Virginia Big Tree Program

Big Tree List

TREE NAME GENUS species CIRCUM
(inches)
HEIGHT
(feet)
CROWN
(feet)
POINTS COUNTY FOUND NOMINATOR(S)
Ash,
Green
Fraxinus
Pennsylvania
234 108 87 364 Southampton Byron Carmean
Gary Williamson
Ash
White
Fraxinus
americana
216 85 88 323 Northampton Byron Carmean
Gary Williamson
Baldcypress Taxodium
distichum
456 74 51 543 Southampton Byron Carmean
Gary M. Williamson
Beech
American
Fagus
grandifolia
182 115 20 317 Suffolk Byron Carmean
Gary Williamson
Beech
Copper
Fagus sylvatica 246 85 93 354 Fairfax Rick Davis
Birch
Gray
Betula
populifolia
34 34 26 75 Page Richard Salzer
Boxelder Acer negundo 183 59 96 266 Montgomery John Kell
176 64 84 261 Bedford Annis & Bill McCabe
Buckeye
Ohio
Aesculus
glabra
60 30 40 100 Charles City Richard Salzer
Buckeye
Yellow
Aesculus
octandra
204 84 49 300 Lee Harold Jerrell
Clark Boyer
Buckthorn
Bumelia
Sideroxylon
lycioides
20 26 16 50 James City Byron Carmean
Donna Ware,
Gary Flemming
Catalpa
Northern
Catalpa
speciosa
232 82 65 330 Richmond Anne-Marie Lillyman
Cedar
Atlantic White
Chamaecyparis
thyoides
74 68 27 149 Princess Anne Byron Carmean
Gary Williamson
Cedar
Deodar
Cedrus
deodara
140 70 102 236 Arlington Richard Salzer
Cedar
Eastern Red
Juniperus
virginiana
204 58 51 275 Isle of Wight Wayne Beagle
Cedar
Northern White
Thuja
occidentalis
130 124 55 268 Nelson Billy H. Newman
Cherry
Black
Prunus
serotina
224 71 72 313 Tazewell Bill John Rhudy
Levi Rhudy
Chestnut
American
Castanea
dentata
163 60 68 240 Virginia Beach Barbara Henley
Chestnut
Chinese
Castanea
mollisima
191 48 51 253 Richmond James Harris
Chinkapin
Allegheny
Castanea
pumila
18 40 22 64 Virginia Beach Byron Carmen
Gary Williamson
Cottonwood
Eastern
Populus
deltoides
276 130 105 432 Fauquier Richard Salzer
Crepe Myrtle Lagerstroemia
indica
128 50 46 190 Virginia Beach Mr. and Mrs.
James Graziadei
Cucumbertree Magnolia
acuminata
249 50 110 327 Colonial Heights Julian A. Young
Cypress
Leyland
Cupaessocyparis
leylandi
65 45 26 117 Virginia Beach Dr. Peter Schultz
Cypress
Pond
Taxodium
ascendens
108 96 15 219 Lexington William S. Hubard
Dogwood
Flowering
Cornus florida 110 33 42 154 Norfolk Byron Carmean
David Leibman
Gary Williamson
Elm
American
Ulmus
americana
282 122 68 421 Greensville Byron Carmean
Gary Williamson
Elm
Chinese
Ulmus
parvifolia
166 91 85 278 Virginia Beach Mr. Roger Huff
Elm
Slippery
Ulmus rubra 216 74 129 322 Albemarle David Tice
Tom Wieboldt
Elm
Winged
Ulmus alata 157 78 116 264 Goochland Leon App
David Medley
Thomas Sudderth
Fir
China
Cunninghamia
lanceolata
95 76 53 184 Virginia Beach Mr. Roger Huff
Fir
Noble
Abies procera 73 51 52 137 Manassas Myron Carlson
Ginkgo Biloba Ginkgo Biloba 190 86 95 300 Gloucester Byron Carmean
Gary Williamson
WM. Pierce
Karl von Schmidt-Pauli
Hackberry Celtis
occidentalis
198 127 88 347 Fauquier Gary Alan Heiser
Hemlock
Eastern
Tsuga
canadensis
170 120 69 307 Augusta J. Kagey & A. Doe
Hican Carya illinoensis
x ovata
75 73 57 162 Virginia Beach Karl von Schmidt-Pauli
Hickory
Bitternut
Carya
cordiformis
185 134 91 342 Fairfax Richard Salzer
Hickory
Mockernut
Carya
tomentosa
113 116 55 243 Halifax S. J. Dunavant
III
Hickory
Pignut
Carya glabra 143 125 75 287 Campbell Christopher Snyder
Hickory
Sand
Carya Pallida 73 110 43 194 James City Byron Carmean
Donna Ware,
Gary Flemming
Hickory
Shagbark
Cary ovata 132 113 80 265 Gloucester Byron Carmean
William Pierce
Gary Williamson
Holly
American
Ilex opaca 113 68 48 193 Cumberland Edward H. Robertson
Holly
Deciduous
Ilex decidua 27 43 55 84 Southampton Byron Carmean
Gary Williamson
Honeylocust Gleditsia
triacanthos
222 107 100 354 Botetourt Cathy Benson
Hophornbeam
Eastern
Ostrya
virginiana
92 44 48 148 Page Richard Salzer
Hornbeam
American
Carpinus
caroliniana
89 53 54 156 Bedford Richard Salzer
Laurel
Mountain
Kalmia
latifolia
24 24 19 53 Middlesex Byron Carmean
Gary Williamson
Locust
Black
Robinia
pseudoacacia
159 95 48 266 Tazewell Louise G. Hoge
Magnolia
Fraser
Magnolia
fraseri
135 76 72 229 Carroll Co. Will Cook
Magnolia
Southern
Magnolia
grandiflora
234 72 68 323 King William Craig & Deborah Jorgensen
Magnolia
Sweet Bay
Magnolia
virginiana
75 82 32 165   Byron Carmean
Gary Williamson
Maple
Paperbark
Acer griseum 19 20 16 43 Virginia Beach Dr. Peter Schultz
Maple
Red
Acer rubrum 226 106 75 351 Southampton Byron Carmean
Gary Williamson
Maple
Silver
Acer
saccharinum
259 84 102 369 Bath Byron Carmean
Gary Williamson
Maple
Southern Sugar
Acer
barbatum
131 105 63 252 James City Byron Carmean
Donna Ware,
Gary Flemming
Maple
Sugar
Acer
saccharum
234 75 72 327 Giles Lyt Wood
Maple
Trident
Acer
buergeranum
48 40 30 96 Virginia Beach Dr. Peter Schultz
Mulberry
Paper
Broussonetia
papyrifera
246 42 66 305 Rockbridge Richard Salzer
Mulberry
Red
Morus rubra 200 60 100 285 Bedford Sandra Boyes
Oak
Bear
Quercus
ilicifolia
49 41 33.5 98 Page Richard Saltzer
Oak
Black
Quercus
velutina
332 108 116 469 Westmoreland Charlie Knoeller
Oak
Blackjack
Quercus
marilandica
124 70 80 214 Halifax Byron Carmean
Gary Williamson
Oak
Chinquapin
Quercus
muehlenbergii
265 78 101.5 359 Rockingham Thomas S. Holland
Oak
Cherrybark
Quercus
falcata
324 124 34 482 Sussex Byron Carmean
Gary Williamson
Oak
Chestnut
Quercus prinus 245 75 108 347 Pittsylvania William S. Hubard
Oak
Chestnut
Quercus prinus 212 112 93 347 Accomac Beverly Fletcher
Robert F. Fletcher
Oak
Cork
Quercus suber 167 56 62 239 Northampton Tom Saunders
Oak
Laurel
Quercus
laurifolia
257 82 106 366 Chesapeake Byron Carmean
Gary Williamson
Oak
Live
Quercus
virginiana
282 45 72 345 Mathews Byron Carmean
Gary Williamson
Oak
Northern Red
Quercus rubra 267 116 91 406 Shenandoah Sandy Yelton
Oak
Pin
Quercus
palustris
195 110 109 332 Virginia Beach Mr. Robbie Cline
Oak
Post
Quercus
stellata
217 66 107 320 Powhatan Paul Geyer
Oak
Scarlet
Quercus
coccinea
218 126 64 360 Lee Clark Boyer
Harold Jerrell
Oak
Shingle
Quercus
imbricaria
152 86 82 259 Fairfax Richard Salzer
Oak
Southern Red
Quercus
falcata
270 124 29.3 423 Sussex Jay Bassett
Ray Nelling
Oak
Swamp Chestnut
Quercus
michauxii
219 118 98 362 Southampton Byron Carmean
Gary Williamson
Oak
Swamp White
Quercus
bicolor
300 68 49 381 Highland Phyllis Williamson
Gary Williamson
Byron Carmean
Oak
Turkey
Quercus laevis 39 51 30 98 Isle of Wight Byron Carmean
Gary Williamson
Oak
Water
Quercus nigra 174 87 110 289 Virginia Beach Byron Carmean
Gary Williamson
Oak
White
Quercus alba 312 93 30 435 Brunswick Frank E. McKeever
Oak
Willow
Quercus
phellos
290 121 111 439 King & Queen Wm. Tyler Seal
Ronnie L. Seal
Osage-Orange Maclura
pomifera
326 60 64 402 Charlotte Mabel O. Bellwood
Pawpaw Asimina
triloba
26 63 29 96 Chesapeake City Byron Carmean
Gary Williamson
Pear
Callery
Pyrus
calleryana
66 49 55 126 Virginia Beach Dr. Peter Schultz
Pear
Common
Pyrus communis 112 55 65 183 Alleghany Heather M. Butler
Kieth E. Simmons
Pecan Carya
illinoensis
172 165 27 364 Fairfax William S. Hubard
Persimmon Diospyros
virginiana
88 105 40 203 Greensville Byron Carmean
Gary Williamson
Pine
Loblolly
Pinus taeda 177 135 80 332 King William Preston Thompson
Pine
Longleaf
Pinus
palustris
84 105 57 203 Virginia Beach Mr. Brian Hostetler
Pine
Pitch
Pinus rigida 128 85 50 226 Louisa Walter F. Perkins
Pine
Pond
Pinus rigida
v. serotina
90 82 46 184 Virginia Beach Richard Salzer
Pine
Shortleaf
Pinus echinata 126 99 55 239 Charlotte James Cook
Pine
Table Mountain
Pinus pungens 110 61 51 184 Floyd Dennis Anderson
Pine
Virginia
Pinus
virginiana
79 80 38 169 Roanoke William Hubard
Pine
White
Pinus strobus 138 116 44 265 Amherst Byron Carmean
Gary Williamson
Redbud
Eastern
Cercis
canadensis
108 39 42 158 Roanoke Richard Salzer
Redwood
Coast
sequoia
sempervirens
191 73 50 270 Norfolk Joe Foreman
Sassafras
Sassafras
albidium
201 74 57 289 Lee Clark Boyer
Kenny Thomas
Serviceberry
Allegheny
Amelanchier
laevis
63 70 35 142   Billy K. Bryant
Stewartia
Mountain
Stewartia
ovata
34 16 11 153 Virginia Beach Richard Salzer
Sourwood
Oxydendrum
arboreum
132 95 70 245 Amelia John M. Anderson
Joseph O. Humphreys
Spruce
Red
Picea rubens 101 106 30 215 Giles J. C. Clark
G. B. McDonald
Sweet Gum Liquidambar
styraciflua
214 151 85 386 Sussex Byron Carmean
Sam Selden
Gary Williamson
Sycamore
American
Platanus
occidentalis
334 95 105 455 Bath Kirk Lunsford
Tupelo
Black
Nyssa sylvatica 180 110 63 306 Virginia Beach Byron Carmean
Gary Williamson
Walnut
Black
Juglans nigra 196 100 95 320 James City Leon App
Tom Sudderth
Jr
Robert McCartney
Walnut
Butternut
Juglans
cinerea
202 87 30 319 Newport News John David Yoder
Lauren Yoder
Willow
Black
Salix nigra 192 100 100 317 Botetourt Richard Salzer
Yellow-Poplar Liriodendron
tulipifera
374 146 125 551 Bedford Kenneth E. Crouch
Glenn W. Garrett
Zelkova Zelkova
serrata
74 37 43 122 Virginia Beach Seton House
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Updated 5/27/2003