Tree Information
Common Name: black ash
Scientific Name: Fraxinus nigra
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 2684
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: no
Trunk Girth: 53 in.
Tree Height: 89 ft.
Crown Spread: 51 ft.
Points: 155
Date Last Measured: 2019
Last Measured by: Meredith Bean, Ed Furlow, Suzanne Ryan
Date First Measured: 2019
Comments: About 60% live crown in May 2015, treated with emamectin benzoate. About 90% live crown as of July 2019, re-treated with help of VA Dept of Forestry staff. Rare to Virginia, critically endangered due to the emerald ash borer. The majority of black ash in the state have already succumbed to the pest.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Madison
Land Owner: National Park Service
GPS Coordinates: 38.40589, -78.47993
Owner Email: dale_meyerhoeffer@nps.gov
Directions: Shenandoah National Park. Skyline Drive MM 59.5, Rapidan, VA 22973. In the Upper Pocosin of Shenandoah National Park, about 9 miles in on the Pocosin Hollow Loop trail if starting at Lewis Mountain Picnic Area. Approximately 0.25 mile north of Pocosin Fire Rd and Pocosin Hollow trail intersection, about 600 ft west of trail along stream. Easiest to hike in on Fire Rd from small parking area at mile marker 59.5, about 1.5 mile hike in, 0.5 mi past the ruins of the Far Pocosin Mission site.
Contact Information
Contact Name: Dale Meyerhoeffer
Contact Email: dale_meyerhoeffer@nps.gov
Contact Phone: 540-999-3500
Contact Info: Dale Meyerhoeffer's phone extension number: x3490. Alternate contact: Rolf Gubler, Rolf_Gubler@nps.gov
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Meredith Bean, Lara Johnson, Jack Kauffman, Ed Furlow, Dale Meyerhoeffer, Michael Downey
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