Big Old Tree Contest
Previous Winners
1990 Winners
Beech
112 Bonaventure Place
owner L.H. Armistead III
nominator Mrs. Thomas M. Hudson
108” circumference, 69’ high, 78’ crown spread
Catalpa
Kelly Road (100 feet north of the end of road on the bank of Hemmingwood Lake)
owner Homeowners of Hemmingwood
nominator Dr. and Mrs. James Irvin
168” circumference, 65’ high, 57’ crown spread
Dogwood
926 Otter Creek Road
owner Lee A. Enoch Jr.
nominator Lee A. Enoch Jr.
54” circumference, 37’10” high, 21’6” crown spread
Elm
1324 Barnes Road, Antioch
owner John and Carol Wayne
nominator John and Carol Wayne
124” circumference, 91’ high; 86’ crown spread
Ginkgo
1900 Belmont Blvd.
owner Belmont University
nominator Cindy Shafer
122” circumference, 90’ high, 70’ crown spread
Hackberry
Bonaventure Commons, Bonaventure Place
owner Bonaventure Homeowners Association
nominator Mrs. Tom Hudson
132” circumference, 96’ high, 70’ crown spread
Hackberry
516 Franklin Pike
owner Brentwood Cumberland Presbyterian Church
nominator Brentwood Cumberland Presbyterian Church
NA
Magnolia
1900 Belmont Blvd.
owner Belmont University
nominator Cindy Shafer
126” circumference, 73’ high, 60’ crown spread
Red Mulberry
1900 Belmont Blvd.
owner Belmont University
nominator Cindy Shafer and Margaret Lindsley Warden
160” circumference, 50’ high, 80’ crown spread
White Mulberry
Leslie Court, by creek behind duplex
owner Parthenon Properties Inc.
nominator Mark S. Hackney
84” circumference, 69’ high, 50’ crown spread
Bur Oak
Vanderbilt University
owner Vanderbilt University
nominator Robert McGaw
173” circumference, 101’ high, 120’ crown spread
Chinkapin Oak
919 Van Leer Drive
owner Mike Reid
nominator Oak Valley Garden Club
193” circumference, 91’6” high, 106’10” crown spread
Pin Oak
1120 Glendale Lane,
owner Monroe Harding Children’s Home
nominator Monroe Harding Children’s Home
168” circumference, 75’ high, 75’ crown spread
Red Oak
2984 McGavock Pike,
owner Ray Long
nominator Ray Long
147” circumference, 85’ high, 75’ crown spread
Saul’s Oak
Peeler Park, along edge of woods near old swimming pool
owner Metro Parks
nominator Mark S. Hackney
123” circumference, 98’ high, 65’ crown spread
Scarlet Oak
119 Becker Ave., Old Hickory, TN
owner William Johnson
nominator William Johnson
196” circumference, 88’ high, 86’ crown spread
White Oak
Shelby Park
owner Metro Parks
nominator Ralph E. Hutton
188” circumference, 145’ high, 65’ crown spread
Willow Oak
Centennial Park • Site of High Tree Party
owner Metro Parks
nominator Robert McGaw
161” circumference, 93’ high; 108’ crown spread
Persimmon
926 Otter Creek Road
owner Lee A. Enoch Jr.
nominator Lee A. Enoch Jr.
70” circumference, 93’ high, 39’ crown spread
White Pine
818 Woodland Street
owner Unknown
nominator Alison Fuller’s class, Ross Elementary
64” circumference, 108’ high, 22’ crown spread
Sycamore
308 Jackson Blvd.
owner Stuart Campbell
nominator Amy Campbell
circumference NA, 124’ high, 79’ crown spread
Black Walnut
926 Otter Creek Road, east of Radnor Lake
owner Lee A. Enoch Jr.
nominator Lee A. Enoch Jr.
76” circumference, 108’ high, crown spread NA