Tree Information
Common Name: white willow
Scientific Name: Salix alba
Native/Naturalized: Naturalized
Database ID: 2704
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: yes
Trunk Girth: 191 in.
Tree Height: 64 ft.
Crown Spread: 59 ft.
Points: 269
Date Last Measured: 2026
Last Measured by: Wesley Meade and Bella Hardaway
Date First Measured: 2019
Comments:
2026 Comments: Dieback in top of canopy. Virginia Creeper vines and epicormic sprouts removed from lower trunk before measurement. Trunk measured at 4.1 feet above ground to avoid bulges in the trunk.
2019 Comments: Tree appears healthy and sound. Previously measured by Byron Carmean, Gary Williamson, and Jeff Kirwan - Trunk: 192", Height: 62', Crown: 64', Total Points: 270.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Craig
Land Owner: Private
GPS Coordinates: 37.34132, -80.40994
Directions: About 200 yards south of Sinking Creek on the left (east) side of Route 630, near junction with Route 42. Tree is about 50' from road and clearly visible.
Owner Address: Private
Contact Information
Contact Name: Eric Wiseman
Contact Email: vabigtree@vt.edu
Contact Phone: 540-231-5148
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Byron Carmean, Gary Williamson, and Jeff Kirwan
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