Common Name: witch-hazel Circumference: 31
Species: Height: 32
Scientific Name: Hamamelis virginiana Crown: 38
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia Points: 73
Status: alive Last Measured: 2016
National Champion: yes Last Measured by: Byron Carmean, Gary Williamson, Jeff Kirwan
Comments:

2021 update: This tree was crowned national co-champion by American Forests in 2021

Declared national co-champion in 2017, but dethroned in 2019 for unknown reason. The tree appears healthy and sound. It should be safe where it grows.

Gary Williamson 2016
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Smyth Land Owner: State of Virginia - Dept. of Game and Inland Fisheries
GPS Coordinates: 36.93159, -81.83057 Owner Email:
Directions:
Clinch Mountain Wildlife Mgt. Area. On the bank below Big Tumbling Creek Road and above Tumbling Creek Channel. Visible from the road.

Owner Address:


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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 Carmean, Jeff Kirwan, Gary Williamson
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