Tree Information
Common Name: chestnut oak
Scientific Name: Quercus montana (syn. Quercus prinus)
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 3111
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: yes
Circumference: 238 in.
Height: 95 ft.
Crown: 116 ft.
Points: 362
Date Last Measured: 2023
Last Measured by: Richard Crisler and Adam Downing
Date First Measured: 2023
Comments: It has a few dead branches, but is healthy. Tree is growing on a slope. Trunk girth was measured 4.5' above the mid-slope position. Measurers and nominators included several students from the Miller School of Albemarle, where the tree resides.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Albemarle
Land Owner: Miller School of Albemarle
GPS Coordinates: 38.00557, -78.69074
Directions: On the top of a field near the farm in the tree line about 50 yards.
Owner Address: 1000 Samuel Miller Loop
Charlottesville, VA, 22903
Contact Information
Contact Name: Richard Crisler
Contact Email: Crislerrichard89@gmail.com
Contact Address: 1617 Cambridge Circle
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Contact Phone: 434-282-3499
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Richard Crisler
Other Nominators: Edward Lucas, Maguire Johnson, Gabe Proctor, John Gee, Adam Downing, Evan Hankins, Alan Loya Valles, and Dillon O'Connor
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