Tree Information
Common Name: dwarf hackberry
Scientific Name: Celtis pumila (syn. Celtis tenuifolia)
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 2568
Status: alive
National Champion: yes
Virginia Champion: yes
Trunk Girth: 73 in.
Tree Height: 38 ft.
Crown Spread: 62 ft.
Points: 127
Date Last Measured: 2025
Last Measured by: Vic Parkes, Bella Hardaway, and Eric Wiseman
Date First Measured: 2017
Comments:
2025 comments: The tree possesses a large, fully healthy crown. There is a broad-spreading fork in the trunk at 7' , but no indications of splitting, cracking, or inclusion. Trunk circumference was measured at 3' above the ground at the narrowest girth between 4.5' and ground level to avoid inflation from the flare of the forking trunk.
2024 comments: Recognized as national co-champion with tree in Arlington, VA.
2019 comments: Declared national champion in 2017 and recognized in 2019 as co-champion with another specimen in Arlington, VA.
2017 comments: Tree appears to be healthy and growing in safe location within a cemetery. A small amount of English Ivy was found on trunk and should be kept ivy-free in the future. Trunk forks just above chest height, but no adjustments were necessary. Trunk circumference was measured at 4.5' above ground. The measurements conducted by Greg Zell, Rod Simmons, and Matt Barker were 70", 36', and 61' for a score of 121 points.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: City of Alexandria
Land Owner: Home of Peace Cemetery
GPS Coordinates: 38.800591, -77.054906
Directions: Located within the Wilkes Street Cemetery Complex in Old Town Alexandria. The Wilkes Street Cemetery Complex is the most historic cluster of cemeteries in the United States. It dates back to the 1803 Yellow Fever epidemic, which claimed over 200 lives in Alexandria. This tree is growing in the section called Home of Peace Cemetery, established in 1860
Owner Phone: 703-370-9400
Contact Information
Contact Name: City of Alexandria Urban Forestry Team
Contact Phone: 703-746-4665
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Greg Zell, Rod Simmons, and Matt Barker
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