Tree Information
Common Name: Chinese tanoak
Scientific Name: Castanopsis sclerophylla (syn. Lithocarpus chinensis)
Native/Naturalized: Not Naturalized
Database ID: 2915
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: yes
Circumference: 102 in.
Height: 32 ft.
Crown: 37 ft.
Points: 143
Date Last Measured: 2021
Last Measured by: Glenda White & The Historic Rivers Chapter of Virginia Master Naturalists
Date First Measured: 2021
Comments: A healthy, multi-trunked tree. Because this growth habit is typical for the species, the fused trunk was measured at its smallest girth between ground line and forking of multiple stems. There were a total of 11 vertical stems at 4.5' above ground, ranging in girth from 8" to 28".
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: City of Williamsburg
Land Owner: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
GPS Coordinates: 37.269248, -76.694092
Directions: After turning from Francis Street on road to Griffin Hotel, the tree is on the right midway between the tennis courts and hotel parking lot. It is nestled in the midst of other trees, next to champion ring-cup oak.
Owner Address: 424 Francis St E
Williamsburg, VA 23185
Contact Information
Contact Name: Charles Gardner
Contact Email: cgardner@cwf.org
Contact Info: Glenda White's contact information is on private record.
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Charles Gardner
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