Heritage Trees in Xenia 2013
Heritage Trees in Xenia 2013
Aesculus glabra, Hippocastanaceae, Ohio Buckeye
Acer saccharum, Aceraceae, Sugar Maple group
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 Tree 2013 number 01.doc
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 Tree 2013 number 02.doc
Heritage Trees in Xenia 2013
Heritage Trees in Xenia 2013
Ginkgo biloba, Ginkgoaceae, Maidenhair Tree
Liriodendron tulipifera, Magnoliaceae, Tulip 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 Tree 2013 number 03.doc
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 Tree 2013 number 04.doc
Heritage Trees in Xenia 2013
Heritage Trees in Xenia 2013
Ginkgo biloba, Ginkgoaceae, Maidenhair Tree
Quercus imbricaria, Fagaceae, Shingle Oak
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.
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 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.
History: The Shingle Oak was on the site when the house was built in 1954 and was a
sizable tree at that time.
Heritage Tree 2013 number 05.doc
Heritage Tree 2013 number 06.doc
Heritage Trees in Xenia 2013
Heritage Trees in Xenia 2013
Quercus palustris, Fagaceae, Pin Oak
Acer saccharum, Aceraceae, Sugar Maple
Location: 374 Omalee Drive, Xenia
Nominated by Ernie and Omalee Agnor (owners)
Diameter (DBH): 26 inches. Height: 68 feet. Age: approx 60 years
Location: 374 Omalee Drive, Xenia
Nominated by Ernie and Omalee Agnor (owners)
Diameter (DBH): 24 inches. Height: 65 feet. Age: approx 70-80 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.
History: The sugar maple was on the site when the house was built in 1954 and was a
sizable tree at that time.
Heritage Tree 2013 number 07.doc
Heritage Tree 2013 number 08.doc
Heritage Trees in Xenia 2013
Heritage Trees in Xenia 2013
Fraxinus americana, Oleaceae, White Ash
Ulmus rubra, Ulmaceae, Red Elm or Slippery Elm
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.
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: 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 Tree 2013 number 09.doc
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.
Heritage Tree 2013 number 10.doc