Cedar of Lebanon - NCFS Big Tree Register- Rockingham, NC
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NCDaywalker
N 34° 56.398 W 079° 46.228
17S E 612281 N 3867075
On the ground of the Richmond County Historical Society, one find an designatee of a "big tree" for this species by the North Carolina Forestry Service.
Waymark Code: WMRYF7
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 08/22/2016
Views: 3
North Carolina's Champion Big Tree Database
cedar of Lebanon (Cedrus libani)
County: Richmond
Town: Rockingham
Owner Name: Richmond County Historical Society
Nominator Name: Walter B. High
Native: No
Directions: Front yard of Richmond Co. Historical Society Leak-Wall house at 405 E. Washington St. in Rockingham, NC.
County Tree Points Height Girth Crown Spread
Richmond cedar of Lebanon 315 101 196 74
Genus/Species: Cedrus libani
Height: 101
Girth: 16
Method of obtaining height: Reliable source
Method of obtaining girth: Reliable source
Location type: Other public property
Age: 166
Planter: John Wall Leak and wife, Ann Cole Leak
Website reference: [Web Link]
Parking coordinates: N 34° 56.404 W 079° 46.254
Walk time: 1
Photograpy coordinates: N 34° 56.389 W 079° 46.242
Historical significance: Not listed
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