Big Old Tree Contest
Previous Winners

2003 Winners

White Ash
 
603 Barrywood Dr.

owner Richard Connors

nominator Richard Connors

127” circumference, 100’ high, 55’ crown spread

 

Catalpa
 
5528 Trousdale Dr.

owner Betty Fort

nominator Betty Fort

180” circumference, 100’ high, 50’ crown spread

 

Cherry
 
1012 Battery Lane

owner Hibbard Thatcher

nominator Hibbard Thatcher

156” circumference, 66’ high, 52’ crown spread

 

Cottonwood
 
2219 Pennington Bend

owner Ginger Anderson

nominator Ginger Anderson

176” circumference, 102’ high, 80’ crown spread

 

Cottonwood
 
2219 Pennington Bend

owner Ginger Anderson

nominator Ginger Anderson

176” circumference, 102’ high, 80’ crown spread

 

American Elm
 
920 Lawrence Ave.

owner Janice and Ernest Rodriguez

nominator Janice Rodriguez

163.5” circumference, 142’ high, 91” crown spread

 

Hackberry
 
1800 9th Ave. N.

owner Jones Paideia Magnet School/Metro Schools

nominator Dana and Lyle Currier

158” circumference, 75’ high, 80’ crown spread

 

American Holly
 
3941 Woodlawn Dr.

owner Cathy and Bob Sullivan

nominator Lyn James

73” circumference, 37’7” high, 36’ crown spread

 

American Holly
 
4915 Sewanee Rd.

owner Debbie and Larry Edmondson

nominator Debbie and Larry Edmondson

39” circumference, 40’ high, 17’ crown spread

 

Cucumber Magnolia
 
1112 Greenwood Ave.

owner Gina and Dan Farrar

nominator Gina and Dan Farrar

160” circumference, 100’ high, 45’ crown spread

 

Japanese Magnolia
 
2219 Pennington Bend

owner Ginger K. Anderson

nominator Ginger K. Anderson

36” circumference, 41’ high, 44’ crown spread

 

Sugar Maple
 
124 Brookfield Ave.

owner Mary and William O’Neil

nominator Mary and William O’Neil

126” circumference,103’ high, 51.6’ crown spread

 

Sugar Maple
 
3777 Nolensville Rd.

owner Nashville Zoo at Grassmere

nominator Tori Mason

107” circumference, 120’ high, 80’ crown spread

 

Black Oak
 
1715 Green Hills Dr.

owner Beth and Mark Zinder

nominator Terry Katzman-Rosenblum

105” circumference, 130’ high, 145’ crown spread

 

Chinkapin Oak
 
Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art

owner Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art

nominator Lyn James

140” circumference, 82’ high, 53’ crown spread

 

Pin Oak
 
4111 Dorman Dr.

owner Joan Jordan

nominator Joan Jordan

147” circumference, 105’ high, 105’ crown spread

 

Pin Oak
 
4120 Andrew Jackson Pkwy.,Hermitage

owner Phil Ponder

nominator Phil Ponder

90” circumference, 79’ high, 38’ crown spread

 

Pin Oak
 
4203 Farrar Ave.

owner Rebecca Hobbs and Frank Sciacqua

nominator Rebecca Hobbs

125” circumference, 55’ high, 58’ crown spread

 

Pin Oak
 
4120 Andrew Jackson Pkwy.,Hermitage

owner Phil Ponder

nominator Phil Ponder

90” circumference, 79’ high, 38’ crown spread

 

Scarlet Oak
 
700 Crescent Rd.

owner Dr. Sarah Howell

nominator Dr. Sarah Howell

133” circumference, 104’ high, 73’ crown spread

 

White Oak
 
4915 Sewanee Rd.

owner Debbie and Larry Edmondson

nominator Debbie and Larry Edmondson

180” circumference, 75’ high, 60’ crown spread

 

White Oak
 
David Lipscomb University

owner David Lipscomb University

nominator Shirley Townes

211” circumference, 75’ high, 70’ crown spread

 

White Oak
 
12 Bridleway Trail

owner Carmen and Jeff Moseley

nominator the Moseley family

174” circumference, 155’6” high, 58.2’ crown spread

 

White Oak
 
1244 School Lane

owner Shelly and Kevin Bullock

nominator Kevin Bullock

174” circumference, 96’ high, 76’6” crown spread

 

Osage Orange
 
Sevier Park, corner of 12th Ave. S. and Kirkwood Ave.

owner Metro Parks

nominator Bill Gould

132” circumference, 70’ high, 76’ crown spread

 

Yellow Poplar
 
5061 Kingsview Ct.

owner Tom Alsup

nominator Tom Alsup

156” circumference, 200’ high, 79’ crown spread

 

Sassafras
 
Radnor Lake State Natural Area, South Cove Loop Trail

owner State of Tennessee

nominator Richard Connors

93” circumference, 106’ high, 35’ crown spread

 

Sycamore
 
1605 Shackleford Rd.

owner Kathy and Don Jarrell

nominator Kathy Jarrell

186” circumference, 165’ high, 97.5’ crown spread

 

Japanese Zelkova
 
Vanderbilt University, Owen Graduate School of Management

owner Vanderbilt University

nominator Unknown

57” circumference, 85’ high, 125’ crown spread