Tree Information
Common Name: witch-hazel
Scientific Name: Hamamelis virginiana
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 2490
Status: alive
National Champion: yes
Virginia Champion: yes
Circumference: 34 in.
Height: 34 ft.
Crown: 29 ft.
Points: 75
Date Last Measured: 2016
Last Measured by: Byron Carmean, Gary Williamson, Jeff Kirwan
Date First Measured: 2016
Comments:
2024 update: Recognized as national co-champion with trees in Philadelphia, PA and Smyth County, VA.
Declared national champion in 2017. The tree appears healthy and sound. It should be in a safe area. Trunk forks at 5' above ground, so trunk measured below the fork, avoiding the bulge in trunk. Two root suckers at base of trunk.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Russell
Land Owner: State of Virginia - Dept. of Game and Inland Fisheries
GPS Coordinates: 36.93223, -81.82911
Directions: Clinch Mountain Wildlife Mgt. Area. On the bank below Big Tumbling Creek Road and above Tumbling Creek channel. Visible 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, Jeff Kirwan, Gary Williamson
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