Tree Information
Common Name: Alleghany chinkapin
Scientific Name: Castanea pumila
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 1388
Status: dead
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: no
Circumference: 21 in.
Height: 44 ft.
Crown: 22 ft.
Points: 71
Date Last Measured: 2008
Last Measured by: Byron Carmean and Gary Williamson
Date First Measured: 2008
Comments: Former State Champion. Reported dead by Byron Carmean in 2018. Could not relocate the tree while hunting for it in January 2018.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: City of Virginia Beach
Land Owner: State of Virginia - Dept. of Conservation and Recreation
GPS Coordinates: 36.9053, -76.00561
Directions: First Landing State Park, south of Shore Drive and north of Cape Henry Trail on sand ridge surrounded by swamp forest.
Owner Address: 2500 Shore Dr
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Contact Information
Contact Name: Byron Carmean
Contact Email: rockplantrn@gmail.com
Contact Address: 3616 Labrador Lane
Suffolk, VA 23434
Contact Phone: 757-934-0588
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Byron Carmean and Gary Williamson
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