4-H Big Tree Program

This is a list of big trees nominated by 4-H members across Virginia

TREE NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME CIRCUM
(inches)
TREE LOCATION NOMINATOR(S) DATE MEASURED

Beech
American

Fagus
grandifolia
145 Prince William County Tom Cole 7/15/00
142 Pulaski County Karen McCardle
David McCardle
3/20/00
19 Cumberland County Jamie C. 10/19/00

Blackgum

Nyssa sylvatica 61 Henry County Lindsey Wilson 11/1/02

Boxelder

Acer negundo 84 Scott County Brittany Lawson 9/2002

Cedar
Eastern Red

Juniperus
Virginiana
72 Chesterfield County Ben B. 1/13/01
88 Henry County Brandon N. Harrison 11/12/02

Cedar
Lebanon

Cedrus libani 222 Orange County S. Jordan O'Connell 4/4/00

Cedar
Red

Juniperus
Virginiana
66 Washington County Sarah Robbins 11/4/00

Dogwood
Flowering

Cornus florida 27 Washington County Emilee Robbins 11/4/00
22.5 Washington County Sarah Robbins 11/4/00
21 Prince William County Tom Cole 7/15/00
20 Montgomery County Shene Collins
Kenny Sager
6/20/00
11.5 Montgomery County Kolika Cutler
Bryant Fair
6/20/00

Ginko Biloba

Ginko Biloba 132 Newport News P. Pauli 1/25/01

Hackberry

Celtis
occidentalis
157 Bland County Aimee Tate 10/9/99

Hemlock
Eastern

Tsuga
canadensis
116 Giles County Jason Black 8/3/99
113 Scott County Stormi Phillips 9/29/02
91 Pulaski County Karen McCardle
David McCardle
3/20/00
78 Giles County Amber Pennington 10/30/00

Hickory
Bitternut

Carya
cordiformis
92 Montgomery County Desiree Stonecypher 6/20/00

Hickory
Shagbark

Carya ovata 132 Highland County Kathleen Rutt 5/16/99

Holly
American

Ilex Opaca 105 Henry County Amanda Jackson 12/01/02

Locust
Black

Robinia
pseudoacacia
63 Washington County Sarah Robbins 11/4/00

Maple
Red

Acer rubrum 239 Washington County Brittney Prater 11/27/00
174 Washington County Shelby Williams
Shelia Holmes
11/29/00
152 Washington County Cody Foglesong 11/28/00
132 Orange County S. Jordan O'Connell 4/4/00
84.5 Washington County Keriann Robbins 11/4/00
56 Washington County Elizabeth DeBusk 11/30/00
15.5 Washington County Sarah Robbins 11/4/00

Maple
Silver

Acer
saccharinum
153 Montgomery County Hillary Schmittherner 10/20/00

Maple
Sugar

Acer
saccharum
189 Craig County Ben Harris 6/27/99
160 Scott County Brandon Powers 9/2002
134 Pulaski County Karen McCardle
David McCardle
3/20/00
128 Bland County Josh Blessing 9/25/99
121 Bland County Ashley Cox 10/10/99
84 Montgomery County Corey Conquest
Lakisha Rowley
6/20/00
64 Bland County Jamie Lee White 3/15/00
53 Bland County Michael Ellis 9/16/99

Mulberry
Red

morus rubra 128 Rappahannock County Jesse Palmer 11/06/01

Oak,
Basket

Quercus
michauxii
156 Chesapeake County Rob Myelowski 2000
192 Isle of Wight County Andre Nichols
Ahmaad Nichols
10/7/00

Chestnut
Oak

Quercus prinus 171 Prince William County Larry Kline 10/17/00
103 Prince William County Tom Cole 7/16/00
100 Henry County Philip Owen
Bryan Moore
10/15/02

Oak
Live

Quercus Virginiana 190 Norfolk Students at Ocean View ES 11/12/02

Oak
Northern Red

Quercus rubra 267 Highland County Kathleen Rutt 5/16/99
194 Stafford County Chris Schlager 10/30/99
164 Scott County Savannah Tignor 10/1/02
152.5 Montgomery County Chrisy Miller 10/29/00
123 Washington County Josie Wilson 11/26/00
108 Bland County Kayleigh Duffy 10/10/99

Oak
Scarlet

Quercus coccinea 155.5 Henry County James Cox 10/2002

Oak
Southern Red

Quercus falcata 222 Pittsylvania County Matthew Kendall 10/2002
192 Surry County Mary Elmer 10/02/00
157 Prince William County Tom Cole 7/14/00
24.5 Cumberland County Daniel Horne 10/7/00

Oak
White

Quercus alba 265 Henry County Bryan Moore 12/12/02
258 Hanover County Mitchell R. Smith 9/24/00
252 Bland County Joseph Stowers 10/12/99
252 Washington County Aaron Gobble 11/04/00
249 Washington County Amanda Ferguson 11/27/00
238 Bland County Adrianne Cox 9/18/00
229 Bland County Jeremiah Thompson 10/10/99
226 Washington County Tess Van Dyke 11/29/00
223 Montgomery County Katherine Okie 5/7/03
209 Washington County Archie Bailey 10/14/00
206.5 Montgomery County Katherine Okie 5/7/03
204 Henry County Lindsey Wilson 11/1/02
208 Washington County Kristen Blevins 11/18/00
201 Washington County Bradley Copenhaver 9/13/00
195 Bland County Ashley Lynette Bradberry 3/19/00
190 Washington County Michael McGeagh 11/30/00
182 Pittsylvania County Whitni Rader 10/15/00
175 Bland County Anna Michael 3/19/00
174 Newport News Margaret Lang 11/22/00
173 Mongomery County John Lauck 6/20/00
173 Mongomery County Rosanne North 6/20/00
169 Mongomery County Christine Price 10/20/99
168 Washington County Ethan Prater 11/27/00
166.5 Washington County Amelia Blevins 11/13/00
162 Washington County Michael Briscoe Jr. 11/26/00
156 Washington County Shelby Williams
Henry Holmes
11/15/00
156 Washington County Eddie Camper 11/28/00
146 Washington County Cody Foglesong 11/29/00
144 Bland County Hunter Romano 10/2/99
138.5 Henry County Mylinh Nguyen 8/25/99
133 Scott County Logan Norton 9/20/02
126 Washington County Ashley Fletcher 10/7/00
121 Washington County Tonya Davenport 11/27/00
121 Washington County Cody Foglesong 11/30/00
112.5 Washington County Emilee Robbins 11/4/00
100 Bland County Josh A. Shelton 10/13/99
92.5 Washington County Keriann Robbins 11/4/00
60 Scott County Rebecca Bays 9/2002

Oak
Willow

Quercus phellos 139 Prince William County Tom Cole 7/15/00

Pecan

Carya illinoensis 111 Chesapeake County Rob Myelowski
Steve Talley
2000

Pine
Loblolly

Pinus taeda 70 Chesterfield County Ben B. 1/01/01

Pine
White

Pinus strobus 109 Bland County Barry Bradshaw, Jr. 9/24/99
100 Pulaski County Karen McCardle
David McCardle
3/20/00
61 Washington County Sarah Robbins 11/4/00

Yellow-
Poplar

Liriodendron
tulipifera
260 Orange County S. Jordan O'Connell 4/4/00
230.5 Clarke County Stephen Klenkar 9/12/00
203 Prince William County Tom Cole 7/13/00
184 Chesapeake County Jason Turner 2000
182 Washington County Shelby Williams
Wayne Holmes
11/29/00
180 Washington County Bonnie Van Dyke 11/30/00
171 Washington County Lewis Hand 11/15/00
152.5 Fairfax County Rininger family 02/01/01
96 Giles County Galen Weyer 8/3/99
78 Pulaski County Karen McCardle
David McCardle
3/20/00
72 Bland County Anthony Bradshaw 9/16/99
64.5 Washington County Emilee Robbins 11/4/00
61 Montgomery County Joe Richardson 6/20/00
52.5 Montgomery County Aaron Custis 6/20/00

Redbud
Eastern

Cercis
canadensis
82 Orange County S. Jordan O'Connell 4/4/00

Sassafras

Sassafras albidium 56 Washington County Emilee Robbins 11/4/00

Sourwood

Oxydendrum
arboreum
58 Lunenburg County Chris Schlager 6/24/99

Spruce
Red

Picea rubens 100 Giles County Chris Gardner 8/3/99

Sycamore
American

Platanus
occidentalis
292.5 Montgomery County Mandy Dean 10/7/00
234.5 Clarke County Anna Klenkar 9/12/00
204 Washington County Ethan Prater 11/27/00
168 Scott County Josh Gardner 9/27/02
120.5 Smyth County Meghan Akes 3/23/00
118 Scott County Emmitt Begley 9/2002
54 Bland County Samantha Davidson 3/12/00

Tupelo
Black

Nyssa sylvatica 91 Prince William County Tom Cole 7/15/00

Walnut
Black

Juglans nigra 160 Craig County Ben Harris
Andrew Fuller
6/27/99
148 Washington County Brittney Prater 11/27/00
117 Montgomery County Matthew Boyd
Justin Gravley
9/30/00
106 Scott County Sarah Maya 9/2002
103 Bland County Josh Taylor 9/19/99
60 Washington County Emilee Robbins 11/4/00

Willow
Black

Salix nigra 237 Bland County Shane Umbarger 10/14/99
150.5 Bland County Nathan Tickle 10/16/99

Willow
Weeping

Salix babylonica 222 Henry Lindsey Wilson 11/1/02
169 Washington County Kerriann Robbins 10/14/99

 

 

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Updated 6/20/2003