Virginia Tech forestry professor Eric Wiseman measures the trunk girth of the Alwood bur oak on the school’s campus. Planted by professor William Bradford Alwood around 1895 according to a historical marker at the site, the tree is currently the third largest bur oak tree in the state according to the Virginia Big Tree Program.
MATT GENTRY, The Roanoke Times
Virginia Tech’s Alwood bur oak, a midwestern species, is the third largest bur oak tree in the state, according to the Virginia Big Tree program. Trees receive a ranking based on height, crown spread and trunk girth.
MATT GENTRY, The Roanoke Times
Virginia Tech forestry professor Eric Wiseman, center, leads a class on a recent field trip which began on the edge of Stadium Woods on the school's campus.
MATT GENTRY, The Roanoke Times
Volunteer tree steward Harry Van Guilder poses in front of largest measured Dutch elm tree in Virginia, on the Roanoke College campus. The champion tree is about 94 feet tall and measured almost 21 feet around the trunk.
Virginia Tech forestry professor Eric Wiseman measures the trunk girth of the Alwood bur oak on the school’s campus. Planted by professor William Bradford Alwood around 1895 according to a historical marker at the site, the tree is currently the third largest bur oak tree in the state according to the Virginia Big Tree Program.
Virginia Tech’s Alwood bur oak, a midwestern species, is the third largest bur oak tree in the state, according to the Virginia Big Tree program. Trees receive a ranking based on height, crown spread and trunk girth.
Virginia Tech forestry professor Eric Wiseman, center, leads a class on a recent field trip which began on the edge of Stadium Woods on the school's campus.
Volunteer tree steward Harry Van Guilder poses in front of largest measured Dutch elm tree in Virginia, on the Roanoke College campus. The champion tree is about 94 feet tall and measured almost 21 feet around the trunk.
