Tree Information
Common Name: common pear
Scientific Name: Pyrus communis
Native/Naturalized: Naturalized
Database ID: 3465
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: no
Trunk Girth: 101 in.
Tree Height: 37 ft.
Crown Spread: 43 ft.
Points: 149
Date Last Measured: 2025
Last Measured by: Byron Carmean, Dylan Kania, Gary Williamson
Date First Measured: 2025
Comments:
2025 comments: This tree is hollow and has mistletoe growing in it, but it seems okay otherwise. Crown has been heavily storm damaged in the past (or branches broken under the weight of fruit). Due to low branching, the trunk circumference was measured at 3 feet above ground level.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: York
Land Owner: National Park Service
GPS Coordinates: 37.2090049, -76.5040670
Directions: Yorktown Battlefield, Colonial National Historical Park, Revolutionary War Surrender Field. From Cook Rd in Yorktown, take Surrender Rd to Historical Tour Rd. The tree is on the south side of Surrender Rd slightly west of the crossing with Historical Tour Rd.
Owner Address: P.O. Box 210
Yorktown, VA 23690
Owner Phone: 757-898-3400
Contact Information
Contact Name: Byron Carmean
Contact Email: rockplantrn@gmail.com
Contact Address: 3616 Labrador Lane
Suffolk, VA 23434
Contact Phone: 757-934-0588
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Byron Carmean, Dylan Kania, Gary Williamson
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