Tree Information
Common Name: bitternut hickory
Scientific Name: Carya cordiformis
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 1996
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: no
Circumference: 180 in.
Height: 120 ft.
Crown: 91 ft.
Points: 323
Date Last Measured: 2022
Last Measured by: Byron Carmean, Dylan Kania, Gary Williamson, Eric Wiseman
Date First Measured: 2012
Comments:
2022 update: Tree has suffered the loss of a major codominant leader that emanated from near the trunk base in the past decade. Interior wood has decayed considerably and this injury will probably lead to structural failure of the tree in the next decade. Condition of canopy difficult to discern due to density of understory vegetation, but no obvious indications of dieback or decline. Peak of crown was difficult to see due to dense vegetation, so laser measurement was validated with 2017 LiDAR.
2021 update: Crowned state champ in 2012 and national champ in 2017. Dethroned as state and national champion in 2021 because it was outscored by a tree in Russell County, Virginia.
2012 update: Another large bitternut hickory (ID#2031) is about 0.5 mile west along the riverbank. Measured by Byron Carmean, Gary Williamson, Joe Whitby. 176", 130', 103' respectively. 332 points.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Brunswick
Land Owner: Mason Timberlands LLC
GPS Coordinates: 36.71519, -77.78446
Directions: North bank of the Meherrin River approx. 3 miles downriver of the Route 46 bridge. Tree is approx. 150 feet north of river's edge.
Owner Address: 2276 Cape Arbor Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Contact Information
Contact Name: Byron Carmean
Contact Email: rockplantrn@gmail.com
Contact Address: 3616 Labrador Ln
Suffolk, VA, 23434
Contact Phone: 757-934-0588
Contact Info: Jackson Combs, Forester. jcombs@virginiacarolina.com, 434-637-0321
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Byron Carmean, Gary Williamson, Joe Whitby
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