Tree Information
Common Name: Hinoki falsecypress
Scientific Name: Chamaecyparis obtusa
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 2395
Status: legacy
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: no
Circumference: 125 in.
Height: 65 ft.
Crown: 40 ft.
Points: 200
Date Last Measured: 2025
Last Measured by: Robert Vickers
Date First Measured: 2015
Comments:
2025 comments: Tree was originally identified as Chamaecyparis thyoides. Closer examination of foliage and cones in 2025 clarified identity as Chamaecyparis obtusa. Tree has storm damage and has lost a large trunk, but main trunk and lower branches are remarkably healthy. and have many budding cones are visible.
2015 comments: A very healthy, split-trunk cedar. Tree was last measured at 125", 65', 36', and 199 points in 2015 by Robert Vickers.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Loudoun
Land Owner: St. John the Apostle Catholic Church
GPS Coordinates: 39.11893, -77.56081
Directions: The tree is on the south side of the parish house near a privet hedge.
Owner Address: 101 Oakcrest Manor NE
Leesburg, VA 20176
Contact Information
Contact Name: Robert Vickers
Contact Email: prvickers@aol.com
Contact Address: 312 Springvale Road
Great Falls, VA 22066
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Robert Vickers
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