Tree Information
Common Name: honeylocust
Scientific Name: Gleditsia triacanthos
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 1573
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: no
Trunk Girth: 228 in.
Tree Height: 80 ft.
Crown Spread: 99 ft.
Points: 333
Date Last Measured: 2019
Last Measured by: Harry and Melanie Van Guilder
Date First Measured: 2009
Comments: One of two large honeylocust trees located in Godwin Cemetery of Fincastle United Methodist Church. From Historic Fincastle Tour Guide: "Earliest graves date from the mid 1800s and are located along Church Street, on land purchased by James Godwin in 1801 for a family graveyard. A portion of his property was deeded to John Slicer in 1891 for his family burials. At the top of the hill was land owned by A.E.G. Aurick, which passed to the Bolton family. By 1898, the Godwin Cemetery Trustees acquired the properties."
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Botetourt
Land Owner: Godwin Cemetery Association
GPS Coordinates: 37.49626, -79.87443
Directions: It is at the top of the hill overlooking the church.
Owner Address: 137 S Church St
Fincastle, VA 24090
Owner Phone: 540-473-2313
Contact Information
Contact Name: Harry Van Guilder
Contact Email: hvanguilder21@gmail.com
Contact Phone: 540-588-3427
Contact Info: Cathy Benson, catbel8@aol.com, 540-473-2762 Patricia Coon Ellis is president of cemetery association. office@fincastleumc.org. Other contacts: Heather Butler (HButler@virginiawestern.edu), Eric Claunch (eclaunch@verizon.net)
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Virginia Native Plant Society
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