Tree Information
Common Name: Chinese holly
Scientific Name: Ilex cornuta
Native/Naturalized: Naturalized
Database ID: 3225
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: yes
Circumference: 84 in.
Height: 34 ft.
Crown: 35 ft.
Points: 127
Date Last Measured: 2023
Last Measured by: Byron Carmean, Gary Williamson, and Dylan Kania
Date First Measured: 2023
Comments:
Tree appears healthy and sound. It grows alone, so has light advantage. Trunk circumference was measured at 2' above ground due to split trunk.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: City of Richmond
Land Owner: Forest Lawn Cemetery
GPS Coordinates: 37.591883, -77.435913
Directions: The tree grows in a grove of large Chinese hollies. Follow Stratford Street into the cemetery and take a right onto Myrtle Grove Road. Tree is on the right side of this road.
Owner Address: Myrtle Grove Road
Richmond, VA 23222
Contact Information
Contact Name: Byron Carmean
Contact Email: rockplantrn@gmail.com
Contact Phone: 757-934-0588
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Byron Carmean
Other Nominators: Dylan Kania and Gary Williamson