Tree Information
Common Name: bur oak
Scientific Name: Quercus macrocarpa
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 2088
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: no
Trunk Girth: 202 in.
Tree Height: 70 ft.
Crown Spread: 105 ft.
Points: 298
Date Last Measured: 2026
Last Measured by: Jon Rockett
Date First Measured: 2014
Comments:
2026 comments: Tree lacks natural symmetry. Normal branch and stem development with healthy growth. Overall health rating fair/good.
2014 comments: Incorrectly identified as Quercus stellata when originally nominated. Measured for the nominator by Bruce Harmon, VDOF forester for Rockingham County. Trunk=186", Height=68', Crown=78', Points=274. The nominator, Bill Diehl was a 1949 graduate of Virginia Tech.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Shenandoah
Land Owner: Shenvalee Golf Resort
GPS Coordinates: 38.64254, -78.67284
Directions: Shenvalee Golf Resort. Tree is located on the "old course" number 7 fairway west of the cart path near the green.
Owner Address: 9660 Fairway Drive
New Market, VA 22844
Owner Phone: 540-335-8604
Contact Information
Contact Name: Stephen Colvin
Contact Email: scolvin@shenvalee.com
Contact Phone: 540-335-8604
Contact Info: Stephen Colvin, Grounds Superintendent
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Bill Diehl
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