Tree Information
Common Name: weeping willow
Scientific Name: Salix babylonica
Native/Naturalized: Naturalized
Database ID: 716
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: yes
Circumference: 293 in.
Height: 95 ft.
Crown: 93 ft.
Points: 411
Date Last Measured: 2015
Last Measured by: Jon Matiuk, John Blankenship
Date First Measured: 1976
Comments:
2021 comments: Tree lost its national champion crown when American Forests dropped the species from national champion eligibility.
2015 comments: One trunk has significant heart rot. Barbed wire in crotch is being grown over. Trunk circumference measured at 3'8" above ground due to fork in trunk.
2007 comments: Declared national champion in 2007. Overall healthy. Measured by Jeff Kirwan on 5/30/2006 at 267" trunk girth, 102' height, 102' crown spread, 395 points.
1976 comments: Tree described as behind the home of Mrs. Pearl Edwards. Measured by Louise Hoge at 178" trunk girth, 78' height, 76' crown spread, 275 points. Measurements verified by Forester Rodney Keenon.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Tazewell
Land Owner: Private
GPS Coordinates: 37.073087, -81.358704
Directions: Behind a small cabin on Route 727, approx. 0.1 mile from intersection with Route 667. Property address is 2497 West End Rd. The tree is within sight of a registered shagbark hickory along the same road.
Owner Address: Private
Contact Information
Contact Name: John Blankenship
Contact Email: jblanken@vt.edu
Contact Address: P.O. Box 229
Tazewell, VA 24651
Contact Phone: 276-988-0405
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Louise Hoge
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