Tree Information
Common Name: Chinese chestnut
Scientific Name: Castanea mollissima
Native/Naturalized: Naturalized
Database ID: 3278
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: yes
Circumference: 243 in.
Height: 42 ft.
Crown: 70 ft.
Points: 303
Date Last Measured: 2024
Last Measured by: Byron Carmean, Gary Williamson, and Dylan Kania
Date First Measured: 2024
Comments:
2024 comments: Tree appears old but sound. It is reasonably healthy and fruitful. Trunk girth measured at 3' above ground due to low branching habit. Tree is located at Rural Plains. From Wikipedia: "Rural Plains, also informally known as Shelton House, is a historic farm house dating to the 1660s in Mechanicsville, Virginia, Hanover County; it is one of the sites included within the Richmond National Battlefield Park.[3] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975."
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Hanover
Land Owner: National Park Service
GPS Coordinates: 37.66094, -77.34716
Directions: In Mechanicsville VA, take Studley Rd, to Rural Pains Park. Tree grows in from lawn area NW of residence.
Owner Address: 7273 Studley Road
Mechanicsville, VA 23116
Contact Information
Contact Name: Byron Carmean
Contact Email: rockplantrn@gmail.com
Contact Phone: 757-934-0588
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Byron Carmean, Dylan Kania, Gary Williamson
Additional Information
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