Tree Information
Common Name: swamp black tupelo
Scientific Name: Nyssa biflora
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 2004
Status: alive
National Champion: yes
Virginia Champion: yes
Circumference: 206 in.
Height: 105 ft.
Crown: 45 ft.
Points: 322
Date Last Measured: 2023
Last Measured by: Byron Carmean, Gary Williamson, and Dylan Kania
Date First Measured: 2013
Comments:
2023 comments: Still thriving. Previous height and crown measurements were overestimated.
2013 comments: Declared national co-champion in 2013 and recognized in 2020 as national co-champion with a tree in Suffolk, VA. The tree appears healthy, but has a hollow in its base and some storm damage in the crown. Tree was measured by Byron Carmean and Gary Williamson at 206” trunk, 116’ height, 52’ crown, 336 total points.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: City of Chesapeake
Land Owner: Unknown
GPS Coordinates: 36.56350, -76.23170
Directions: East side of Ballahack Rd near Northwest Baptist Church in swamp forest north of church approx. 220 yards. Visible from road in winter. Possibly owned by Northwest Baptist Church.
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: Landowner is possibly Northwest Baptist Church.
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Byron Carmean, Gary Williamson
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