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	Nashville Tree Foundation works to preserve and enhance Nashville’s urban forest by educating the public, planting trees in urban areas, identifying the oldest and largest trees in Davidson County, and designating arboretums. 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Shelby Bottoms Greenway, Dixon Drive Owned by Metro Parks Nominated by Mark Hackney 24” circumference, 31’ height, 25’ crown spread 1989 Green Hawthorn Dixon Dr., at end in woods Nominated by Mark S. Hackney Owned by Robert Matthews51” circumference, 38’ high, 24’ crown spread TOP HEMLOCK 2007 Eastern Hemlock Mount Olivet Cemetery, 1101 Lebanon Road Owned by Mount Olivet Cemetery Nominated by George Cate Jr. 108” circumference, 77’ height, 60’ crown spread 1989 Eastern Hemlock Shelby Park Nominated by Mark S. Hackney Owned by Metro Parks 80” circumference, 83’ high, 43’ crown spread TOP HICKORY 2008 Shellbark Hickory (Quercus lacinisa) Shelby Bottoms Greenway, Cornelia Fort Trail Owned by Metro Parks Nominated by Mark Hackney 90” circumference, 112’ height, 56’ crown spread 2007 Shagbark Hickory Mount Olivet Cemetery, 1101 Lebanon Road Owned by Mount Olivet Cemetery Nominated by George Cate Jr. 93” circumference, 85’ height, 60’ crown spread 2006 Shagbark Hickory 5047 John Hagar Road Owned by Steve Hagar Nominated by Devon Cardosi 51” circumference, 93.6’ height, 58.5’ crown spread 2006 Bitternut Hickory Two Rivers Park Owned by Metro Parks Nominated by Oscar Krosnes 140” circumference, 126’ height, 88’ crown spread 2006 Pig Nut Hickory Two Rivers Park Owned by Metro Parks Nominated by Donald Sanders 84” circumference, 93’ height, 64’ crown spread 2005 Shagbark Hickory 5149 Old Hickory Blvd. Nominated/owned by John F. Baker Jr. 102” circumference, 80’ high, 68’ crown spread 1994 Pig Nut Hickory 2305 Lebanon Rd. Nominated by Carol Batey Owned by Donelson Presbyterian Church 130” circumference, 70’ high,70’ crown spread 1992 Shagbark Hickory Cornelia Fort Airport, woods Nominated by Mark S. Hackney Owned by E. W. Colbert 90“ circumference, 94’ high, 65’ crown spread 1991 Shagbark Hickory Cornelia Fort Airport property,in woods, near the river Nominated by Mark S. Hackney Owned by E.W. Colbert 88” circumference, 99’ high, 48’ crown spread 1991 Shellbark Hickory Cornelia Fort Airport property,in woods, near the river Nominated by Mark S. Hackney Owned by E.W. Colbert 84” circumference, 102’ high, 58’ crown spread 1989 Shellbark Hickory Cornelia Fort Airport, along dirt road in woods near river Nominated by Mark S. Hackney Owned by Margaret Colbert 95” circumference, 105’ high, 74’ crown spread 1988 Shagbark Hickory Forrest Green Dr., in bottoms, east of dead end, Nominated by Mark S. Hackney Owned by Twin Lawn Development Co. 84” circumference, 90’ high, 48’ crown spread TOP HOLLY 2006 American Holly The Hermitage, 4580 Rachel’s Lane Owned by The Hermitage Nominated by Oscar Krosnes 60” circumference, 79’ height, 25’ crown spread 2003 American Holly 3941 Woodlawn Dr. Nominated by Lyn James Owned by Cathy and BobSullivan 73” circumference, 37’7” high, 36’ crown spread 2003 American Holly 4915 Sewanee Rd. Nominated/owned by Debbieand Larry Edmondson 39” circumference, 40’ high, 17’ crown spread 2002 Burford Holly 8600 River Rd. Pike Nominated by Mrs. Victor Johnson Owned by Chris and Neil Tyler 144“ circumference, 30‘ high, 19’6” crown spread 1989 American Holly 414 Rosebank Ave. Nominated by Mark S. Hackney Owned by Richard Stein 72” circumference, 59’ high, 35’ crown spread TOP HOPHORNBEAM 2008 Eastern Hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana) Shelby Park Community Center Owned by Metro Parks Nominated by Mark Hackney 52” circumference, 37' height, 48’ crown spread 1989 Hophornbeam Two Rivers Ct. Nominated by Mark S. Hackney Owned by Metro Parks 34” circumference, 32’ high, 28’ crown spread TOP HORNBEAM 2001 American Hornbeam Ellington Agriculture Center Nominated by Larry Maxwell Owned by State of TennesseeDepartment of Agriculture 73” circumference, 46’ high, 130’ crown spread 1997 European Hornbeam Vanderbilt Plaza,Loews Vanderbilt Plaza Hotel,2100 West End Nominated by Randy Allen Owned by Vanderbilt Plaza 35” circumference, 37’ high, 21’ crown spread 1991 American Hornbeam Tiffany Dr., in woods approximately 300 yards south Nominated by Mark S. Hackney Owned by Nashville Bank and Trust Co. 24” circumference, 40’ high, 26’ crown spread TOP LINDEN 1993 Linden 3501 Central Ave. Nominated by Walter Jowers Owned by Concordia Lutheran Church Measurements NA TOP LOCUST 2006 Honey Locust 5052 John Hagar Road Owned by Oscar Krosnes Nominated by Devon Cardosi 44” circumference, 75’ height, 39.7’ crown spread TOP	I WANT TO . . . • Enter a Big Tree • Measure a Tree • See Winners by Year • See Winners by Species • Buy a Book of Winners




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