Tree Information
Common Name: fleshy hawthorn
Scientific Name: Crataegus succulenta (syn. Crataegus bicknellii)
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 656
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: yes
Trunk Girth: 39 in.
Tree Height: 24 ft.
Crown Spread: 24 ft.
Points: 69
Date Last Measured: 2025
Last Measured by: Bella Hardaway and Eric Wiseman
Date First Measured: 2005
Comments:
2025 comments: This is a difficult location to perform measurements due to the thick undergrowth and proximity to the water. Best advised to measure this tree in dormant season. It would be helpful to the tree's longevity if the competing vegetation was removed around it. The tree was in good health but was very crowded by encroaching vegetation. Its trunk is also starting to press against a large boulder. Virginia Tech dendrologist confirmed species identification. The height was measured using a height pole. Trunk circumference at 6" above the ground below the forked stems was 50". The composite circumference, which was used in the final points calculation, was 39". Stems 1 & 2, which separate about 2' off the ground, both measured 18" at 4.5' above the ground. Stem 3, which separates from the rest about 6" above the ground, was 29" at 3.3' above the ground.
2015 comments: This tree resides on the bank of Burke's Garden Creek where it is dammed at the north end of Burke's Garden. Presumably this tree was found in 2005 when the nominators were searching for another fleshy hawthorn (ID#0099) that was nominated by Richard Salzer in 1985. The measurements obtained by John Matiuk and John Blankenship in November 2015 were 33", 20', and 24' for a total of 59 points.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Tazewell
Land Owner: Private
GPS Coordinates: 37.124968, -81.356603
Directions: The tree is located just off road near the pond, right above the dam as you enter Burke's Garden.
Owner Address: Private
Owner Phone: Private
Contact Information
Contact Name: Eric Wiseman
Contact Email: vabigtree@vt.edu
Contact Phone: 540-231-5148
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): John Blankenship and Stephen Jordan
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