Tree Information
Common Name: incense-cedar
Scientific Name: Calocedrus decurrens
Native/Naturalized: Native to North America
Database ID: 1420
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: no
Circumference: 201 in.
Height: 74 ft.
Crown: 47 ft.
Points: 287
Date Last Measured: 2020
Last Measured by: Carl Courter
Date First Measured: 2009
Comments: The tree seems to be in good health, except for some vines, most of which have been removed. Previously measured by Jack and Kate Hummel in 2009 at 192", 58', 39', 260 points.
Tree was state champion for several years until a peculiar story unraveled the true identity of a larger incense-cedar in Nelson County that had been misidentified as northern white-cedar for 50 years.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Westmoreland
Land Owner: Private
GPS Coordinates: 38.102731, -76.842485
Owner Email: On file
Directions: Coordinates are approximate to the property.
Owner Address: On file
Owner Phone: On file
Contact Information
Contact Name: Eric Wiseman
Contact Email: pwiseman@vt.edu
Contact Phone: 540-231-5148
Contact Info: Carl Courter carlcourter45@gmail.com Previous property owners were Kate and Jack Hummel. Their contact info is on file. Faye Andrashko is familiar with the property (fandrash37@gmail.com).
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Jack and Kate Hummel
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