Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Mid Atlantic Musings, 1 by VA_Wild_Rose

VA_Wild_Rose wrote:
I am just getting caught up this morning on all the "musings"!

I love all the pictures and stories! I especially love hearing about the old trees! Virginia extension did a research project that then turned into a beautiful coffee table book called "Remarkable trees of Virginia". Pei=ople from all over the state were able to nominate trees fro the book by sending in a photo and information about individual trees that were the largest, oldest, most historical or simply unusual. I had nominated two different trees from the F'burg area... one made the book and one didn't.

The one that made the book is actually two trees, side by side. They are southern catalpa trees on the grounds of Chatham Manor, and they are dated to pre-Civil War. Someone attempted to burn them down during the war, when the house was used as a battle headquarters. They still live, though they are hollow, and very knotty and gnarly!