Tree Information
Common Name: silver maple
Scientific Name: Acer saccharinum
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 2348
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: yes
Circumference: 288 in.
Height: 96 ft.
Crown: 112 ft.
Points: 412
Date Last Measured: 2015
Last Measured by: Robert Vickers
Date First Measured: 2015
Comments:
2021 update: This tree has been dethroned as national champion by another tree in Houston County Minnesota
Recognized as the national champion in 2019, and then national co-champion in 2020 with two other Virginia specimens, one in Bland county and the other in Bath county. It is the current all-time largest specimen documented for the species in the state.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Fairfax
Land Owner: Fairfax County Park Authority
GPS Coordinates: 39.02961, -77.25438
Directions: The tree is on the north side of the Potomac Heritage Trail in Riverbend Park in Great Falls, VA. It is upriver from the visitor center and between the trail and the river tight on the river bank.
Contact Information
Contact Name: Robert Vickers
Contact Email: prvickers@aol.com
Contact Address: 312 Springvale Road
Great Falls, VA 22066
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Robert Vickers
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