Big Old Tree Contest
Previous Winners
2015 Winners
Liquidambar styraciflua
160 Charleston Park
nominator Vicki Turner
owner Gayle and Ed Vance
circumference 81" height 75' crown 38'
Fraxinus americana
Clubhouse/Sugartree
nominator Vicki Turner
owner Sugartree
circumference 118" height 55' crown 65'
Prunus subhirtella 'Pendula'
28 Washington Park
nominator Vicki Turner
owner Susan and Lewis Anderson
circumference 15" height 30' crown 40'
Platanus occidentalis
66 Revere Park
nominator Vicki Turner
circumference 110" height 100' crown 100'
Ulmus parvifolia
Harding Road
nominator Vicki Turner
owner Ruthie Cowan
circumference 123" height 50' crown 60'
Morus alba
Harding Road
nominator Vicki Turner
owner Ruthie Cowan
circumference 178" height 40' crown 75'
Liriodendron tulipifera
Belle Meade City Hall
nominator Vicki Turner
owner City of Belle Meade
circumference 141" height 115' crown 75'
Tsuga canadensis
321 Lynwood Blvd
nominator Vicki Turner
owner Daniel Gilmer
circumference 71" height 75' crown 35'
Magnolia stellata
212 Deer Park Drive
nominator Vicki Turner
owner Hayden and Steve Avery
circumference 63" height 30' crown 35'
Sapindus saponaria
101 Bellevue Drive, South
nominator Vicki Turner
owner Al and Laura Rhodes
circumference 57" height 38' crown 40'
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
698 Timber Lane
nominator Pat Wallace/Ray Woods
owner Helen Omberg
circumference 81" height 80' crown 38'
Quercus prinus
698 Timber Lane
nominator Vicki Turner
owner Helen Omberg
circumference 61" height 40' crown 53'
Castanea hybrid
Regency Park Condos
nominator Vicki Turner
owner Regency Park Condos
circumference 61" height 40' crown 53'
Tilia americana
Vanderbilt University
nominator Vicki Turner
owner Vanderbilt University
circumference 156" height 75' crown 70'
Catalpa bignonioides
Centennial Park
nominator Vicki Turner
owner Metro Parks
circumference 190" height 40' crown 50'
Populus section Aigeiros
Centennial Park
nominator Vicki Turner
owner Metro Parks
circumference 190" height 140' crown 120'
Quercus rubra
1921 Greenwood Avenue
nominator Linda and David Rogers
owner Howe Garden Apartments
circumference 154" height 95' crown 80'
Juglans nigra
1929 Greenwood Avenue
nominator Linda and David Rogers
owner Linda and David Rogers
circumference 87" height 95' crown 58'
Firmiana simplex
812 Evansdale Drive
nominator Vicki Turner
owner James R. Omer, Jr.
circumference 51" height 40' crown 40'
Quercus nigra
3312 Skyline Drive
nominator Vicki Turner
owner Traci and Pete Nordberg
circumference 90" height 52' crown 32'
Magnolia grandiflora
865 Forest Acres Drive
nominator Vicki Turner
owner Muriel and Tom Anderson
circumference 65" height 45' crown 40'
Quercus macrocarpa
Brandywine Pointe
nominator Keeling Turner
owner Brandywine Pointe
circumference 145" height 80' crown 90'
Quercus muehlenbergii
4049 Saundersville Road
nominator Karen Guy
owner Karen Guy
circumference 182" height 88' crown 100'
Picea abies
4211 Gallatin Pike
nominator Randy Allen
owner Sarah and Gary Temple
circumference 92" height 80' crown 35'
Abies balsamea
2213 Carter Avenue
nominator Vicki Turner
owner Giathery Lizarraga
circumference 80" height 53' crown 33'
Nyssa sylvatica
Shelby Park Golf Course
nominator Vicki Turner
owner Metro Parks
circumference 119" height 105' crown 60'
Cotinus obovatus
4205 Burrus St.
nominator Vicki Turner
owner Kristin Olander
circumference 95" height 30' crown 40'
Quercus phellos
37 Rutledge Street
nominator Vicki Turner
owner Husk Restaurant
circumference 183" height 93' crown 84'
Cedrus deodara
Brentwood Hills Church of Christ
nominator Vicki Turner
owner Brentwood Hills Church of Christ
circumference 36" height 30' crown 25'
Prunus caroliniana
4304 Gray Oaks Drive
nominator Vicki Turner
owner Margaret Ann Schaefer
circumference 30" height 30' crown 35'
Cupressus glabra
4107 Hillsboro Circle
nominator Vicki Turner
owner Carol Stein
circumference 36" height 27' crown 14'
Quercus falcata
1343 Otter Creek Road
nominator Scott Brooks
owner Scott Brooks
circumference 139" height 75' crown 60'
Celtis occidentalis
1343 Otter Creek Road
nominator Scott Brooks
owner Scott Brooks
circumference 144" height 85' crown 75'
Betula nigra
614 Fatherland Street
nominator Elieen Beehan
owner Elieen Beehan
circumference 30" height 55' crown 30'
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Belmont University
nominator Mary Weber
owner Belmont University
circumference 110" height 78' crown 65'
Maclura pomifera
Trevecca Nazarene University - North Drive
nominator Chris Farrell
owner Trevecca Nazarene University
circumference 234" height 50' crown 65'
Quercus macrocarpa
5569 So . New Hope Road Hermitage
nominator Sylvia Hicks
owner Sylvia Hicks
circumference 159" height 86' crown 93'
Magnolia × soulangeana
2412 Valley Brook Road
nominator Mary Jo Shankle
owner Mary Jo and Steve Shankle
circumference 37" height 35' crown 35'
Quercus alba
Radnor Lake State Natural Area
nominator Jesse Germeraad
owner Radnor Lake State Natural Area
circumference 56" height 75' crown 70'
Quercus muehlenbergii
4931 Franklin Pike
nominator Sally Jane Clayton
owner Pam Clayton
circumference 180" height 90' crown 44'
Quercus shumardii
Cheekwood
nominator Sara Lowe
owner Cheekwood
circumference 154" height 111' crown 67'
Ginkgo Biloba
Cheekwood
nominator Sara Lowe
owner Cheekwood
circumference 96" height 116' crown 34'
Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca Pendula'
Cheekwood
nominator Sara Lowe
owner Cheekwood
circumference 22" height 19' crown 7'
Quercus acutissima
Cheekwood
nominator Sara Lowe
owner Cheekwood
circumference 120" height 94' crown 85'
Juniperus virginiana
Cheekwood
nominator Sara Lowe
owner Cheekwood
circumference 94" height 84' crown 20'
Cornus florida
905 Westview Avenue
nominator Lyn Cate James
owner Emily and Crom Tidwell
circumference 33" height 40' crown 29'
Quercus stellata
1155 Sewanee Road
nominator Dick Page
owner Edith Moore
circumference 93" height 69' crown 69'
Cornus florida
5321 Lickton Pike
nominator Lisa Lowe
owner Lisa Lowe
circumference 64" height 23' crown 30'
Prunus serotina
1215 Chickering Road
nominator Julia Ledyard
owner Julia and Rob Ledyard
circumference 126" height 90' crown 65'
Quercus rubra
Glen Leven
nominator Liz Edsall McLaurin
owner Land Trust for TN
circumference 145" height 80' crown 80'
Pyrus L.
108 Belle Meade Blvd.
nominator Vicki Turner
owner Susan and John Lentz
circumference 30" height 60' crown 35'
Pinus strobus
Centerstone
nominator Sallie Allen
owner Centerstone
circumference 101" height 87' crown 65'
Quercus macrocarpa
100 Hardingwoods Place
nominator Cathy Stewart Brown
owner Margaret Akers/Todd Campbell
circumference 143" height 75' crown 65'