Current all-time species champion.
L. Simonton Dec-19
| Common Name: hophornbeam | Circumference: 83 |
| Species: | Height: 48 |
| Scientific Name: Ostrya virginiana | Crown: 51 |
| Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia | Points: 144 |
| Status: alive | Last Measured: 2020 |
| National Champion: no | Last Measured by: Leighton Simonton |
| Comments: There was a timber harvest around the tree in 2010. Co-dominant leader splits five feet up the trunk, but no bark inclusion. Branch death and tip die-back. Further from down-slope leader, tree has lost apical dominance many times.
Current all-time species champion. |
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L. Simonton Dec-19 |
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| Location of Tree | |
| Tree is located in: Floyd | Land Owner: Betty Gardener |
| GPS Coordinates: 36.839797, -80.414596 | Owner Email: ctbetty@gmail.com |
| Directions: From the Gardener's home address, head at an azimuth of 232 degrees toward the top of the ridge. Once at the ridge top, the tree should be easy to spot as it is fairly isolated. |
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| Owner Address: |
Owner Phone: 540-789-7611 |
| Contact Information | |
| Contact Name: Eric Wiseman | Permission to Advertise: Yes |
| Contact Email: pwiseman@vt.edu | Contact Address: |
| Contact Phone: 540-231-5148 | |
| Contact Info: Measured in 2010 by Dennis Anderson at 74", 50', 44', 135 points. | |
| Nominators |
| Original Nominator(s): Dennis Anderson |
| Other Nominators: |