Current all-time species champion.
| Common Name: blackgum | Circumference: 175 |
| Species: | Height: 102 |
| Scientific Name: Nyssa sylvatica | Crown: 89 |
| Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia | Points: 299 |
| Status: alive | Last Measured: 2014 |
| National Champion: no | Last Measured by: Bob Vickers |
| Comments: This very large double trunk gum is growing in the side yard of a private home in Falls Church. A pre-civil war farm house stands less than 50 feet from this tree. The specimen is well cared for by the owners and growing in relative safety. The tree has been cabled in the past.
Current all-time species champion. |
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| Location of Tree | |
| Tree is located in: Fairfax | Land Owner: Eugene and Carol Leonard |
| GPS Coordinates: 38.855783, -77.183122 | Owner Email: home.leonard@gmail.com |
| Directions: Beechtree Manor section of Falls Church. |
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| Contact Information | |
| Contact Name: Greg Zell | Permission to Advertise: Yes |
| Contact Email: gregory.zell@verizon.net | Contact Address: |
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| Nominators |
| Original Nominator(s): Greg Zell |
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