Tree Information
Common Name: Norway spruce
Scientific Name: Picea abies
Native/Naturalized: Naturalized
Database ID: 420
Status: dead
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: no
Circumference: 180 in.
Height: 125 ft.
Crown: 50 ft.
Points: 318
Date Last Measured: 2013
Last Measured by: Jordan Endahl
Date First Measured: 1976
Comments: Crowned national champ in 2011, but dethroned in 2014. Tree had 2 large co-dominant leaders and significant included bark, which was visibly decayed. A chain was previously installed as a cabling system, but the owner was advised that it would not save the tree from failure in the long run. Examination of Google Earth revealed that the tree was cut down sometime between fall 2015 and spring 2019. Former state and national champ. Original measurements in 1976 139", 90', 40', 239 points.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Tazewell
Land Owner: Katherine Gillespie Moss Huffman
GPS Coordinates: 37.118806, -81.31171
Directions: Burke's Garden.
Contact Information
Contact Name: John Blankenship
Contact Email: jblanken@vt.edu
Contact Address: P.O. Box 229
Tazewell, VA 24651
Contact Phone: 276-988-0405
Contact Info: Property was owned by Robert Lincoln Moss, Sr. when the tree was first nominated in 1976 by Louise G. Hoge. John Blankenship is a Tazewell Extension Agent.
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Louise G. Hoge
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