Tree Information
Common Name: mockernut hickory
Scientific Name: Carya tomentosa (syn. Carya alba)
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 2251
Status: not top 3
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: no
Circumference: 125 in.
Height: 90 ft.
Crown: 84 ft.
Points: 236
Date Last Measured: 2019
Last Measured by: Tom Teeples and David Milby
Date First Measured: 2014
Comments: Age estimates place the tree at 180-200 years old. Tree is healthy and is on the campus of Rappahannock Westminster Canterbury retirement community. RWC has a 165 acre campus. Supposedly, the land where the tree is located was part of the Glebe property of Historic Christ Church. The church dates back to 1735 (http://www.christchurch1735.org). There are some clues that this tree and 2 others of about the same age might have been associated with a dwelling/barn/lot due to barbed wire attached to one of the trees (not the mockernut). This tree was discovered in the fall of 2013.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Lancaster
Land Owner: Rappahannock Westminister-Canterbury, Inc
GPS Coordinates: 37.675617, -76.4057
Owner Email: pwilliams@rw-c.org
Directions: There is a trail that leads to the tree.
Owner Address: 132 Lancaster Dr.
Irvington, VA 22480
Contact Information
Contact Name: Tom Teeples
Contact Email: tomteeples@gmail.com
Contact Address: 132 Lancaster Dr Apt 105
Irvington, VA 22480
Contact Info: Local forester, Rich Steensma, assisted in the original measurements and is a co-nominator of the tree.Tom Teeples is a local Master Naturalist.
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Tom Teeples and Rich Steensma
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