Tree Information
Common Name: chastetree
Scientific Name: Vitex agnus-castus
Native/Naturalized: Naturalized
Database ID: 1410
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: yes
Circumference: 114 in.
Height: 16 ft.
Crown: 28 ft.
Points: 137
Date Last Measured: 2019
Last Measured by: Ben Blankenship, Stuart Blankenship
Date First Measured: 2009
Comments: The tree is old, but it is still generally healthy. Some decay is evident on one of the two stems, but it doesn’t seem to be impacting the tree's growth. The tree looks to have been heavily pruned. In response, it has sent out root suckers and has started to regain some of its crown spread. The circumference was measured under the trunk fork at 2.5 feet above ground. Individual stem measurements, measured at 4.5 ft above ground are 60” and 64”; composite circumference is 87”.
Top. G. Williamson. 2009. Bottom. B. Blankenship. 2019.Location of Tree
Tree is located in: City of Richmond
Land Owner: Agecroft Hall
GPS Coordinates: 37.5530644, -77.503798
Directions: Located at Agecroft Hall just outside of the herb garden wall (northeast corner) and next to the lane leading down to the James River.
Owner Address: 4305 Sulgrave Road
Richmond, VA 23221
Owner Phone: 804-353-4241
Contact Information
Contact Name: Byron Carmean
Contact Email: rockplantrn@gmail.com
Contact Address: 3616 Labrador Ln.
Suffolk, VA 23434
Contact Phone: 757-934-0588
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Byron Carmean, Gary Williamson, Nancy Ross Hugo, Joel Koci