Tree Information
Common Name: yellow birch
Scientific Name: Betula alleghaniensis
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 1043
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: yes
Circumference: 131 in.
Height: 90 ft.
Crown: 64 ft.
Points: 237
Date Last Measured: 2019
Last Measured by: Eric Wiseman and John Peterson
Date First Measured: 2007
Comments:
2019 comments: Tree appears to be fairly healthy (observed in winter). The root plate and trunk are solid. There is a major leader in the upper extremity of the crown that has several large cavities. This leader will probably fail in the next decade, which would reduce the crown spread and perhaps jeopardize the tree's longevity. An impressive single-stemmed specimen. Numerous large yellow birch in this small valley, but none quite this size. Height was measured with laser on tripod from the road bed above. Measured by Charles Lytton and Jeff Kirwan in 2007. Substantial difference in crown spread measurement from 2007. May have been partly an error in previous measurement because no obvious signs of damage to the crown spread.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Giles
Land Owner: Mountain Lake Conservancy
GPS Coordinates: 37.36856, -80.53722
Directions: Tree is located near the perennial stream called Pond Drain that travels to the north from Mountain Lake. Best access is to walk the forest road called White Pine Trail that departs from Mountain Lake Road, paralleling Pond Drain to the north-northeast. Walk the road 0.35 miles and the tree is visible off the right (east) side of the road down the embankment about 100 feet.
Owner Address: 115 Hotel Cir
Pembroke, VA 24136
Contact Information
Contact Name: Eric Wiseman
Contact Email: vabigtree@vt.edu
Contact Phone: 540-231-5148
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Charles Lytton and Jeff Kirwan
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