Tree Information
Common Name: Siberian elm
Scientific Name: Ulmus pumila
Native/Naturalized: Naturalized
Database ID: 697
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: yes
Circumference: 232 in.
Height: 103 ft.
Crown: 91 ft.
Points: 358
Date Last Measured: 2018
Last Measured by: Eric Wiseman and Peter Stewart
Date First Measured: 2006
Comments: Tree is in very good condition. No evidence of recent disturbance or storm damage. Minor feeding on the foliage by elm leaf beetle. Minor accumulation of dead wood typical for the species. Three major co-dominant leaders diverge about 8 feet above ground, but no cracking or decay is evident in the trunk. This is an old-aged tree, but it's difficult to surmise its age. Said to be over 200 years old. Probably planted by the original owner of the Craig Mansion. The original portion of the Craig Mansion was built in 1845. The tree most likely is not the age of the house because Siberian elm was not introduced to the United States until the early 1900s when it was promoted in the western US as a shelter belt tree. More likely it was planted on this property in the 1930s or 1940s as an alternative to American elm, which was being decimated by the introduction of Dutch Elm Disease at that time. Trunk measurement height was established from a ground base about 8' to the east-northeast of the tree.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Montgomery
Land Owner: Wendy Funk
GPS Coordinates: 37.1345, -80.38896
Owner Email: on file
Directions: East of the main house about 120', at the edge south edge of the lawn and north edge of an embankment.
Owner Address: 1800 Depot St NE
Christiansburg, VA 24073
Owner Phone: on file
Contact Information
Contact Name: Eric Wiseman
Contact Email: pwiseman@vt.edu
Contact Phone: 540-231-5148
Contact Info: Measured in 2006 by James C. Clark
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): James C. Clark
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