Tree Information
Common Name: white spruce
Scientific Name: Picea glauca
Native/Naturalized: Native to North America
Database ID: 2043
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: yes
Circumference: 59 in.
Height: 79 ft.
Crown: 19 ft.
Points: 143
Date Last Measured: 2023
Last Measured by: Alex Adams
Date First Measured: 2013
Comments:
2023: Dieback and decline of lower branches. Medium-sized hanging dead branches. The top of the tree is receiving direct sunlight, but the majority of the tree is shaded out by the neighboring sugar maple.
2013: This tree is healthy and as happy as a white spruce can be in Virginia. Circumference 57', height 70', crown spread 22', total points 132.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Montgomery
Land Owner: Virginia Tech - Blacksburg
GPS Coordinates: 37.224110, -80.428958
Directions: On the lawn of The Grove, home of the President of Virginia Tech. visible from the intersection of Duck Pond Dr. and Smithfield Rd.
Contact Information
Contact Name: John Peterson
Contact Email: jopeters@vt.edu
Contact Address: 228 Cheatham Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Contact Phone: 504-231-8942
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): John Peterson
Other Nominators: David Walker
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