Tree Information
Common Name: Catawba rhododendron
Scientific Name: Rhododendron catawbiense
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 2850
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: no
Circumference: 11 in.
Height: 18 ft.
Crown: 9 ft.
Points: 31
Date Last Measured: 2020
Last Measured by: Ben Blankenship and Stuart Blankenship
Date First Measured: 2020
Comments: The tree is old for a rhododendron and its crown is very thin. It is likely in the early stages of decline. Very unusual tree like form for a rhododendron. Measured circumference at about one foot five inches above ground due to a peculiar twist above that level and there was a small bulge at 4.5 feet that would inflate the circumference measurement.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: City of Richmond
Land Owner: Maymont Foundation
GPS Coordinates: 37.536051, -77.479116
Owner Email: psinglemann@maymont.org
Directions: Maymont Park. Located along paved path towards children's farm area, in rhododendron thicket. It is next to the steps that lead up to the lawn that is between the Italian garden and nature center.
Owner Address: 1700 Hampton Street
Richmond, VA 23220
Owner Phone: 804-358-7166
Contact Information
Contact Name: Peggy Singlemann
Contact Email: psinglemann@maymont.org
Contact Address: 1700 Hampton Street
Richmond, VA 23220
Contact Phone: 804-358-7166
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Ben Blankenship and Stuart Blankenship
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