Tree Information
Common Name: black willow
Scientific Name: Salix nigra
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 2463
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: no
Trunk Girth: 117 in.
Tree Height: 46 ft.
Crown Spread: 38 ft.
Points: 173
Date Last Measured: 2022
Last Measured by: Ricklin Brown, Virginia Master Naturalists-Historic Rivers Chapter, Jeanette & Keith Navia, Frank Smith, & Deborah Humphries
Date First Measured: 2012
Comments:
2022 update: This was once an obviously larger tree. The main trunk is damaged and broken at 12’. Several dead limbs are evident. Tree probably will not survive in its current condition much longer. There are numerous sprouts that may take its place. This tree is in the inventory of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation: https://www.plantsmap.com/organizations/25281/plants/68153.
2012 update: The tree appears healthy and is in a safe location. Measurements by Byron Carmean and Gary Williamson: circumference 106", height 58', crown 61', points 179.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: City of Williamsburg
Land Owner: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
GPS Coordinates: 37.272372, -76.694006
Directions: Nicholson St., south side next to the stream across from the public jail.
Owner Address: 101 Visitor Center Dr.
Williamsburg, VA 23185
Owner Phone: 855-771-3290
Contact Information
Contact Name: Jonathan Lak
Contact Email: jlak@cwf.org
Contact Address: P. O. Box 1776
Williamsburg, VA 23187
Contact Phone: 757-719-3713
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Byron Carmean and Gary Williamson
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