2019 update: A trip to the tree in December 2019 discovered that the tree had died (presumably to hemlock woolly adelgid). A snag about 40' tall was still standing.
Jeff Kirwan 5/7/2010
| Common Name: eastern hemlock | Circumference: 156 |
| Species: | Height: 125 |
| Scientific Name: Tsuga canadensis | Crown: 56 |
| Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia | Points: 295 |
| Status: dead | Last Measured: 2010 |
| National Champion: no | Last Measured by: Byron Carmean, Gary Williamson, and Jeff Kirwan |
| Comments: Many large hemlocks have been lost to the hemlock woolly adelgid on recent years.
2019 update: A trip to the tree in December 2019 discovered that the tree had died (presumably to hemlock woolly adelgid). A snag about 40' tall was still standing. |
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Jeff Kirwan 5/7/2010 |
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| Location of Tree | |
| Tree is located in: Smyth | Land Owner: U.S. Forest Service |
| GPS Coordinates: 36.76565, -81.30596 | Owner Email: |
| Directions: On Dry Creek Road in "Old Growth Stand" marked by sign. |
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| 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): Byron Carmean, Gary Williamson, and Jeff Kirwan |
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