Tree Information
Common Name: American plum
Scientific Name: Prunus americana
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 1197
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: no
Trunk Girth: 35 in.
Tree Height: 22 ft.
Crown Spread: 22 ft.
Points: 63
Date Last Measured: 2017
Last Measured by: Greg Zell
Date First Measured: 2007
Comments: Found by Rod Simmons. 2017: This specimen is an old-age tree with some dead wood in the crown. It has produced fertile fruit in the past as evidenced by a number of smaller saplings nearby. It is growing immediately adjacent to a raised wetland walkway and care will be required when performing boardwalk maintenance in the future. Park staff have protected the base from nearby beaver activity with fencing.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Fairfax
Land Owner: Fairfax County Park Authority
GPS Coordinates: 38.75187, -77.1061
Owner Email: Kevin.Munroe@fairfaxcounty.gov
Directions: Huntley Meadows Park is located near Rt. 1 in Alexandria. Tree is located along elevated board walk just before arriving at wildlife viewing tower. One tree on the left and one on the right. GPS coordinates are approximate to parking lot. Growing in Huntley Meadows Park off Lockheed Blvd. Tree is growing in a small grove of American Plums, located on either side of the elevated ramp leading to the Observation Tower. To reach the site from the Visitor's Center parking lot, you must traverse the marsh boardwalk leading to the tower. This specimen is the largest of several and is located on the west side of the ramp.
Owner Address: Huntley Meadows Park 3701 Lockheed Blvd.
Alexandria, VA 22306
Owner Phone: 703-765-8285
Contact Information
Contact Name: Fairfax County Park Authority
Contact Email: Kevin.Munroe@fairfaxcounty.gov
Contact Address: Huntley Meadows Park 3701 Lockheed Blvd.
Alexandria, VA 22306
Contact Phone: 703-765-8285
Contact Info: Measured in 2007 by Simmons and Zell
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Greg Zell and Rod Simmons
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