Tree Information
Common Name: silky camellia
Scientific Name: Stewartia malacodendron
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 1301
Status: dead
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: no
Circumference: 7 in.
Height: 20 ft.
Crown: 24 ft.
Points: 33
Date Last Measured: 2008
Last Measured by: Jack Campbell
Date First Measured: 2008
Comments: A clump form of Stewartia in a beautiful grove amongst beech, sweetleaf, oak, and assorted ferns. Tree is protected in a city park and growing nicely. Tree does not qualify as a national champ because the circumference is less than 9 inches.
A foot search for the tree in 2019 could not locate it. Presumed dead.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: City of Chesapeake
Land Owner: City of Chesapeake
GPS Coordinates: 36.753881, -76.254473
Directions: About a quarter of the way around the lake going clockwise, you can see the first Stewartia on the outside of the path. The grove continues into the woods, away from the lake. This tree is about 50 yards away from the path. GPS approximates the location.
Owner Address: 409 Byron St.
Chesapeake, VA 23320
Contact Information
Contact Name: Jack Campbell
Contact Email: jackcampbell2@cox.net
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Jack Campbell
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