#001 Willow Oak
DAVIDSON TREASURE TREES #001 Willow Oak (Quercus phellos) This Willow Oak is known as the "Delburg Tree". It was planted in 1939 to mark a property boundary between two lots on Delburg Street. It was planted by two brothers from the
#002 Dawn Redwood
DAVIDSON TREASURE TREES #002 Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) This Dawn Redwood is said to have been planted by Dr. James Reed who was a geography professor at Davidson College. It is beleived that he planted the tree with the construction of
#003 Pecan
DAVIDSON TREASURE TREES #003 Pecan (Carya illinoinensis) This pecan tree was planted shortly after the construction of the house on site in 1900 and was used in the victory gardens for World War I and II. Victory gardens were planted throughout
#004 Eastern Cottonwood
DAVIDSON TREASURE TREES #004 Eastern Cottonwood (Populus deltoides) There is no information on the specific origins of this cottonwood at this time. The actual species of this tree was however a common debate topic between Dave Cable and the late Pat
#005 Hackberry
DAVIDSON TREASURE TREES #005 Hackberry (Celtis laevigata) There is no information on the specific origins of this Hackberry at this time. Please reach out to Davidson Lands Conservancy if you have any information on this tree or the site it lives
#006 Sugar Maple
DAVIDSON TREASURE TREES #006 Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) This Sugar Maple was planted as a seedling when the home on site was built in 1938. It once had a sister tree that stood adjacent but passed away in 2018. Statistics
#007 Willow Oak
DAVIDSON TREASURE TREES #007 Willow Oak (Quercus phellos) This willow oak and its sister tree (#056) stand over a home built in 1943, although they were likely planted long before then. There were three willow oaks that were planted by the Morrow
#008 Live Oak
DAVIDSON TREASURE TREES #008 Live Oak (Quercus virginia) This Live Oak was transplanted by the original homeowner in the early 1960s. The seedling was brought from Figure Eight Island, just north of Wrightsville Beach. Live Oaks are rare in Davidson as they
#009 White Oak
DAVIDSON TREASURE TREES #009 White Oak (Quercus alba) This White Oak sits on Davidson's campus and is the largest tree by total points in our program. There is no information on the origins of this tree. Although white oaks are very
#010 Pin Oak
DAVIDSON TREASURE TREES #010 Pin Oak (Quercus palustris) This Pin Oak sits on Davidson's campus. There is no information of the origins of this tree. Please reach out to Davidson Lands Conservancy if you have any information on this tree. Statistics