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Big Old Tree Contest
Previous Winners

2018 Winners

Contest winners and distinguished guests celebrate at the 2018 High Tree Party at Centennial Park.

Contest winners and distinguished guests celebrate at the 2018 High Tree Party at Centennial Park.

Ash

Ash

Fraxinus sp.
Circ. 177” Ht. 108’ CS 110’
311 Chapel Avenue
Owned by: Melissa Smith
Nominated by: Melissa Smith

Ginkgo

Ginkgo

Ginkgo biloba
Circ. 145” Ht. 60’ CS 90’
Corner of Music Sq. E and Division
Owned by: BMI
Nominated by: Murray Crow

Magnolia

Magnolia

Magnolia grandiflora
Circ. 114” Ht. 67’ CS 78’
1020 Woodmont Blvd.
Owned by: Sonya Barbour
Nominated by: Sonya Barbour

CHINKAPIN OAK Quercus muehlenbergii Circ. 210” Ht. 57’ CS 99’ 4815 Franklin Pike Owned by: First Presbyterian Church Nominated by: Larry Loiseau

CHINKAPIN OAK
Quercus muehlenbergii
Circ. 210” Ht. 57’ CS 99’
4815 Franklin Pike
Owned by: First Presbyterian Church
Nominated by: Larry Loiseau

American Elm

American Elm

Fraxinus sp.
Circ. 122” Ht. 68’ CS 82’
1900 Belmont Blvd.
Owned by: Belmont University
Nominated by: Mary Weber

American Holly

American Holly

Ilex opaca
Circ. 120” Ht. 40’ CS 20’
854 Bradford Ave
Owned by: Scott Fuqua
Nominated by: Scott Fuqua

American Elm

American Elm

Fraxinus sp.
Circ. 135” Ht. 80’ CS 77’
909 Blackjack Ct.
Owned by: Joyce Shrieve
Nominated by: Joyce Shrieve

Boxelder

Boxelder

Acer negundo
Circ. 108” Ht. 50’ CS 78’
1709 Golf Club Lane
Owned by: Michael Pollard
Nominated by: Vicki Turner/Randy Allen

Tulip Poplar

Tulip Poplar

Liriodendron tulipifera
Circ. 177” Ht. 112’ CS 96’
3628 Rainbow Place
Owned by: Christopher Saunders
Nominated by: Vicki Turner/Randy Allen

Bur Oak

Bur Oak

Quercus macrocarpa
Circ. 203” Ht. 70’ CS 75’
950 Battlefield Drive
Owned by: Carleton Wilkinson
Nominated by: Vicki Turner/Randy Allen

Osage Orange

Osage Orange

Maclura pomifera
Circ. 180” Ht. 63’ CS 74’
3314 West End Ave.
Owned by: West End Park Condos
Nominated by: Keeling Turner

Northern Red Oak

Northern Red Oak

Quercus rubra
Circ. 174” Ht. 94’ CS 80’
1213 Timber Valley Drive
Owned by: CR Melberg
Nominated by: CR Melberg

Silver Maple

Silver Maple

Acer saccharinum
Circ. 148” Ht. 90’ CS 90’
Sugartree Common Area
Owned by: Sugartree HOA
Nominated by: Vicki Turner/Randy Allen

Saucer Magnolia

Saucer Magnolia

Magnolia x soulangeana
Circ. 99” Ht. 30’ CS 40’
319 South 4th St.
Owned by: Samaritan Recovery Center
Nominated by: Vicki Turner

Dogwood

Dogwood

Cornus florida
Circ. 78” Ht. 30’ CS 30’
2801 Azalea Place
Owned by: Daystar Counseling
Nominated by: Vicki Turner

Dawn Redwood

Dawn Redwood

Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Circ. 140” Ht. 113’ CS 76’
415 Westview Avenue
Owned by: Jimmy and Hayden Pickel
Nominated by: Vicki Turner/Randy Allen

Catalpa

Catalpa

Catalpa bignonioides
Circ. 151” Ht. 60’ CS 75’
8th South and Boscobel Street
Owned by: Sweena Swanson Bacon
Nominated by: Vicki Turner/Randy Allen

Bur Oak

Bur Oak

Quercus macrocarpa
Circ. 198” Ht. 75’ CS 75’
Corner of Castleman Dr and Kirkland
Owned by: Dorris Charles
Nominated by: Vicki Turner/Randy Allen

White Oak

White Oak

Quercus alba
Circ. 190” Ht. 90’ CS 85’
2400 White Avenue
Owned by: Centerstone
Nominated by: Vicki Turner/Randy Allen

Shumard Oak

Shumard Oak

Quercus shumardii
Circ. 180” Ht. 72’ CS 105’
Glencliff Elementary, 120 Antioch Pike
Owned by: MNPS
Nominated by: Carolyn Sorenson

Weeping Cherry

Weeping Cherry

Prunus subhirtella var. pendula
Circ. 52” Ht. 18’ CS 20’
Corner of Riverside Rd & 20th St
Owned by: Jay Frank Moore
Nominated by: Vicki Turner/Randy Allen

Redbud

Redbud

Cercis canadensis
Circ. 102” Ht. 25’ CS 36’
Belle Meade Blvd at Sheppard Pl
Owned by: City of Belle Meade
Nominated by: Noni Nielsen

American Elm

American Elm

Ulmus americana
Circ. 121” Ht. 93’ CS 90’
1201 Nichol Lane
Owned by: Noni Nielsen
Nominated by: Noni Nielsen

Black Cherry

Black Cherry

Prunus serotina
Circ. 115” Ht. 90’ CS 40’
1201 Nichol Lane
Owned by: Noni Nielsen
Nominated by: Noni Nielsen

Red Mulberry

Red Mulberry

Morus rubra
Circ. 87” Ht. 52’ CS 50’
1201 Nichol Lane
Owned by: Noni Nielsen
Nominated by: Noni Nielsen

Sycamore

Sycamore

Platanus occidentalis
Circ. 151” Ht. 83’ CS 105’
105 Leake Avenue
Owned by: Belle Meade Towers
Nominated by: Carolyn Sorenson

White Mulberry

White Mulberry

Morus alba
Circ. 198” Ht. 50’ CS 64’
4815 Franklin Pike
Owned by: First Presbyterian Church
Nominated by: Larry Loiseau

Persimmon

Persimmon

Diospyrus virginiana
Circ. 85” Ht. 60’ CS 40’
5912 Hillsboro Pike
Owned by: Janie Rowland
Nominated by: Janie Rowland

Yoshino Cherry

Yoshino Cherry

Prunus yeodensis
Circ. 123” Ht. 25’ CS 25’
1501 Elmwood Drive
Owned by: Christine Johnson
Nominated by: Vicki Turner

Cottonwood

Cottonwood

Populus deltoides
Circ. 139” Ht. 95’ CS 84’
6549 Rolling Fork Drive
Owned by: Donna Yancey
Nominated by: Willi Honegger

Northern Red Oak

Northern Red Oak

Quercus rubra
Circ. 174” Ht. 132’ CS 75’
6549 Rolling Fork Dr
Owned by: Donna Yancey
Nominated by: Willi Honegger

Loblolly Pine

Loblolly Pine

Pinus taeda
Circ. 124” Ht. 65’ CS 69’
375 Barrywood Drive
Owned by: Martha Fortenberry
Nominated by: Martha Fortenberry

American Beech

American Beech

Fagus grandifolia
Circ. 100” Ht. 100’ CS 75’
4307 Saundersville Road, Old Hickory
Owned by: Marcia Kaul
Nominated by: Josef Kaul

Water Oak

Water Oak

Quercus nigra
Circ. 148” Ht. 90’ CS 60’
112 Laird Road
Owned by: Susan Rutherford
Nominated by: Susan Rutherford

Chinkapin Oak

Chinkapin Oak

Quercus muehlenbergii
Circ. 203” Ht. 60’ CS 45’
211 Ensworth Avenue
Owned by: Ensworth School
Nominated by: Nancy Palmer-Gift

Cherrybark Oak

Cherrybark Oak

Quercus pagoda
Circ. 204” Ht. 92’ CS 120’
Cayce Housing, near MDHA office
Owned by: MDHA
Nominated by: Jim Gregory

Red Maple

Red Maple

Acer rubrum
Circ. 137” Ht. 40’ CS 40’
507 Brandywine Drive
Owned by: Ryan Wills
Nominated by: Ryan Wills

Pecan

Pecan

Carya illinoensis
Circ. 97” Ht. 85’ CS 75’
405 Grayson Drive
Owned by: David Goldberg
Nominated by: Willi Honegger

Contest winners and distinguished guests celebrate at the 2018 High Tree Party at Centennial Park.

Ash

Ginkgo

Magnolia

CHINKAPIN OAK Quercus muehlenbergii Circ. 210” Ht. 57’ CS 99’ 4815 Franklin Pike Owned by: First Presbyterian Church Nominated by: Larry Loiseau

American Elm

American Holly

American Elm

Boxelder

Tulip Poplar

Bur Oak

Osage Orange

Northern Red Oak

Silver Maple

Saucer Magnolia

Dogwood

Dawn Redwood

Catalpa

Bur Oak

White Oak

Shumard Oak

Weeping Cherry

Redbud

American Elm

Black Cherry

Red Mulberry

Sycamore

White Mulberry

Persimmon

Yoshino Cherry

Cottonwood

Northern Red Oak

Loblolly Pine

American Beech

Water Oak

Chinkapin Oak

Cherrybark Oak

Red Maple

Pecan

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