Tree Information

Common Name: black maple

Scientific Name: Acer nigrum

Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia

Database ID: 1720

Status: alive

National Champion: no

Virginia Champion: no

Trunk Girth: 64 in.

Tree Height: 86 ft.

Crown Spread: 66 ft.

Points: 167

Date Last Measured: 2020

Last Measured by: Robert Vickers

Date First Measured: 2010

Comments: This and another large black maple were found in an unusual stand of black maples along the Potomac River.

Location of Tree

Tree is located in: Fairfax

State Map

Land Owner: Fairfax County Park Authority

GPS Coordinates: 39.029722, -77.259167

Directions: Riverbend County Park, left side of Potomac Heritage Trail, upstream from Visitors Center, just before the bridge crossing Clarks Branch.

Contact Information

Contact Name: Robert Vickers

Contact Email: prvickers@aol.com

Nominators

Original Nominator(s): Robert Vickers

Additional Information

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