Tree Information

Common Name: common apple

Scientific Name: Malus domestica (syn. Malus pumila, Malus sylvestris)

Native/Naturalized: Naturalized

Database ID: 1688

Status: alive

National Champion: no

Virginia Champion: no

Trunk Girth: 121 in.

Tree Height: 34 ft.

Crown Spread: 42 ft.

Points: 166

Date Last Measured: 2021

Last Measured by: Brendan Fitzgerald

Date First Measured: 2010

Comments: The tree appears in decent health. It has some dead branches and a large cavity in the trunk.

Tree was previously measured at 109", 37', 40' and 156 points in 2010 by Byron Carmean, Gary Williamson, and Jeff Kirwan.

Top. Jeff Kirwan. May 2010. Bottom two. Brendan Fitzgerald. June 2021.

Location of Tree

Tree is located in: Grayson

State Map

Land Owner: Private

GPS Coordinates: 36.652005, -81.414553

Directions: 3201 Low Gap Rd. Troutdale, VA 24378 (Rt. 740). Tree appears to be in the VDOT right-of-way according to real estate parcel map. Tree is located in front of large white house where driveways fork.

Owner Address: Private

Contact Information

Contact Name: Eric Wiseman

Contact Email: pwiseman@vt.edu

Contact Phone: 540-231-5148

Nominators

Original Nominator(s): Byron Carmean, Gary Williamson, and Jeff Kirwan

Additional Information

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