January 2019 update: VDOF Urban and Community Forestry Specialist Kinner Ingram contacted the owner. She said the tree came down in a wind storm last year after the tree had been weakened by rot.
Jeff Kirwan 2008
| Common Name: red mulberry | Circumference: 222 |
| Species: | Height: 47 |
| Scientific Name: Morus rubra | Crown: 59 |
| Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia | Points: 284 |
| Status: dead | Last Measured: 2008 |
| National Champion: no | Last Measured by: Jeff and Judy Kirwan |
| Comments: Originally nominated in 1972 at 243 total points, and remeasured in 1986 at 269 total points. According to the tree owner, George Washington once sat underneath the tree. James Grayson remembers the tree as a youth. He used to eat mulberries from the tree in his youth.
January 2019 update: VDOF Urban and Community Forestry Specialist Kinner Ingram contacted the owner. She said the tree came down in a wind storm last year after the tree had been weakened by rot. |
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Jeff Kirwan 2008 |
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| Location of Tree | |
| Tree is located in: Fauquier | Land Owner: James L. Smith |
| GPS Coordinates: 38.63980, -77.76264 | Owner Email: |
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Owner Phone: 540-439-8584 |
| Contact Information | |
| Contact Name: Jeff Kirwan | Permission to Advertise: Yes |
| Contact Email: jkirwan@vt.edu | Contact Address: |
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| Nominators |
| Original Nominator(s): Richard Salzer |
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