Tree Information
Common Name: Chinese pear
Scientific Name: Pyrus pyrifolia
Native/Naturalized: Not Naturalized
Database ID: 924
Status: dead
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: no
Circumference: 114 in.
Height: 57 ft.
Crown: 50 ft.
Points: 184
Date Last Measured: 2009
Last Measured by: Jeff Kirwan
Date First Measured: 1988
Comments: Tree was in declining health in 2009. Land owners reported that the tree had blown down when they were contacted about it in late 2019. Nearby historic house was named by the original owner just after the battle of Saratoga, to celebrate our country's decisive victory during the Revolutionary War. Thomas Jefferson stayed at the house when he was designing Buckingham Courthouse. Measured by William S. Hubard in 1988 at 108", 57', 50'.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Buckingham
Land Owner: Robert and Karen Perry
GPS Coordinates: 37.463795, -78.412948
Owner Email: rjperry@moonstar.com
Directions: On the grounds of home known as Saratoga, located on Rt. 623, near its intersection with Rt. 600, near the Cumberland county line. Map and picture on file. Picture shows the tree next to what appears to be a stone and frame springhouse. GPS coordinates are approximate to the property.
Owner Address: 262 Chellowe Rd.
Dillwyn, VA 23936
Owner Phone: 434-983-5005
Contact Information
Contact Name: Eric Wiseman
Contact Email: pwiseman@vt.edu
Contact Phone: 540-231-5148
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): William S. Hubard
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