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Davidson Lands Conservancy's (DLC) Treasure Trees program honors rare trees, large or physically unique specimens, or trees of cultural or historical significance.

Unfortunately, several Treasure Trees have been removed due to age, storm damage, disease, or development. Each lost tree is marked on DLC’s website as “Lost Tree.” As News of Davidson noted in a previous article, we are publishing a respectful "RIP" notice for recent lost Treasure Trees.

We are saddened to announce of death of Treasure Tree #19, a White Ash (Fraxinus americana).

Place of residence: Davidson private property

Date of death: November 2025

Cause of Death:  A large storm-damaged section fell on a neighboring home, but the tree was removed as part of NCDOT's Potts-Sloan-Beaty Corridor transportation project.

Year Recognized: 2021

Statistics

Circumference: 162″

Height: 25′

Avg. Crown Spread: 27′

Diameter Breast Height: 52″

Ecological Value

White ash is a deciduous tree, native to North Carolina and found throughout the state, except for the lower coastal region. (It does not tolerate exposure to salt air.) It usually grows to 60 to 90 feet tall with a 2 to 3-foot trunk diameter, but it can reach 120 feet tall and is the largest of the native ashes. Planting new ash trees is no longer recommended due to the trees’ susceptibility to the emerald ash borer, a pest that feeds under the bark and bores into the wood.