Tree Information
Common Name: pitch pine
Scientific Name: Pinus rigida
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 2405
Status: not top 3
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: no
Circumference: 120 in.
Height: 74 ft.
Crown: 26 ft.
Points: 201
Date Last Measured: 2015
Last Measured by: Michael and Faith Clary
Date First Measured: 2015
Comments: The tree appears very healthy with a massive single stem trunk. Height was remeasured in 2017 with a laser hypsometer and found to have been previously overestimated. Score was updated accordingly.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Giles
Land Owner: U.S. Forest Service
GPS Coordinates: 37.437244, -80.538621
Directions: Turn right off Route 460 West (at signs for Glen Alton) to State Route 635, stay on 635 for 13.3 miles and then turn left on state route 722- Glen Alton Lane. Park in public parking lot for Glen Alton Farm. Hike across Glen Alton Farm on the trail to the east side and the tree is located on the right off the trail in a field next to a pond. Property is under authority of the Eastern Divide Ranger District, located in Blacksburg, VA.
Owner Address: 110 South Park Avenue
Blacksburg, VA 24060
Contact Information
Contact Name: Michael and Faith Clary
Blacksburg, Virginia
Contact Info: In private comments
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Michael and Faith Clary
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