Tree Information
Common Name: sourwood
Scientific Name: Oxydendrum arboreum
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 1324
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: no
Trunk Girth: 108 in.
Tree Height: 48 ft.
Crown Spread: 52 ft.
Points: 169
Date Last Measured: 2018
Last Measured by: Eric Wiseman, Peter Stewart, and the Mammi children: Peter, Francis, Teresa, Virginia, John Henry
Date First Measured: 2008
Comments:
2018 update: Tree is in excellent condition. It has high vitality, no canopy dieback, and no significant structural defects. A few dead branches and a mild outbreak of fall webworm were present at the time of recertification. Appears to have been open grown for most of its life. Seems to be an old-aged tree given its size and thick scruffy bark. Wouldn't be surprised if it is over 150 years old. The tree is loved by the family and they are committed to protecting and caring for it. They have started raising honey bees and the tree was in full flower and buzzing with bees the day that it was recertified.
2008 update: Pasture tree-healthy. Measured by Dennis Anderson.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Floyd
Land Owner: Nicholas Mammi
GPS Coordinates: 36.94282, -80.48384
Directions: Tree located at 669 Dulaney Rd NW Floyd, VA 24091. Tree is down in the pasture valley below the house about 230 feet to the southwest. Tree grows near the center of a shallow hollow that runs down the broad steep slope.
Owner Address: Private
Contact Information
Contact Name: Joseph John Mammi
Contact Email: jjmammi@lycos.com
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Dennis Anderson
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