Big Old Tree Contest
Previous Winners
2009 Winners

Blue Atlas Cedar Cedrus atlantica
Spring Hill Cemetery, 5110 Gallatin Pike
owner Spring Hill Cemetery
nominator Mark S. Hackney
99” circumference, 51’ height, 15’ crown spread

Buckeye Aesculus glabra
Regency Park Condominiums, Timber Lane
owner Regency Park Condominiums
nominator Ray Woods
89” circumference, 87’ height, 117’ crown spread

Bur Oak Quercus macrocarpa
810 Jackson Blvd.
owner Thomas and Julie Frist
nominator Dick Page
186” circumference, 120’ height, 104’ crown spread

Catalpa Catalpa speciosa
Regency Park Condominiums, Timber Lane
owner Regency Park Condominiums
nominator Ray Woods
29” circumference, 90’ height, 135’ crown spread

Douglas Fir Pseudotsuga menziesii
Spring Hill Cemetery, 5110 Gallatin Pike
owner Spring Hill Cemetery
nominator Mark S. Hackney
67” circumference, 70’ height, 32’ crown spread

Eastern Red Cedar Juniperus virginia
4708 Granny White Pike
owner Margaret and Patrick Boyd
nominator Jan Stinson
63” circumference, 52’ height, 30’ crown spread

Flowering Cherry Prunus serrulata
Spring Hill Cemetery, 5110 Gallatin Pike
owner Spring Hill Cemetery
nominator Mark S. Hackney
63” circumference, 30’ height, 48’ crown spread

Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba
St. George’s Episcopal Church, 4715 Harding Pike
owner St. George’s Episcopal Church
nominator Marshall Sorenson
121” circumference, 58’ height, 35’ crown spread

Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba
Belmont University, 1900 Belmont Blvd.
owner Belmont University
nominator Darlene Panvini
132” circumference, 84’ height, 44’ crown spread

Hackberry Celtis occidentalis
Belmont University, 1900 Belmont Blvd.
owner Belmont University
nominator Darlene Panvini
157” circumference, 123’ height, 58’ crown spread

Hackberry Celtis occidentalis
Franklin Road Academy, 4700 Franklin Road
owner Franklin Road Academy
nominator Marc Taylor
132” circumference, 60’ height, 12’ crown spread

Norway Spruce Picea abies
Harding Academy, 170 Windsor Drive
owner Harding Academy
nominator Anne Earthman
63” circumference, 80’ height, 48’ crown spread

Siberian Elm Ulmus pumila
Spring Hill Cemetery, 5110 Gallatin Pike
owner Spring Hill Cemetery
nominator Mark S. Hackney
129” circumference, 64’ height, 64’ crown spread

Southern Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora
Belmont University, 1900 Belmont Blvd.
owner Belmont University
nominator Darlene Panvini
112” circumference, 63’ height, 40’ crown spread

Southern Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora
945 Cahal Avenue
owner Nancy Evans
nominator Kathleen Campbell-Smith
82” circumference, 70’ height, 36’ crown spread

White Oak Quercus alba
Franklin Road Academy, 4700 Franklin Road
owner Franklin Road Academy
nominator Marc Taylor
108” circumference, 42’ height, 40’ crown spread

Willow Oak Quercus phellos
862 Idlewild Drive
owner Andy Broadway
nominator Kimberly Pharris/City Road Childcare
195” circumference, 87’ height, 28’ crown spread
















