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Maclura pomifera - VA

Osage-orange

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416 Points

  • Tree Profile Trunk Circumference Trunk Circumference: 328 inches
  • Tree Profile Height Height: 65 feet
  • Tree Profile Crown Spread Crown Spread: 93 feet
  • Tree Profile Volume Volume: N/A cubic feet
  • Tree Profile Year Last Measured Year Last Measured: 2017
  • Tree Profile Year Nominated Year Nominated: 2011
  • Tree Profile Nominated by Nominated by: |
  • Tree Profile Tree ID Tree ID: 5006

Story

Due to the tree's atypical trunk comprising multiple stems, it was remeasured in 2017 under the advisement of American Forests using an alternative trunk measuring technique referred to as composite functional circumference. Six stems were included in the trunk measurement: 55", 72", 101", 119", 188", 198".

Location:

State: VA

County: Charlotte

This tree is publicly accessible.

Address: N/A

GPS Longitude: -78.89777

GPS Latitude: 37.03243

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Maclura pomifera Osage-orange
Maclura pomifera Osage-orange
Maclura pomifera Osage-orange
Maclura pomifera Osage-orange
Image Credits: Brian Kelley of the Gathering Growth Foundation
Maclura pomifera Osage-orange
Image Credits: Brian Kelley of the Gathering Growth Foundation
Maclura pomifera Osage-orange
Image Credits: Brian Kelley of the Gathering Growth Foundation
Maclura pomifera Osage-orange
Image Credits: Brian Kelley of the Gathering Growth Foundation
Maclura pomifera Osage-orange
Maclura pomifera Osage-orange
Osage-orange tree
Image Credits: Eric Wiseman, June 2017
Osage-orange tree
Image Credits: Alex Cassell, July 2016
Osage-orange tree
Image Credits: Alex Cassell, July 2016

Trees of the same species are compared using the following calculation:

x = Tree Trunk Circumference (Inches);
y = Tree Height (Feet);
z = Tree’s Average Crown Spread (Feet);
x + y + (z/4) = Total Points

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