Tree Information
Common Name: evergreen bayberry
Scientific Name: Morella caroliniensis (syn. Myrica caroliniensis)
Native/Naturalized: Native to North America
Database ID: 2311
Status: dead
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: no
Trunk Girth: 7 in.
Tree Height: 14 ft.
Crown Spread: 10 ft.
Points: 24
Date Last Measured: 2015
Last Measured by: Byron Carmean and Gary Williamson
Date First Measured: 2015
Comments:
2026 comments: Visited the tree for recertification on 01/13/2026. Extensive search at location could not locate the tree. Presumed dead.
2024 comments: Recognized as national co-champion with another tree in the same location.
2015 comments: Declared national champion in 2015 and recognized as national co-champion in 2019 with another specimen in the same location. It appears healthy and sound. It is a member of a a large grove of this species at this location.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: City of Newport News
Land Owner: The Mariners' Museum and Park
GPS Coordinates: 37.04585, -76.48298
Owner Email: www.marinersmuseum.org
Directions: The stand is approximately 200 feet north of oak tree overlook. Marker on the slope (west facing) above lake (Noland Trail).
Owner Address: 100 Museum Dr.
Newport News, VA 23606
Owner Phone: 757-596-2222
Contact Information
Contact Name: Dave Kennedy
Contact Email: dkennedy@marinersmuseum.org
Contact Info: Dave Kennedy is the Park Operations Manager for The Mariners’ Museum and Park. Other contacts: Erica Deale, Director of Park Department, edeale@marinersmuseum.org; Lauren Blincoe, Forestry Specialist, lblincoe@marinersmuseum.org
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Byron Carmean and Gary Williamson
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