Tree Information
Common Name: hobblebush
Scientific Name: Viburnum lantanoides (syn. Viburnum alnifolium)
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 1168
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: yes
Circumference: 10 in.
Height: 16 ft.
Crown: 17 ft.
Points: 30
Date Last Measured: 2019
Last Measured by: Eric Wiseman and John Peterson
Date First Measured: 2007
Comments: Tree appears to be in condition. The rhododendron is competing with it. Some of it was cut back to allow more space and light. The tree comprises two primary leaders and a few smaller stems originating from a common root collar. Trunk circumference was measured on the largest stem that leans toward the trail at 4.5' above ground. Will need to take a height pole in order to take an offset height measurement with the laser hypsometer because you cannot see the peak of the crown and the base of the trunk from a single vantage point.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Giles
Land Owner: Mountain Lake Conservancy
GPS Coordinates: 37.35905, -80.53296
Directions: On the east side of Mountain Lake. Along the Indian Trail. Depart the lodge and walk down to the main dock at the south end of the lake bed. Walk along Indian Trail for about 0.28 mile. Tree is to the right (east) of the trail, about 10 feet into a rhododendron thicket.
Owner Address: 115 HOTEL CIR
PEMBROKE, VA 24136-3055
Contact Information
Contact Name: Eric Wiseman
Contact Email: pwiseman@vt.edu
Contact Phone: 540-231-5148
Contact Info: Measured by Jeff Kirwan in 2007.
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Jeff Kirwan
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