Tree Information
Common Name: redwood
Scientific Name: Sequoia sempervirens
Native/Naturalized: Native to North America
Database ID: 538
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: no
Circumference: 235 in.
Height: 44 ft.
Crown: 38 ft.
Points: 288
Date Last Measured: 2017
Last Measured by: Renee Frith
Date First Measured: 2007
Comments: Healthy. Height measured with a digital clinometer. Top was knocked out in Hurricane Matthew (2016).
R. Frith May-17Location of Tree
Tree is located in: City of Norfolk
Land Owner: Norfolk Botanical Garden
GPS Coordinates: 36.906, -76.198
Directions: Located at the Norfolk Botanical Garden in Norfolk, VA. Anyone interested in seeing this champ can find it near the arboretum and butterfly garden.
Owner Address: 6700 Azalea Garden Rd
Norfolk, VA 23518
Owner Phone: 757-441-5830
Contact Information
Contact Name: Carl Simmons
Contact Email: carl.simmons@nbgs.org
Contact Phone: 757-441-5830 (ext. 4
Contact Info: Carl Simmons is Curator of Woody Plants. Paul Ziegler contact information in private comments.
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Joe Foreman