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.

Horizontal rule

ACTIVITIES
Big Old Tree Contest
High Tree Party
Releafing Day
Previous Projects
Powerline Approved Trees
Arboretums
Newsletter (PDF)

FOUNDATION
Contact Us
About Tree Foundation

PLANTING & CARE
Choosing a Tree
Planting a Tree
Caring for Your Tree

BOTC Winners by Year

2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993
1992 1991 1990 1989 1988

1990
Beech
112 Bonaventure Pl.
Nominated by Mrs. Thomas M. Hudson
Owned by L.H. Armistead III
108” circumference, 69’ high, 78’ crown spread

Catalpa
Kelly Rd.
(100 feet north of the end of road on the bank of Hemmingwood Lake)
Nominated by Dr. and Mrs. James Irvin
Owned by Homeowners of Hemmingwood
168” circumference, 65’ high, 57’ crown spread

Dogwood
926 Otter Creek Rd.
Nominated/owned by Lee A. Enoch Jr.
54” circumference, 37’10” high, 21’6” crown spread

Elm
1324 Barnes Rd., Antioch
Nominated/owned by John and Carol Wayne
124” circumference, 91’ high; 86’ crown spread

Ginkgo
1900 Belmont Blvd.
Nominated by Cindy Shafer
Owned by Belmont University
122” circumference, 90’ high, 70’ crown spread

Hackberry
Bonaventure Commons
Bonaventure Pl.
Nominated by Mrs. Tom Hudson
Owned by Bonaventure Homeowners Association
132” circumference, 96’ high, 70’ crown spread

Hackberry
516 Franklin Pike
Brentwood CumberlandPresbyterian Church
Nominated by L. Blankers
Owned by Brentwood Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Measurements NA

Magnolia
1900 Belmont Blvd.
Nominated by Cindy Shafer
Owned by Belmont University
126” circumference, 73’ high, 60’ crown spread

Red Mulberry
1900 Belmont Blvd.
Nominated by Cindy Shafer and Margaret Lindsley Warden
Owned by Belmont University
160” circumference, 50’ high, 80’ crown spread

White Mulberry
Leslie Ct., by creek behind duplex
Nominated by Mark S. Hackney
Owned by Parthenon Properties Inc.
84” circumference, 69’ high, 50’ crown spread

Bur Oak
Vanderbilt University
Nominated by Robert McGaw
Owned by Vanderbilt University
173” circumference, 101’ high, 120’ crown spread

Chinkapin Oak
919 Van Leer Dr.
Nominated by Oak Valley Garden Club
Owned by Mike Reid
193” circumference, 91’6” high, 106’10” crown spread

Pin Oak
1120 Glendale Lane,
Nominated/owned by Monroe Harding Children’s Home
168” circumference, 75’ high, 75’ crown spread

Red Oak
2984 McGavock Pike,
Nominated/owned by Ray Long
147” circumference, 85’ high, 75’ crown spread

Saul’s Oak
Peeler Park, along edge of woods near old swimming pool
Nominated by Mark S. Hackney
Owned by Metro Parks
123” circumference, 98’ high, 65’ crown spread

scarlet Oak
119 Becker Ave., Old Hickory, TN
Nominated/owned by William Johnson196” circumference, 88’ high, 86’ crown spread

White Oak
Shelby Park
Nominated by Ralph E. Hutton
Owned by Metro Parks
188” circumference, 145’ high,65’ crown spread

Willow Oak
Centennial Park
Nominated by Robert McGaw
Owned by Metro Parks
13’ 5” circumference, 93’ high; 108’ crown spread
• Site of High Tree Party

Persimmon
926 Otter Creek Rd.
Nominated/owned by Lee A. Enoch Jr.
70” circumference, 93’ high, 39’ crown spread

White Pine
818 Woodland St.
Nominated by Alison Fuller’s class, Ross Elementary
64” circumference, 108’ high, 22’ crown spread

Sycamore
308 Jackson Blvd.
Nominated by Amy Campbell
Owned by Stuart Campbell
circumference NA, 124’ high,
79’ crown spread

Black Walnut
926 Otter Creek Rd., east of Radnor Lake
Nominated/owned by Lee A. Enoch Jr.
76” circumference, 108’ high, crown spread NA
TOP

1989
White Ash
Edwin Warner Park
Nominated by Warner Park Nature Center
Owned by Metro Parks
78” circumference, 90’ high, 56’6” crown spread

American Basswood
South from end of Moss Rose Dr.
Nominated by Mark S. Hackney
Owned by Charlie Wheeler
157” circumference, 91’ high, 56’ crown spread

Beech
River bottom appx. .125 mile east from dead end of
Longfield Ave.
Nominated by Mark S. Hackney
Owned by Robert Matthews
146” circumference, 118’ high, 83’ crown spread

Atlas Cedar
801 Rose Park Dr.
Nominated by Mark S. Hackney
Owned by James F. Scalf Jr.
76” circumference, 50’ high, 49’ crown spread

Red Cedar
Percy Warner Park
Nominated by Warner Park Nature Center
Owned by Metro Parks
106” circumference, 69’ high, 35’ crown spread

Black Cherry
2210 Crocker Springs Rd.
Goodlettsville, TN
Nominated by Mark S. Hackney
Owned by Carl Mcwhirter
132” circumference, 92’ high, 70’ crown spread

Elm
Shelby Park, very near 19th Ave. entrance
Nominated by Mark S. Hackney
Owned by Metro Parks
168” circumference, 100’ high, 87’ crown spread

White Fir
Shelby Park, foot of hillside, near St. across from ball diamond
Nominated by Mark S. Hackney
Owned by Metro Parks
92” circumference, 49’ high, 40’ crown spread

Fringetree
2321 Carter Ave.
Nominated by Mark S. Hackney
Owned by Robert L. Hackney
52” circumference, 14’ high, 13’ crown spread

Hackberry
1125 Shelton Ave.
Nominated by Mark S. Hackney
Owned by Aubrey White
175” circumference, 100’ high, crown spread NA

Green Hawthorn
Dixon Dr., at end in woods
Nominated by Mark S. Hackney
Owned by Robert Matthews
51” circumference, 38’ high, 24’ crown spread

Eastern Hemlock
Shelby Park
Nominated by Mark S. Hackney
Owned by Metro Parks
80” circumference, 83’ high, 43’ crown spread

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

American Holly
414 Rosebank Ave.
Nominated by Mark S. Hackney
Owned by Richard Stein
72” circumference, 59’ high, 35’ crown spread

Hophornbeam
Two Rivers Ct.
Nominated by Mark S. Hackney
Owned by Metro Parks
34” circumference, 32’ high, 28’ crown spread

Red Maple
Cornelia Fort Airport, in woods beside dirt road
Nominated by Mark S. Hackney
Owned by Margaret Colbert
69” circumference, 77’ high, 32’ crown spread

Red Mulberry
beside Eastland Ave., near intersection at
801 Rosebank Ave.
Nominated by Mark S. Hackney
Owned by Mrs. Gay Hurt
83” circumference, 52’ high, 58’ crown spread

White Mulberry
Bank of Cumberland River, appx. 100 yds. east from Shelby Park
Nominated by Mark S. Hackney
Owned by George T. Hicks
62” circumference, 55’ high, 41’ crown spread

pin Oak
Forest Green Dr., east from dead end in river bottom
Nominated by Mark S. Hackney
Owned by Charlie Wheeler
144” circumference, 105’ high, 83’ crown spread

Red Oak
507 North 14th St.
Nominated by Mark S. Hackney
Owned by S.J. Liles
94” circumference, 58’ high, 44’ crown spread

White Oak
Percy Warner Park
Nominated by Warner Park Nature Center
Owned by Metro Parks
186” circumference, 94’ high, 78’ crown spread

White Oak
Percy Warner Park
Nominated by Warner Park Nature Center
Owned by Metro Parks
156” circumference, 115’ high, 84’ crown spread

Pawpaw
Shelby Park; Riverview Golf Course; right of 8th green
Nominated by Mark S. Hackney
Owned by Metro Parks
40” circumference, 32’ high, 30’ crown spread

Persimmon
Percy Warner Park
Nominated by Warner Park Nature Center
Owned by Metro Parks
72” circumference, 107’ high, 39’ crown spread

Eastern White Pine
Shelby Park, hillside across St. from baseball diamond
Nominated by Mark S. Hackney
Owned by Metro Parks
121” circumference, 70’ high, 51’ crown spread

Loblolly Pine
1508 Rosebank Ave.
Nominated by Mark S. Hackney
Owned by D. Morrow
90” circumference, 66’ high, 57’ crown spread

Domestic Plum
2923 Hillhurst Dr.
Nominated by Mark S. Hackney
Owned by Joe Calvert Sr.
90” circumference, 24’ high, 33’ crown spread

Tulip Poplar
Percy Warner Park
Nominated by Warner Park Nature Center
Owned by Metro Parks
187” circumference, 124’ high, 85’ crown spread
• Site of High Tree Party

Eastern Redbud
241 Riverside Dr.
Nominated by Mark S. Hackney
Owned by W.S. Davis
120” circumference, 36’ high, 28’ crown spread

Sassafras
Percy Warner Park
Nominated by Warner Park Nature Center
Owned by Metro Parks
146” circumference, 94’ high, 39’ crown spread

Norway Spruce
Shelby Park
Nominated by Mark S. Hackney
Owned by Metro Parks
86” circumference, 74’ high, 40’ crown spread

American Sycamore
Shelby Park
Nominated by Mark S. Hackney
Owned by Metro Parks
271” circumference, 120’ high, 113’ crown spread

black Walnut
Percy Warner Park
Nominated by Warner Park Nature Center
Owned by Metro Parks
114” circumference, 120 high, 65 crown spread
TOP

1988
Ash
1703 Greenwood Ave.
Nominated by Mark S. Hackney
Owned by Phil and Shirley Overby
160” circumference, 70’ high, 86’ crown spread

American Basswood
Magnolia Cir.,
Peabody College
Nominated by Mike Holt
Owned by Vanderbilt University
94” circumference, 76’ high, 54’ crown spread

Beech
Percy Warner Park, near
Dripping Springs
Nominated by John Harky
Owned by Metro Parks
146” circumference, 140’ high, 79’ crown spread

Ohio Buckeye
McTyeire Hall
Vanderbilt University
Nominated by Mike Holt
Owned by Vanderbilt University
56” circumference, 66’ high, 35’ crown spread

Catalpa
Vanderbilt University,
near Divinity School
Nominated by Mike Holt
Owned by Vanderbilt University
85” circumference, 70’ high, 46’ crown spread

Red Cedar
The Hermitage,
4580 Rachel’s Lane
Nominated/owned by The Hermitage
103” circumference, 105’ high, 33’ crown spread

Chinese Scholar Tree
Front of Buttrick Hall, Vanderbilt University
Nominated by Mike Holt
Owned by Vanderbilt University
69” circumference, 52’ high, 47’ crown spread

Cottonwood
563 Valleywood Dr.,
Nominated/owned by Lorraine Johnson
230” circumference, 173’ high, 108’ crown spread

Dogwood
409 Menees Lane, Madison
Nominated/owned by Kenneth A. Snider
60” circumference, 34’ high, 26’ crown spread

Elm
3614 Whitland Ave.
Nominated/owned by Beth Interlandi
139” circumference, 94’ high, 93’ crown spread

Ginkgo
Kirkland Hall, Vanderbilt University
Nominated by Mike Holt
Owned by Vanderbilt University
100” circumference, 74’ high, 58’ crown spread

Goldenrain Tree
Hill Center, Peabody College
Nominated by Mike Holt
Owned by Vanderbilt University
65” circumference, 47’ high, 35’ crown spread

Hackberry
4421 Warner Pl.
Nominated/owned by Mrs. Nelson Andrews
134” circumference, 110’ high, 64’ crown spread

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

cucumber Magnolia
Magnolia Circle
Peabody College
Nominated by Mike Holt
Owned by Vanderbilt University
104” circumference, 58’ high, 50’ crown spread

Southern Magnolia
Vanderbilt University
Nominated by Mark S. Hackney and Mike Holt
Owned by Vanderbilt University
132” circumference, 65’ high, 49’ crown spread

sweetbay Magnolia
Kirkland Hall, Vanderbilt University
Nominated by Mike Holt
Owned by Vanderbilt University
24” circumference, 42’ high, 17’ crown spread

Sugar Maple
1102 S. Graycroft Dr., Madison
Nominated by Paul Koulakov
Owned by Fulton and Eugenia Peay
157” circumference, 65’ high, 44’ crown spread
*Lost to street construction

bur Oak
Belle Meade Country
Club Golf Course
Nominated by Ben Doubleday Jr.
Owned by Belle Meade Country Club
256” circumference, 101’ high, 103’ crown spread

Chinkapin Oak
1022 Fontaine Dr., Goodlettsville
Nominated/owned by O.B. Hunter Jr.
211” circumference, 134’ high, 88’10” crown spread

Chinkapin Oak
2808 White Oak Dr.
Nominated/owned by Dick Davis
204” circumference, 90’ high, 80’ crown spread

Chinkapin Oak
102 W. Hampton Pl.
Nominated/owned by Mrs. Dewey Daane
121” circumference,128’ high, 50’ crown spread

Red Oak
221 Wilsonia Ave.
Nominated by Eva Wynne
Owned by Michael R. Shea
231” circumference, 105’ high, 52’ crown spread
• Site of High Tree Party
*Diseased and taken down

Red Oak
330 Battle Rd., Antioch, TN
Nominated by Morris Bowles and Richard Conners
Owned by Ed Owens
253” circumference, 70’ high, 85’ crown spread

White Oak
916 Crescent Hill Rd.
Nominated by Mark s. Hackney
Owned by Russell Clark
183” circumference, 112’ high, 88’ crown spread

Osage Orange
2012 25th Ave. S.
Nominated/owned by Tom and Peggy Ward
148” circumference, 110’ high, 72’ crown spread

Pecan
McTyeire Hall
Vanderbilt University
Nominated by Mike Holt
Owned by Vanderbilt University
102” circumference, 90’ high, 60’ crown spread

White Pine
875 Curtiswood Lane
Nominated/owned by Gary Jenkins
113” circumference, 93’ high, crown spread NA

tulip Poplar
The Hermitage
4580 Rachel’s Lane
Nominated/owned by The Hermitage
199” circumference, 150’ high, 45’ crown spread

Redbud
318 Rosebank Ave.
Nominated by Mark S. Hackney
Owned by Bob Gregory
139” circumference, 41’ high,
42’ crown spread

Sweetgum
Forrest Green Dr., in bottoms, east of dead end,
Nominated by Mark S. Hackney
Owned by Twin Lake Development Company
Measurements NA

Sycamore
2203 Old Hickory Blvd.
Nominated/owned by Mark Symth
234” circumference, 147’ high, 56’ crown spread

black Walnut
875 Curtiswood Lane
Nominated/owned by Gary Jenkins
139” circumference, 123’ high, crown spread NA

Yellowood
north of Stevenson Mathematics
Vanderbilt University
Nominated by Mike Holt
Owned by Vanderbilt University
62” circumference, 34’ high, 27’ 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

 
HOME | TOP