Tree Information
Common Name: Virginia pine
Scientific Name: Pinus virginiana
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 769
Status: alive
National Champion: yes
Virginia Champion: yes
Circumference: 103 in.
Height: 104 ft.
Crown: 55 ft.
Points: 221
Date Last Measured: 2024
Last Measured by: Rudy Delsack
Date First Measured: 2006
Comments:
2024 update: Recognized as national co-champion with another tree in Baltimore, MD.
2024 comments: Appears in good condition. Thin canopy on one side, likely due to the shading of the adjacent pine before its removal.
2014 comments: Measured in 2014 by Robert Vickers at 98" trunk, 91' height, 43' crown, 200 points.
This tree was a national champion tree from 2008 - 2010, until a larger one was found. It is growing in the clearing of a former homesite, adjacent to a forested portion of Lacy Woods Park. Smaller Virginia Pines within the woodlot have been aged at 85+ years. This one is older and much larger. No other historical information known. Located in relative safety in a county park.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Arlington
Land Owner: Arlington County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources
GPS Coordinates: 38.88347, -77.12689
Directions: Lacy Woods Park at the intersection of Washington Blvd. and N. George Mason Drive. Located next to a Norway spruce, kousa dogwood, growing alongside a holly tree.
Owner Address: Long Branch Nature Center. 625 South Carlin Springs Rd.
Arlington, VA 22204
Contact Information
Contact Name: Rudy Delsack
Contact Email: rdelsack@gmail.com
Contact Info: Vincent Verweij Contact Email: Vverweij@arlingtonva.us Contact Address: 2700 South Taylor St. Arlington, VA. 22206 Contact Phone: 703-228-6525
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Greg Zell
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