Tree Information
Common Name: Ohio buckeye
Scientific Name: Aesculus glabra
Native/Naturalized: Native to North America
Database ID: 525
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: no
Trunk Girth: 68 in.
Tree Height: 27 ft.
Crown Spread: 20 ft.
Points: 100
Date Last Measured: 2017
Last Measured by: Stuart Blankenship
Date First Measured: 2006
Comments: The tree lost a main limb during hurricane Isabel and its health is now in decline. It likely it will not make it another ten years. Height measured with laser hypsometer. January 2019 update from Ben Blankenship: Has shown some signs of recovery, overall in fair health.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Charles City
Land Owner: Westover Plantation
GPS Coordinates: 37.311694, -77.149825
Directions: Tree is in the yard of the plantation. It's near a brick wall that borders the gardens.
Owner Address: 7000 Westover Rd
Charles City, VA 23030
Owner Phone: 804-829-2882
Contact Information
Contact Name: Stuart Blankenship
Contact Email: twofromjmu@verzion.net
Contact Address: 500 Winamack Court
Midlothian, VA 23114
Contact Phone: 804-378-0767
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Richard Salzer
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