Tree Information
Common Name: common boxwood
Scientific Name: Buxus sempervirens
Native/Naturalized: Naturalized
Database ID: 2506
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: yes
Circumference: 90 in.
Height: 24 ft.
Crown: 20 ft.
Points: 119
Date Last Measured: 2017
Last Measured by: Patrick Morrissey
Date First Measured: 2017
Comments: It's a healthy boxwood, probably the healthiest one on the property. It's growing in an arboretum type setting on an estate called Staunton Hill and is currently still in the original family name. Built in the 1840s, it is on the National Register of Historic Places. Trunk circumference measured at ground line.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Charlotte
Land Owner: Janet Bruce
GPS Coordinates: 36.99327, -78.85313
Directions: The boxwood sits WWS of the main house outside of brick wall closer to wood line.
Contact Information
Contact Name: Patrick Morrissey
Contact Email: patrick@gardenworksva.com
Contact Address: 3445 Seminole Trail #266
Charlottesville, Va 22911
Contact Info: Owner's address and contact info are on file.
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Patrick Morrissey
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