Big Old Tree Contest
Previous Winners

1993 Winners

Blue Ash
 
Woods behind 3706 Whites Creek Pike

owner C.O. Sisk

nominator Mark S. Hackney

79” circumference, 41’ high, 30’ crown spread

 

Green Ash
 
1038 Tyne Blvd.

owner Joe D. Crumpacker

nominator Joe D. Crumpacker

106” circumference, 80’ high, 45’ crown spread

 

White Ash
 
1038 Tyne Blvd.

owner Joe D. Crumpacker

nominator Joe D. Crumpacker

136” circumference, 97’ high, 55’ crown spread

 

Cedar
 
7640 Buffalo Road

owner Mrs. Jim McFarlin

nominator Mrs. Jim McFarlin

105” circumference, 45’ high, 30’ crown spread

 

Atlas Cedar
 
Gallatin Road near Isaac Litton School

owner Metro Nashville and Davidson County Board of Education

nominator Mark S. Hackney

80” circumference, 52’ high, 55’ crown spread

 

Crab Apple
 
411 Rosebank Ave.

owner Shirley Ridings

nominator Mark S. Hackney

75” circumference, 30’ high, 39’ crown spread

 

Bald Cypress
 
Jubilee Hall, Fisk University • Site of High Tree Party

owner Fisk University

nominator George Cate Jr.

82” circumference, 100’ high, 40’ crown spread

 

American Elm
 
Hunter’s Hill Farm

owner Karen G. Roecker

nominator Karen G. Roecker

168” circumference, 96’ high, 100’ crown spread

 

Hackberry
 
710 Burns Drive

owner Willard E. Schnell

nominator Willard E. Schnell

177.5” circumference, 75’ high, 60’ crown spread

 

Linden
 
3501 Central Ave.

owner Concordia Lutheran Church

nominator Walter Jowers

134” circumference, 80’ high, 65’ crown spread

 

Sugar Maple
 
834 Brentview Drive

owner Drive and Mrs. John Huff

nominator Drive and Mrs. John Huff

120” circumference, 70’ high, 52’ crown spread

 

Paper Mulberry
 
2800 Eastland Ave.

owner Bernie Riley

nominator Mark S. Hackney

86” circumference, 31’ high, 38’ crown spread

 

Black Oak
 
Lebanon Road near Spence Lane

owner Jennie B. Peek

nominator Mark S. Hackney

229” circumference, 82’ high, 114’ crown spread

 

Bur Oak
 
304 W. Bellevue Drive

owner Jane Entrekin

nominator Jane Entrekin

228” circumference, 90’ high, 90’ crown spread

 

Bur Oak
 
4415 Harding Place.

owner Ruth and Robert J. Warner Jr.

nominator Ruth and Robert J. Warner Jr.

173” circumference, 105’ high, 75.5’ crown spread

 

Chinkapin Oak
 
230 Lauderdale Road

owner Lydia Howorth

nominator Lydia Howorth

172” circumference, 80’ high, 60’ crown spread

 

Northern Red Oak
 
612 Barrywood Drive

owner Jim Cuzzort

nominator Jim Cuzzort

165” circumference, 90’ high, 59’ crown spread

 

Red Oak
 
803 Fatherland Street

owner Alice Forrester

nominator Alice Forrester

162” circumference, 100’ high, 100’ crown spread

 

Red Oak
 
1360 Murfreesboro Road

owner Arlington United Methodist Church

nominator Elmer and Rena Wright

160” circumference, 139’ high, 88’ crown spread

 

Shingle Oak
 
Old City Cemetery

owner Metro Nashville and Davidson County Historical Commission

nominator Mark S. Hackney

176” circumference, 52’ high, 48’ crown spread

 

Swamp White Oak
 
2219 Neely’s Bend Road

owner Michele and Joe Willis

nominator Michele and Joe Willis

248” circumference, 94’ high, 105’ crown spread

 

White Oak
 
Spence Lane near Murfreesboro Road

owner Mark Gingles

nominator Mark Gingles

240” circumference, 60’ high, 80’ crown spread

 

Osage Orange
 
1004 Maxwell Ave.

owner Robert w. Cox

nominator Robert w. Cox

Measurements NA

 

Persimmon
 
4216 Estes Road

owner Drive and Mrs. william Whetsell

nominator George Cate

72” circumference, 96’ high, 40’ crown spread

 

Longleaf Pine
 
2322 Carter Ave.

owner Andrew T. Napier

nominator Mark S. Hackney

56” circumference, 50’ high, 31’ crown spread

 

Tulip Poplar
 
Robin Road at Winston Place

owner May Dell Carney

nominator Lindsay and Katie Smith

178” circumference, 100’ high, 82’ crown spread

 

Tulip Poplar
 
1306 Chickering Road

owner Mrs. Lem Stevens Jr.

nominator Mrs. Lem Stevens Jr.

187” circumference, 137’ high, 79.5’ crown spread

 

Eastern Redbud
 
1404 Preston Drive

owner Daniel Lea

nominator Mark S. Hackney

98” circumference, 26’ high, 44’ crown spread

 

Royal Paulonia
 
1630 Springfield Pike

owner Isabelle Kemper

nominator Isabelle Kemper

180” circumference, 36’ high, 5’ crown spread

 

Sycamore
 
1050 Tyne Blvd.

owner Joe D. Crumpacker

nominator Drive William Scott Jr.

139” circumference, 95’ high, 110’ crown spread

 

Walnut
 
1038 Tyne Blvd.

owner Joe D. Crumpacker

nominator Joe D. Crumpacker

93” circumference, 85’ high, 45’ crown spread