Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2010 4:26 pm
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On my way back from a family visit last week I made time to stop and see the Virginia State Champion northern red oak near Manassas, Virginia. The tree is in Bull Run Park and scores a whopping 422 big tree points. Here is a link to the tree: http://www.cnr.vt.edu/4H/BIGTREE/bigtree_detail.cfm?AutofieldforPrimaryKey=978
However, a few issues arose when I got to the tree.
1) It was not a tree but a partial fusion of two separate trees
2) It was 123.9 feet tall, not 148 feet as stated
3) It was not a northern red oak
This fluted double tree grows in a floodplain forest and is in fact, a shumard oak (Quercus shumardii).
Will Blozan
On my way back from a family visit last week I made time to stop and see the Virginia State Champion northern red oak near Manassas, Virginia. The tree is in Bull Run Park and scores a whopping 422 big tree points. Here is a link to the tree: http://www.cnr.vt.edu/4H/BIGTREE/bigtree_detail.cfm?AutofieldforPrimaryKey=978
- Whole tree stitch
However, a few issues arose when I got to the tree.
1) It was not a tree but a partial fusion of two separate trees
- Twins
2) It was 123.9 feet tall, not 148 feet as stated
3) It was not a northern red oak
- Shumard oak leaves
- Classic shumard leaves001.jpg (112.7 KiB) Viewed 558 times
This fluted double tree grows in a floodplain forest and is in fact, a shumard oak (Quercus shumardii).
Will Blozan