On our way down to Georgia for Thanksgiving, we made a planned stop to visit the National Champion white oak tree in southern Virginia. The tree is …
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Remarkable Trees of Virginia: Pope’s Creek Hackberry
A sort of part two to yesterday: We did not plan to stop at Pope's Creek after our fossil hunting trip, but not wanting the day to end, and not …
Remarkable Trees of Virginia: Rockbridge County American Sycamore
This Amercian Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis,) the third largest in the state of Virginia, grows in the floodplain of the James River in Rockbridge …
Remarkable Trees of Virginia: Maple Lane
The drive through Rockbridge County on the way to "Maple Lane" is absolutely gorgeous. On the day we visited it was unseasonably cool which made it …