Tree Information
Common Name: American elm
Scientific Name: Ulmus americana
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 1124
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: yes
Circumference: 240 in.
Height: 115 ft.
Crown: 105 ft.
Points: 381
Date Last Measured: 2023
Last Measured by: Bob Vickers and Jack Gurney
Date First Measured: 2007
Comments:
2023 comments: Tree remains healthy and robust. Trunk was measured at 2.5' due to trunk irregularity. Tree has two dead branches on the trunk at 3.5' above ground that obstruct trunk measurement at 4.5' above ground. Above those branches the trunk is a single leader up to about 10' above ground where the trunk diverges into several large stems.
2015 comments: Tree is along the Potomac River, surrounded by other big trees, and is very healthy. Not recognized as national champion due to irregular trunk (low branches) that require the trunk to be measured at about 2.5' above ground level. Measured in 2015 by Robert Vickers.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Fairfax
Land Owner: The Nature Conservancy
GPS Coordinates: 39.050963, -77.304379
Directions: Located on the Potomac River in Great Falls. South side of Potomac Heritage Trail near the eastern edge of the Nature Conservancy Fraser Preserve.
Owner Phone: 434-295-6106
Contact Information
Contact Name: Bob Vickers
Contact Email: prvickers@aol.com
Contact Address: 312 Springdale Rd.
Great Falls, VA 22066
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Robert Vickers
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