Tree Information
Common Name: Norway maple
Scientific Name: Acer platanoides
Native/Naturalized: Naturalized
Database ID: 2901
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: yes
Trunk Girth: 184 in.
Tree Height: 63 ft.
Crown Spread: 97 ft.
Points: 271
Date Last Measured: 2026
Last Measured by: Wesley Meade and Bella Hardaway
Date First Measured: 2021
Comments:
2026 Comments: Tree lost large leader on side crown toward the road during Hurricane Helene. Trunk measured at 3 feet above ground, which was the narrowest girth of the trunk between the root collar and 4.5 feet above ground level. Two steel support cables are present in the crown.
2021 Comments: The tree appears very healthy and sound. The trunk circumference had to be measured lower than standard height of 4.5 feet to accommodate for branching beginning at roughly 4 feet. Trunk was measured at 3 feet above ground, which was the narrowest girth of the trunk between the roots and lower scaffold branches. Previously measured by Brendan Fitzgerald & Cydney Chambers - Trunk: 182", Height: 59', Crown: 98', Total Points: 266.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Craig
Land Owner: Tracy Frist and Bill Frist
GPS Coordinates: 37.426261, -80.252791
Owner Email: TFrist@wfrist.com
Directions: Located on the grounds of Bellevue, which was built in the 1830s and is one of Craig County’s historic homes. The house is a two-story brick historical home. Tree is close to Cumberland Gap Rd in the front yard of the historical brick home. Property is at the corner of routes 42 and 625. There is an historical marker in front of the house about Addison Caldwell. It is the location where the Virginia Tech Cadets begin their march every October back to campus to commemorate Addison's walk from his home in Craig County to Blacksburg in 1872 to become the university's first student.
Owner Address: 14505 Cumberland Gap Road
New Castle, VA 24127
Contact Information
Contact Name: Tracy Frist
Contact Email: TFrist@wfrist.com
Contact Address: 14505 Cumberland Gap Road
New Castle, VA 24127
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Tracy Frist
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