Tree Information
Common Name: European larch
Scientific Name: Larix decidua
Native/Naturalized: Naturalized
Database ID: 1798
Status: dead
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: no
Circumference: 102 in.
Height: 110 ft.
Crown: 40 ft.
Points: 222
Date Last Measured: 2011
Last Measured by: Byron Carmean, Jeff Kirwan, Carrie Blair, Gary Williamson, Tom Armstrong
Date First Measured: 2011
Comments: A trip to Airlie Resort in July 2021 by Brendan Fitzgerald showed no sign of the tree. A check with aerial satellite images revealed the tree was removed between 2013 and 2017 for unknown reasons. Former state champion.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Fauquier
Land Owner: Airlie Foundation
GPS Coordinates: 38.756928, -77.793682
Directions: Airlie Farm and Resort. At listed address just south of butterfly garden across driveway from the Airlie House.
Owner Address: 6809 Airlie Rd.
Warrenton, VA 20187
Owner Phone: 540-347-1300
Contact Information
Contact Name: Byron Carmean
Contact Email: rockplantrn@gmail.com
Contact Address: 3616 Labrador Lane
Suffolk, VA, 23434
Contact Phone: 757-934-0588
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Byron Carmean, Jeff Kirwan, Carrie Blair, Gary Williamson, Tom Armstrong