Tree Information

Common Name: blackjack oak

Scientific Name: Quercus marilandica

Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia

Database ID: 3421

Status: alive

National Champion: no

Virginia Champion: no

Trunk Girth: 124 in.

Tree Height: 48 ft.

Crown Spread: 66 ft.

Points: 189

Date Last Measured: 2024

Last Measured by: Byron Carmean, Dylan Kania, and Gary Williamson

Date First Measured: 2024

Comments:
2024 comments: This is an attractive specimen. It appears very health and cared for. Trunk forks into three stems about 3' above ground. Trunk circumference reported here is composite of three stems measured at 4.5' above ground. Stem 1=101", Stem 2=59", Stem 3=41". Measurement of fused trunk below forked stems at 30" above ground was 153".

Dylan Kania 10/11/2024

Location of Tree

Tree is located in: City of Lynchburg

State Map

Land Owner: Bella Vista Hotel and Suites

GPS Coordinates: 37.369789, -79.179284

Directions: Tree resides in a strip of land between Border Street and exit ramp rom US Route 29.

Owner Address: 2900 Candlers Mountain Rd,

Lynchburg, VA 24502

Contact Information

Contact Name: Byron Carmean

Contact Email: rockplantrn@gmail.com

Contact Address: 3616 Labrador Ln.

Suffolk, VA 23434

Contact Phone: 757-934-0588

Nominators

Original Nominator(s): Byron Carmean, Dylan Kania, and Gary Williamson

Additional Information

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