| Common Name: Devil's walking stick | Circumference: 22 |
| Species: | Height: 36 |
| Scientific Name: Aralia spinosa | Crown: 17 |
| Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia | Points: 62 |
| Status: dead | Last Measured: 2015 |
| National Champion: no | Last Measured by: Byron and Jean Carmean, Gary Williamson |
| Comments: An extensive field search by the big tree coordinator and Boxerwood staff in summer 2019 could not locate the tree. Presumed dead. Declared national champion in 2017. Trunk measured at 4.5'. Tree appeared healthy and structurally sound at time of nomination. | |
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| Location of Tree | |
| Tree is located in: Rockbridge | Land Owner: Boxerwood Nature Center & Woodland Garden |
| GPS Coordinates: 37.77571, -79.46402 | Owner Email: |
| Directions: From parking area, follow path to right of nature center. A "grove" of Aralia are near the path, before the large oak that they describe as the "giant oak". The Aralia with the largest stem was measured. |
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| Owner Address: |
Owner Phone: 540-463-2697 |
| Contact Information | |
| Contact Name: Byron Carmean | Permission to Advertise: Yes |
| Contact Email: rockplantrn@gmail.com | Contact Address: 3616 Labrador Lane Suffolk, VA 23434 |
| Contact Phone: 757-934-0588 | |
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| Nominators |
| Original Nominator(s): Byron and Jean Carmean |
| Other Nominators: Gary Williamson |