Tree Information
Common Name: rose of Sharon
Scientific Name: Hibiscus syriacus
Native/Naturalized: Naturalized
Database ID: 1333
Status: dead
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: no
Circumference: 30 in.
Height: 20 ft.
Crown: 21 ft.
Points: 55
Date Last Measured: 2017
Last Measured by: Eric Wiseman, Byron Carmean, Gary Wiilliamson, John Bunch
Date First Measured: 2008
Comments: Reported dead by Ben Blankenship in October 2020. Examination of Google Street View between 2016 and 2019 reveals the tree was removed sometime between 2017-2019. Also drove past site earlier this year and tree was no longer there.
Declared national champion in 2009. Recognized as national champion in 2019, but dethroned in 2020 by larger tree in Gloucester. The tree appeared very healthy and was in full bloom when measured in 2008.
2017 update: The tree is in very poor condition. The stems are heavily decayed near the base and the crown is about 60% dead. I don't believe the tree will be alive for many more years. Although this is clearly a single plant, it has three major stems that diverge at ground line. In the previous measurement in 2008, the trunk circumference was measured around two of the stems because they were still fused. In 2017, it was decided that only the single largest stem should be measured, which was measured 3 feet above ground, below the divergence of several branches.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Cumberland
Land Owner: Paul Grossman
GPS Coordinates: 37.49461, -78.24622
Directions: Left side of front yard, right next to street.
Owner Address: 6 Fitzgerald Road
Cumberland, VA
Owner Phone: 804-492-4360
Contact Information
Contact Name: Byron Carmean
Contact Email: rockplantrn@gmail.com
Contact Address: 3616 Labrador Ln
Suffolk, VA, 23434
Contact Phone: 757-934-0588
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Byron & Jean Carmean & Gary Williamson
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