Tree Information

Common Name: cockspur hawthorn

Scientific Name: Crataegus crus-galli

Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia

Database ID: 2488

Status: not top 3

National Champion: no

Virginia Champion: no

Circumference: 28 in.

Height: 14 ft.

Crown: 22 ft.

Points: 48

Date Last Measured: 2016

Last Measured by: Byron Carmean, Gary Williamson, Jeff Kirwan, and Eric Wiseman

Date First Measured: 2016

Comments: The tree appears healthy and sound. It grows in the open with little competition.

E. Wiseman 2016

Location of Tree

Tree is located in: Russell

State Map

Land Owner: Commonwealth of Virginia - Dept. of Game and Inland Fisheries

GPS Coordinates: 36.96439, -81.80716

Directions: Clinch Mountain Wildlife Mgt. Area. The tree grows near the end of Laurel Bed Run where it ends at Laurel Bed Lake. As you face the lake, the tree is to the right of road (east side) and approximately 75' from the road.

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, Gary Williamson, Jeff Kirwan, and Eric Wiseman

Additional Information

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