Tree Information
Common Name: white poplar
Scientific Name: Populus alba
Native/Naturalized: Naturalized
Database ID: 2383
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: yes
Trunk Girth: 195 in.
Tree Height: 62 ft.
Crown Spread: 63 ft.
Points: 273
Date Last Measured: 2025
Last Measured by: Bella Hardaway, Vic Parkes, Katherine Zendek
Date First Measured: 2015
Comments:
2025 comments: The tree was mostly healthy, with some dead branching noticed near the peak of the crown. Trunk has multiple stems at 4.5' above ground. Composite trunk circumference reported here. Stems: 105", 96", 84", 75", 54", 48".
2015 comments: The tree appears healthy and sound. It should be safe from harm. Tree last measured at 213", 68', 63', and 297 points in 2015 by Byron Carmean, Gary Williamson, and Jeff Kirwan. Trunk was measured below the fork at about 2' above ground level.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: City of Radford
Land Owner: Radford City Schools
GPS Coordinates: 37.13639, -80.56905
Directions: The tree is located at the top of a short, steep slope, at the top of the road cut next to the "Center for History and the Arts" in Radford, VA.
Owner Address: 58 Dalton Drive
Radford, VA 24141
Contact Information
Contact Name: Byron Carmean
Contact Email: rockplantrn@gmail.com
Contact Address: 3616 Labrador Lane
Suffolk, VA 23434
Contact Phone: 757-934-0588
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Byron Carmean, Jeff Kirwan, Gary Williamson
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