Address: 11349 Saddlewood Lane
Rockville, VA
Contact Phone: 804-640-6723
Contact Info: Former owner of this property was Dr. and Mrs. W.G. Christian. Tom Walker was given as a contact to get in touch with Dr. Christian. His number is in the hard copies. Paul Geyer was a VDOF forester in Powhatan County.
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Paul B. Geyer, Jim Timberlake
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