Tree Information
Common Name: choke cherry
Scientific Name: Prunus virginiana
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 1868
Status: not top 3
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: no
Circumference: 16 in.
Height: 30 ft.
Crown: 17 ft.
Points: 50
Date Last Measured: 2022
Last Measured by: John Peterson and Moriah Moss
Date First Measured: 2012
Comments: 2022 update: The tree is fruiting nicely and has been recently released by the death of a neighboring black locust and a large white oak losing a limb. Appears healthy and not majorly threatened by vines at this time.
2012: Tree is growing in the 12-acre old-growth forest on the Virginia Tech campus known as Stadium Woods. Threatened by invasive vines, but otherwise doing well.
2012 measurements: 12" circumference, 24' height, 15' crown spread; 40 points. Measured by John Seiler and Jeff Kirwan.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Montgomery
Land Owner: Virginia Tech - Blacksburg
GPS Coordinates: 37.2229, -80.41668
Directions: GPS coordinates are approximate. It is not far from the north edge of the woods. Walk straight into the woods from the western-most tennis court and the tree is located about 20 yards from the forest edge. If entering the woods on the main trail behind the tennis courts, tree is approximately 8 feet left of the path 15 feet from the entrance.
Contact Information
Contact Name: John Seiler
Contact Email: jseiler@vt.edu
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): John Seiler
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