Big Old Tree Contest
Previous Winners
1989 Winners
White Ash
Edwin Warner Park
owner Metro Parks
nominator Warner Park Nature Center
78” circumference, 90’ high, 56’6” crown spread
American Basswood
South from end of Moss Rose Drive
owner Charlie Wheeler
nominator Mark S. Hackney
157” circumference, 91’ high, 56’ crown spread
Beech
River bottom appx. .125 mile east from dead end of Longfield Ave.
owner Robert Matthews
nominator Mark S. Hackney
146” circumference, 118’ high, 83’ crown spread
Atlas Cedar
801 Rose Park Drive
owner James F. Scalf Jr.
nominator Mark S. Hackney
76” circumference, 50’ high, 49’ crown spread
Red Cedar
Percy Warner Park
owner Metro Parks
nominator Warner Park Nature Center
106” circumference, 69’ high, 35’ crown spread
Black Cherry
2210 Crocker Springs Road, Goodlettsville, TN
owner Carl Mcwhirter
nominator Mark S. Hackney
132” circumference, 92’ high, 70’ crown spread
Elm
Shelby Park, very near 19th Ave. entrance
owner Metro Parks
nominator Mark S. Hackney
168” circumference, 100’ high, 87’ crown spread
White Fir
Shelby Park, foot of hillside, near Street across from ball diamond
owner Metro Parks
nominator Mark S. Hackney
92” circumference, 49’ high, 40’ crown spread
Fringetree
2321 Carter Ave.
owner Robert L. Hackney
nominator Mark S. Hackney
52” circumference, 14’ high, 13’ crown spread
Hackberry
1125 Shelton Ave.
owner Aubrey White
nominator Mark S. Hackney
175” circumference, 100’ high, crown spread NA
Green Hawthorn
Dixon Drive, at end in woods
owner Robert Mathews
nominator Mark S. Hackney
51” circumference, 38’ high, 24’ crown spread
Eastern Hemlock
Shelby Park
owner Metro Parks
nominator Mark S. Hackney
80” circumference, 83’ high, 43’ crown spread
Shellbark Hickory
Cornelia Fort Airport, along dirt road in woods near river
owner Margaret Colbert
nominator Mark S. Hackney
95” circumference, 105’ high, 74’ crown spread
American Holly
414 Rosebank Ave.
owner Richard Stein
nominator Mark S. Hackney
72” circumference, 59’ high, 35’ crown spread
Hophornbeam
Two Rivers Court
owner Metro Parks
nominator Mark S. Hackney
34” circumference, 32’ high, 28’ crown spread
Red Maple
Cornelia Fort Airport, in woods beside dirt road
owner Margaret Colbert
nominator Mark S. Hackney
69” circumference, 77’ high, 32’ crown spread
Red Mulberry
beside Eastland Ave., near intersection at 801 Rosebank Ave.
owner Mrs. Gay Hurt
nominator Mark S. Hackney
83” circumference, 52’ high, 58’ crown spread
White Mulberry
Bank of Cumberland River, approximately 100 yards east from Shelby Park
owner George T. Hicks
nominator Mark S. Hackney
62” circumference, 55’ high, 41’ crown spread
Pin Oak
Forest Green Drive, east from dead end in river bottom
owner Charlie Wheeler
nominator Mark S. Hackney
144” circumference, 105’ high, 83’ crown spread
Red Oak
507 North 14th Street
owner S.J. Liles
nominator Mark S. Hackney
94” circumference, 58’ high, 44’ crown spread
White Oak
Percy Warner Park
owner Metro Parks
nominator Warner Park Nature Center
186” circumference, 94’ high, 78’ crown spread
White Oak
Percy Warner Park
owner Metro Parks
nominator Warner Park Nature Center
156” circumference, 115’ high, 84’ crown spread
Pawpaw
Shelby Park; Riverview Golf Course; right of 8th green
owner Metro Parks
nominator Mark S. Hackney
40” circumference, 32’ high, 30’ crown spread
Persimmon
Percy Warner Park
owner Metro Parks
nominator Warner Park Nature Center
72” circumference, 107’ high, 39’ crown spread
Eastern White Pine
Shelby Park, hillside across Street from baseball diamond
owner Metro Parks
nominator Mark S. Hackney
121” circumference, 70’ high, 51’ crown spread
Loblolly Pine
1508 Rosebank Ave.
owner D. Morrow
nominator Mark S. Hackney
90” circumference, 66’ high, 57’ crown spread
Domestic Plum
2923 Hillhurst Drive
owner Joe Calvert Sr.
nominator Mark S. Hackney
90” circumference, 24’ high, 33’ crown spread
Tulip Poplar
Percy Warner Park
owner Metro Parks
nominator Warner Park Nature Center
187” circumference, 124’ high, 85’ crown spread
Eastern Redbud
241 Riverside Drive
owner W.S. Davis
nominator Mark S. Hackney
120” circumference, 36’ high, 28’ crown spread
Sassafras
Percy Warner Park
owner Metro Parks
nominator Warner Park Nature Center
146” circumference, 94’ high, 39’ crown spread
Norway Spruce
Shelby Park
owner Metro Parks
nominator Mark S. Hackney
86” circumference, 74’ high, 40’ crown spread
American Sycamore
Shelby Park
owner Metro Parks
nominator Mark S. Hackney
271” circumference, 120’ high, 113’ crown spread
Black Walnut
Percy Warner Park
owner Metro Parks
nominator Warner Park Nature Center
114” circumference, 120 high, 65 crown spread