Big Old Tree Contest
Previous Winners
2018 Winners
Fraxinus sp.
Circ. 177” Ht. 108’ CS 110’
311 Chapel Avenue
Owned by: Melissa Smith
Nominated by: Melissa Smith
Ginkgo biloba
Circ. 145” Ht. 60’ CS 90’
Corner of Music Sq. E and Division
Owned by: BMI
Nominated by: Murray Crow
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
Fraxinus sp.
Circ. 122” Ht. 68’ CS 82’
1900 Belmont Blvd.
Owned by: Belmont University
Nominated by: Mary Weber
Ilex opaca
Circ. 120” Ht. 40’ CS 20’
854 Bradford Ave
Owned by: Scott Fuqua
Nominated by: Scott Fuqua
Fraxinus sp.
Circ. 135” Ht. 80’ CS 77’
909 Blackjack Ct.
Owned by: Joyce Shrieve
Nominated by: Joyce Shrieve
Acer negundo
Circ. 108” Ht. 50’ CS 78’
1709 Golf Club Lane
Owned by: Michael Pollard
Nominated by: Vicki Turner/Randy Allen
Liriodendron tulipifera
Circ. 177” Ht. 112’ CS 96’
3628 Rainbow Place
Owned by: Christopher Saunders
Nominated by: Vicki Turner/Randy Allen
Quercus macrocarpa
Circ. 203” Ht. 70’ CS 75’
950 Battlefield Drive
Owned by: Carleton Wilkinson
Nominated by: Vicki Turner/Randy Allen
Maclura pomifera
Circ. 180” Ht. 63’ CS 74’
3314 West End Ave.
Owned by: West End Park Condos
Nominated by: Keeling Turner
Quercus rubra
Circ. 174” Ht. 94’ CS 80’
1213 Timber Valley Drive
Owned by: CR Melberg
Nominated by: CR Melberg
Acer saccharinum
Circ. 148” Ht. 90’ CS 90’
Sugartree Common Area
Owned by: Sugartree HOA
Nominated by: Vicki Turner/Randy Allen
Magnolia x soulangeana
Circ. 99” Ht. 30’ CS 40’
319 South 4th St.
Owned by: Samaritan Recovery Center
Nominated by: Vicki Turner
Cornus florida
Circ. 78” Ht. 30’ CS 30’
2801 Azalea Place
Owned by: Daystar Counseling
Nominated by: Vicki Turner
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Circ. 140” Ht. 113’ CS 76’
415 Westview Avenue
Owned by: Jimmy and Hayden Pickel
Nominated by: Vicki Turner/Randy Allen
Catalpa bignonioides
Circ. 151” Ht. 60’ CS 75’
8th South and Boscobel Street
Owned by: Sweena Swanson Bacon
Nominated by: Vicki Turner/Randy Allen
Quercus macrocarpa
Circ. 198” Ht. 75’ CS 75’
Corner of Castleman Dr and Kirkland
Owned by: Dorris Charles
Nominated by: Vicki Turner/Randy Allen
Quercus alba
Circ. 190” Ht. 90’ CS 85’
2400 White Avenue
Owned by: Centerstone
Nominated by: Vicki Turner/Randy Allen
Quercus shumardii
Circ. 180” Ht. 72’ CS 105’
Glencliff Elementary, 120 Antioch Pike
Owned by: MNPS
Nominated by: Carolyn Sorenson
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
Cercis canadensis
Circ. 102” Ht. 25’ CS 36’
Belle Meade Blvd at Sheppard Pl
Owned by: City of Belle Meade
Nominated by: Noni Nielsen
Ulmus americana
Circ. 121” Ht. 93’ CS 90’
1201 Nichol Lane
Owned by: Noni Nielsen
Nominated by: Noni Nielsen
Prunus serotina
Circ. 115” Ht. 90’ CS 40’
1201 Nichol Lane
Owned by: Noni Nielsen
Nominated by: Noni Nielsen
Morus rubra
Circ. 87” Ht. 52’ CS 50’
1201 Nichol Lane
Owned by: Noni Nielsen
Nominated by: Noni Nielsen
Platanus occidentalis
Circ. 151” Ht. 83’ CS 105’
105 Leake Avenue
Owned by: Belle Meade Towers
Nominated by: Carolyn Sorenson
Morus alba
Circ. 198” Ht. 50’ CS 64’
4815 Franklin Pike
Owned by: First Presbyterian Church
Nominated by: Larry Loiseau
Diospyrus virginiana
Circ. 85” Ht. 60’ CS 40’
5912 Hillsboro Pike
Owned by: Janie Rowland
Nominated by: Janie Rowland
Prunus yeodensis
Circ. 123” Ht. 25’ CS 25’
1501 Elmwood Drive
Owned by: Christine Johnson
Nominated by: Vicki Turner
Populus deltoides
Circ. 139” Ht. 95’ CS 84’
6549 Rolling Fork Drive
Owned by: Donna Yancey
Nominated by: Willi Honegger
Quercus rubra
Circ. 174” Ht. 132’ CS 75’
6549 Rolling Fork Dr
Owned by: Donna Yancey
Nominated by: Willi Honegger
Pinus taeda
Circ. 124” Ht. 65’ CS 69’
375 Barrywood Drive
Owned by: Martha Fortenberry
Nominated by: Martha Fortenberry
Fagus grandifolia
Circ. 100” Ht. 100’ CS 75’
4307 Saundersville Road, Old Hickory
Owned by: Marcia Kaul
Nominated by: Josef Kaul
Quercus nigra
Circ. 148” Ht. 90’ CS 60’
112 Laird Road
Owned by: Susan Rutherford
Nominated by: Susan Rutherford
Quercus muehlenbergii
Circ. 203” Ht. 60’ CS 45’
211 Ensworth Avenue
Owned by: Ensworth School
Nominated by: Nancy Palmer-Gift
Quercus pagoda
Circ. 204” Ht. 92’ CS 120’
Cayce Housing, near MDHA office
Owned by: MDHA
Nominated by: Jim Gregory
Acer rubrum
Circ. 137” Ht. 40’ CS 40’
507 Brandywine Drive
Owned by: Ryan Wills
Nominated by: Ryan Wills
Carya illinoensis
Circ. 97” Ht. 85’ CS 75’
405 Grayson Drive
Owned by: David Goldberg
Nominated by: Willi Honegger