Heritage Trees in Xenia 2013

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Heritage Trees in Xenia 2013 Aesculus glabra, Hippocastanaceae, Ohio Buckeye

Location: 708 South Detroit Street, Xenia

Nominated by David and Mary Ann Spahr (owners) Diameter (DBH): 40 inches. Height: 65 feet. Age: 120-140 years

History: In 1953 it became the State Tree of Ohio. An experienced tree trimmer told the owner that the tree is the largest Buckeye in Greene County, Ohio. The house was built in 1870 and is in the Bullskin Trace Neighborhood.


Heritage Trees in Xenia 2013 Acer saccharum, Aceraceae, Sugar Maple group

Location: 209 East Second Street, Xenia

Nominated by Carol and Carl Atzbach (owners) Diameter (DBH): 37 inches. Height: 90 feet. Age: 133 years Diameter (DBH): 37 inches. Height: 90 feet. Age: 133 years

Diameter (DBH): 32 inches. Height: 75 feet. Age: less than 133 years

History: The trees were planted at the same time as the house was built in 1881 by John Allen, who was a banker and Ohio Legislative representative. The house is located in the East Second Historic District, which is on the National Registry of Historic Places.


Heritage Trees in Xenia 2013 Ginkgo biloba, Ginkgoaceae, Maidenhair Tree

Location: 161 West Second Street, Xenia

Nominated by Kim Hupman Owner: Ahmad Fawed

Diameter (DBH): 36 inches. Height: 60 feet (topped). Age: approx 60-80 years

History: The tree survived major tornados and the construction of an adjacent high-rise building for senior housing. The tree must have been in existence at the time this structure was built in 1959. The property is located in the Waterstreet Historic District which is on the National Registry of Historic Places.


Heritage Trees in Xenia 2013 Liriodendron tulipifera, Magnoliaceae, Tulip Tree

Location: rear of 68 East Church Street and by 206 Corwin Avenue, Xenia

Nominated by Summer Watts, Sr. Joint Owners: James and Gladys Bartlett, 1680 Wesleyan Road, Dayton, OH 45406

Christ Episcopal Church, 68 East Church Street, Xenia, OH 45385 Diameter (DBH): 36 inches. Height: 90 feet. Age: approx 80 years (after 1926).

History: The tree has attractive blooms in the spring and is a host for the caterpillars of the beautiful Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio glaucus) which can be seen flying in summer. It survived the 1974 tornado and is located on land originally owned by Silas Roberts who settled in Xenia in 1808. His grandson Samuel Ewing died on 6 Oct 1917 in the nearby Roberts Villa (destroyed in the tornado and replaced by the Masonic Lodge) after which F.W. Dodds divided the estate into lots to be sold off for housing.


Heritage Trees in Xenia 2013 Ginkgo biloba, Ginkgoaceae, Maidenhair Tree

Nominated: Matt Garrett of Heart to Honduras, 800 Ten Boon Lane, Xenia

Location: 1180 Wesley Avenue, Legacy Campus, Xenia Owner: Campus Crusade for Christ Inc, 100 Lake Hart Drive, Orlando, Fl 32832

Diameter (DBH): 34 inches. Height: 68 feet. Age: 60-80 years. Female.

History: The tree was most likely planted by Hansford Jackson who worked as an horticultural supervisor at the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Orphanage from 1942 to 1968 according to his granddaughter, Roberta Brown, who lives at the Legacy Village.


Heritage Trees in Xenia 2013 Quercus imbricaria, Fagaceae, Shingle Oak

Location: 374 Omalee Drive, Xenia

Nominated by Ernie and Omalee Agnor (owners) Diameter (DBH): 33 inches. Height: 70 feet. Age: approx 80-100 years

History: The Shingle Oak was on the site when the house was built in 1954 and was a sizable tree at that time.


Heritage Trees in Xenia 2013 Quercus palustris, Fagaceae, Pin Oak


Nominated by Ernie and Omalee Agnor (owners) Diameter (DBH): 26 inches. Height: 68 feet. Age: approx 60 years

History: Cliff Olt, Xenia businessman, dug up the Pin Oak as a sapling in his native Indiana and gave it to the Agnors who planted it in their garden.


Heritage Trees in Xenia 2013 Acer saccharum, Aceraceae, Sugar Maple


Nominated by Ernie and Omalee Agnor (owners) Diameter (DBH): 24 inches. Height: 65 feet. Age: approx 70-80 years

History: The sugar maple was on the site when the house was built in 1954 and was a sizable tree at that time.


Heritage Trees in Xenia 2013 Fraxinus americana, Oleaceae, White Ash

Location: Franklin Park, 594 Dayton Avenue, Xenia

Nominated by the Board for Recreation Arts and Cultural Activities (BRACA) Owner: City of Xenia, 101 North Detroit Street

Diameter (DBH): 55 inches. Height: 75 feet. Age: approx 140-160 years.

History: The tree survived the 1974 tornado and graces Franklin Park being visible from Dayton Avenue. Franklin Park was carved out of the Layne Addition Subdivision and deeded to Xenia to be used as a park for that neighborhood. This is a beautiful ash tree which may be worth saving from the Emerald Ash Borer with appropriate treatment.


Heritage Trees in Xenia 2013 Ulmus rubra, Ulmaceae, Red Elm or Slippery Elm

Location: behind Nick’s Restaurant, 1443 N. Detroit St., on the bike path right-of-way

Nominated by Vicky Perkins of Nick’s Restaurant Owner: City of Xenia, 101 N. Detroit Street

Diameter (DBH): 37 inches. Height: 50 feet. Age: approx 60-80 years This tree has codominant trunks which required the DBH to be measured below the forks

History: This tree survived rail traffic (when the rail transportation was active in Xenia), major tornados, the construction of Nick’s Restaurant and the bike path. It now provides shade to the outdoor patio of the restaurant.

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