Big Old Tree Contest
Previous Winners
2012 Winners
American Elm (Ulmus americana)
1004 Tower Place
owner Anne-Marie Farmer
nominator Anne-Marie Farmer
130” circumference, 75’ height, 85’ crown spread
American Elm (Ulmus americana)
Regency Park Condominiums
owner Regency Park Condominiums
nominator Ray Woods
112” circumference, 81’ height, 45’ crown spread
American Holly (Ilex opaca)
614 Timber Lane
owner Regency Park Condominiums
nominator Ray Woods
47” circumference, 66’ height, 18’ crown spread
Black Oak (Quercus velutina)
100 39th Avenue North
owner Mark Miller
nominator Mark Miller
125” circumference, 75’ height, 45’ crown spread
Black Walnut (Juglans nigra)
3708 Woodmont Lane
owner Sandra Carter
nominator Clare Baker
109” circumference, 65’ height, 40’ crown spread
Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa)
1109 Tyne Blvd.
owner Art McWilliams
nominator Arbor Art Tree Care Inc
68” circumference, 87’ height, 81’ crown spread
Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides)
3420 Hampton Avenue
owner Anne Davis
nominator Anne Davis
130” circumference, 75’ height, 45’ crown spread
Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana)
717 West Meade Drive
owner Kathryn and Harvey Bennett
nominator Kathryn G. Bennett
113” circumference, 65’ height, 50’ crown spread
Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis)
1206 Graybar Lane
owner Carol Yarbrough
nominator Carol Yarbrough
72” circumference, 85’ height, 150’ crown spread
Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis)
Between 239 and 243 Lauderdale Road
owner Mary Bellios
nominator Susan Spurgeon
146” circumference, 75’ height, 85’ crown spread
Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis)
Sevier Park
owner Metro Parks
nominator Randall Lantz
116” circumference, 80’ height, 75’ crown spread
Linden (Tilia americana)
636 Timber Lane
owner Regency Park Condominiums
nominator Ray Woods
100” circumference, 49’ height, 23’ crown spread
Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda)
4030 Overbrook Court
owner Liam Sohr
nominator Liam Sohr
96” circumference, 70’ height, 35’ crown spread
Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra)
2809 Lealto Court
owner Mickey Sullivan
nominator Mickey Sullivan
170” circumference, 75’ height, 65’ crown spread
Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra)
3707 Richland Avenue
owner Margaret Seigenthaler
nominator Hunter Family
182” circumference, 80’ height, 75’ crown spread
Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera)
Morton Mill Road at Belle Vue cabin site
owner Greg Estes
nominator Wanda Nokes
120” circumference, 100’ height, 112’ crown spread
Pear (Pyrus commonalis)
4504 Granny White Pike
owner Jan Stinson
nominator Jan Stinson
90” circumference, 46’ height, 38’ crown spread
Pecan (Carya illinoinensis)
4712 Lickton Pike
owner Alicia Batson and Bert Hartman
nominator Alicia Batson and Bert Hartman
62” circumference, 70’ height, 45’ crown spread
Pecan (Carya illinoinensis)
Sevier Park
owner Metro Parks
nominator Thomas Solinksy/Soundforest
78” circumference, 75’ height, 47’ crown spread
Pin Oak (Quercus palustris)
5627 Granny White Pike
owner Angie Murphy
nominator Angie Murphy
180” circumference, 135’ height, 135’ crown spread
Shortleaf Pine (Pinus echinata)
7203 Old Hickory Blvd.
owner Williams Brothers Farm
nominator Angela Williams
192” circumference, 70’ height, 100’ crown spread
Shumard Oak (Quercus shumardii)
Sylvan Park School
owner Metro Nashville
nominator Andrea Riddle
117” circumference, 65’ height, 50’ crown spread
Shumard Oak (Quercus shumardii)
4141 Woodlawn Drive
owner
nominator Lori Torres/Katie White
165” circumference, 75’ height, 80’ crown spread
Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)
Sevier Park
owner Metro Parks
nominator Randall Lantz
108” circumference, 65’ height, 80’ crown spread
Southern Red Oak (Quercus falcata)
4931 Franklin Pike
owner Pam Clayton
nominator Pam Clayton
192” circumference, 90’ height, 60’ crown spread
Stinking Cedar (Torreya taxifolia )
Cheekwood - Howe Garden
owner Leigh Anne Lomax
nominator Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art
18” circumference, 35’ height, 20’ crown spread
Sugar Maple (Acer Sacharum)
1214 Norvel Ave.
owner Bill and Nancy Bretz
nominator Bill and Nancy Bretz
95” circumference, 106’ height, 37’ crown spread
Sugar Maple (Acer Sacharum)
4919 Tyne Valley Road
owner Jackson Brown
nominator Pat Wallace
133” circumference, 70’ height, 60’ crown spread
Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)
558 Highcrest Drive
owner Linton Evans
nominator Linton Evans
120” circumference, 130’ height, 80’ crown spread
Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)
4141 Woodlawn Drive
owner
nominator Lori Torres and Katie White
132” circumference, 80’ height, 75’ crown spread
Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima)
662 Timber Lane
owner Regency Park Condominiums
nominator Ray Woods
115” circumference, 88’ height, 28’ crown spread
Water Oak (Quercus nigra)
108 Belle Meade Blvd.
owner John Lentz
nominator John Lentz
150” circumference, 65’ height, 55’ crown spread
White Oak (Quercus alba)
2225 Neely’s Bend Road
owner
nominator Gary Banks
256” circumference, 72’ height, 126’ crown spread
White Oak (Quercus alba)
5117 Grand Oak Way
owner Oakmont Subdivision
nominator Richardson Family
212” circumference, 67’ height, 115’ crown spread
White Pine (Pinus strobus)
4030 Overbrook Court
owner Liam Sohr
nominator Liam Sohr
96” circumference, 70’ height, 35’ crown spread
Willow Oak (Quercus phellos)
Woodlawn Memorial Park
owner Woodlawn Memorial Park
nominator Mark Hackney
113” circumference, 97’ height, 84’ crown spread
Yellow Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera)
1214 Norvel Avenue
owner Bill and Nancy Bretz
nominator Bill and Nancy Bretz
82” circumference, 130’ height, 35’ crown spread
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Chinkapin Oak (Quercus muehlenbergii)
7203 Old Hickory Blvd.
owner Williams Brothers Farm
nominator Angela Williams
192” circumference, 70’ height, 100’ crown spread
Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana)
100 Brentwood Place
owner Arbors of Brentwood
nominator Paul Campanis
122” circumference, 70’ height, 50’ crown spread
Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)
Radnor Lake State Natural Area
owner State of Tennessee
nominator Mark Taylor/FRA ES Class
113” circumference, 90’ height, 58’ crown spread
Overcup Oak (Quercus lyrata)
Vanderbilt University near Rand Hall
owner Vanderbilt University
nominator Anne Hill
72” circumference, 60’ height, 20 ’ crown spread
Red Sorrel/Sourwood (Rumex acetosella)
Beaman Park
owner Metro Parks
nominator Durwood Edwards
75” circumference, 52’ height, 20’ crown spread
Shagbark Hickory (Carya ovata)
3007 New Natchez Trace
owner Walter Burn
nominator Walter Burn
38” circumference, 67’ height, 31’ crown spread
Silver Maple (Acer saccharinum)
805 North 2nd Street
owner Dane Forlines
nominator Dane Forlines
129” circumference, 65’ height, 50’ crown spread