Tree Information
Common Name: Alaska yellow-cedar
Scientific Name: Callitropsis nootkatensis
Native/Naturalized: Native to North America
Database ID: 2071
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: yes
Circumference: 53 in.
Height: 33 ft.
Crown: 24 ft.
Points: 92
Date Last Measured: 2023
Last Measured by: Alex Adams
Date First Measured: 2013
Comments:
2023 comments: Appears healthy and sound. Well maintained by Hahn Garden staff. Is planted ornamentally with other conifers surrounding it.
2013 comments: This is the centerpiece tree in the Virginia Tech Hahn Garden. It receives the very best care. Circumference 36", height 32', crown spread 21', 73 total points by John Peterson and David Walker.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Montgomery
Land Owner: Virginia Tech - Blacksburg
GPS Coordinates: 37.22021, -80.424348
Directions: This tree is a centerpiece tree in the Hahn Garden, clearly visible from Washington Street.
Contact Information
Contact Name: John Peterson
Contact Email: jopeters@vt.edu
Contact Address: 228 Cheatham Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Contact Phone: 540-231-8942
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): John Peterson
Other Nominators: David Walker
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