Tree Information

Common Name: hackberry

Scientific Name: Celtis occidentalis

Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia

Database ID: 3423

Status: alive

National Champion: no

Virginia Champion: yes

Circumference: 238 in.

Height: 70 ft.

Crown: 98 ft.

Points: 333

Date Last Measured: 2025

Last Measured by: Robbie Lewis and Mattie Stich

Date First Measured: 2025

Comments:
2025 comments: Giant multi-stem tree with spreading crown. Unusual growth habit likely caused by past storm damage that toppled the original stem and resulted in resprouting from the stump. Trunk circumference used here for scoring is the composite of the two primary stems measured just above the fork at 5' above ground. Stem 1 girth=149". Stem 2 girth=185". Trunk measured below the forked stems at 1' above ground was 241".

Robbie Lewis and Robert Osborne. Photos from March 2025 and July 2025

Location of Tree

Tree is located in: Accomack

State Map

Land Owner: Robert Osborne

GPS Coordinates: 37.573809, -75.714585

Owner Email: rjopinehurst@gmail.com

Directions: Tree is located on owner's property in a back yard setting at 34147 Bradfords Neck Road Quinby, VA 23423. The tree is at the end of the driveway, approximately 450 feet from the public roadway.

Owner Address: 6056 Leesburg Pike

Falls Church Va 22041

Owner Phone: 703-820-6447

Contact Information

Contact Name: Robbie Lewis

Contact Email: robbie.lewis@dof.virginia.gov

Contact Phone: 757-387-7423

Contact Info: Robbie is a forester with Virginia Department of Forestry.

Nominators

Original Nominator(s): Robert Osborne

Additional Information

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