Permanent unique identifier for this particular organism:
http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbilt/4-145
Notes:
This Japanese zelkova tree that stands next to the Owen School is one of the most noteworthy trees in the arboretum because of its status as the only reigning state champion tree on campus. One reason for its champion status is its large measured diameter of 60 cm (24 in.). However, that single measurement underestimates the actual size of the tree, since there are actually a total of four trunks. The smaller three trunks have diameters of 53 cm, 45 cm, and 40 cm, so if the tree had a single trunk, it would be much larger.
To learn more about the history of this tree and its relationship to Bishop McTyeire, go to its history page.
To learn more about the history of this tree and its relationship to Bishop McTyeire, go to its history page.
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http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbilt/4-145.htm
This organism is a living specimen that is part of the Vanderbilt University Arboretum with the local identifier 2-845.
This particular organism is believed to have managedmeans of establishment.
This organismal entity has the scope: multicellular organism.
Remarks:This is the Tennessee state champion Japanese zelkova and was planted by Bishop McTyeire, first chair of Vanderbilt University's Board of Trust (The Trees of Vanderbilt, 1994, p.26). It was uprooted in a storm in March 2023. Counting rings in a cross section of the trunk determined its age to be approximately 150 years old, confirming that it was planted at the start of the university.
Identifications:
Zelkova serrata
(Thunb.) Makino
nominal concept
common name: Japanese zelkova
family: Ulmaceae
Identified 1994 by Robert Kral
Location:
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, US
Click on these geocoordinates to load a map showing the location: 36.14696°, -86.80061°
Coordinate uncertainty about: 10 m.
Location of individual determined from GIS database.
Occurrences were recorded for this particular organism on the following dates:
2010-07-29
2014-09-03
The following images document this particular organism.
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 | whole tree (or vine) - general |
 | whole tree (or vine) - general |
 | whole tree (or vine) - view up trunk |
 | whole tree (or vine) - view up trunk |
 | bark - of a large tree |
 | bark - of a large tree |
 | leaf - showing orientation on twig |