Tree Information
Common Name: mountain winterberry holly
Scientific Name: Ilex montana
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 288
Status: dead
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: no
Circumference: 30 in.
Height: 40 ft.
Crown: 25 ft.
Points: 76
Date Last Measured: 2007
Last Measured by: Jeff Kirwan and Charles Lytton
Date First Measured: 1987
Comments: Declared national champ in 2017.
2019 Update: An expedition to search for the tree in January 2019 proved difficult in finding the tree. Information about the tree's location was vague. The forest cover is thick with Rhododendron in this area. We assume that the tree was growing within visible distance of the Indian Trail, which circles the lake. We found a large Ilex montana growing next to the trail that had been crushed within the last year or two by a hemlock that had fallen over. We surmised that this may have been the champ because we could find no other Ilex montana in the area of similar size to this one.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Giles
Land Owner: Mountain Lake Conservancy
GPS Coordinates: 37.35751, -80.53437
Directions: Indian Trail, Mountain Lake. Map on file.
Owner Address: 115 HOTEL CIR
PEMBROKE, VA 24136-3055
Contact Information
Contact Name: Eric Wiseman
Contact Email: pwiseman@vt.edu
Contact Phone: 540-231-5148
Contact Info: Emily Woodall, EWoodall@MountainLakeHotel.com, Wilderness Conservancy at Mountain Lake
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Bryon Carmean and Gary Williamson
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